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April 26, 2024

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Board of Education has hired Joe Goerge as the new varsity football coach at Woodbridge High School. The 69-year-old Goerge has a long and storied career coaching several programs in central New Jersey, most recently at South Brunswick High School, where Goerge coached in ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Wondering what's happening in and around Mount Laurel this weekend? TAPinto Mount Laurel has you covered! Spring Cleaning? Mount Laurel Township Holding Shred Event This Weekend: Doing some Spring cleaning and need to dispose of unwanted papers? You're in luck. Mount Laurel ...

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CALDWELL, NJ -- Tom Cherry, a Verona resident and creator of the Remyndr app, at last week's Caldwell Borough Council meeting provided an explanation of the application he had developed that provides information about municipal curbside recycling, trash, and other collections. Caldwell ...

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ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Robbinsville scored four runs in the third inning and four in the fourth and went on to an 8-4 softball victory over Hunterdon Central on Wednesday. Tuleen Ali went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs batted in and Sorella Gallucci was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI ...

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Linden, NJ-Linden Public School’s Math and Multilingual Learners Departments, along with School #6, collaborated in hosting a successful Multilingual Math Extravaganza. Dani Orelein ( LPS Director of Multilingual Learners) said," This event is centered around the exciting theme of the Math ...

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NEPTUNE CITY, NJ — The annual Neptune City Police Officers Association Steak Bake and Gift Auction will be held on Friday, June 28, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Hamilton Banquet Hall, 10 Jumping Brook Road in Neptune.  Tickets are a $60 donation per ticket, which includes dinner, beer, wine and soft ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – In the past 12 months, Claudio Mir has strummed his guitar at a Puerto Rican flag-raising event, played DJ at a Christmas toy giveaway event for kids and led a group of students on a tour of the city’s murals. The artist and activist who has been a warm, supporting presence at so ...

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SOMERVILLE, NJ – A Somerset County Grand Jury has indicted Somerville resident David C. Shroitman, 27 for the Jan. 30 murder of Mary Rose Fealey, 27, of North Bridge Street, who lived one mile from the suspect's apartment in Brookside Gardens, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P.

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WARREN, NJ -- Hunterdon Central scored seven goals in the second quarter and went on to a 16-3 girls lacrosse victory over Watchung Hills on Thursday. Kadyn Brandt scored three goals and assisted on another for Hunterdon Central (8-2), which had an 11-1 lead at the half. Maggie Scally had two ...

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VERONA, NJ -- The Verona Board of Education at its April 16 meeting approved a new two-year agreement betwen the school district and Glen Ridge's school district to continue their co-op ice hockey program. Verona has insufficient student participation for an independent varsity ice hockey ...

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- South Brunswick scored eight runs in the fifth inning to break open a close game on its way to a 17-8  baseball victory over St. Joseph of Metuchen on Thursday. Joey Sanchez went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in for the Vikings (5-8), who took a 15-6 lead with its ...

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BORDENTOWN, NJ — Wondering what's happening in and around Bordentown this weekend? TAPinto Bordentown has you covered!  Award-Winning BRHS Theatre Club to Perform One Act Play Festival: Treat yourself out to a night at the theater this weekend while supporting the award-winning Bordentown ...

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ -- J.R. Rosado hit a three-run home run and three pitchers combined on a four-hitter to lead Bridgewater-Raritan to an 8-1 baseball victory over Hillsborough on Thursday. Jack Lanum pitched four innings, allowed four hits, no earned runs and one walk and struck out four to earn ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- The Woodbridge Board of Education has approved the hiring of Joe Goerge as the new varsity football coach at Woodbridge High School. The 69-year-old Goerge has had a long and storied career coaching several programs in central New Jersey, most recently at South Brunswick High ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Suck in your gut, shimmy into your old Scarlet Knights hoodie and get ready to party like it’s 1999. Or 2011. Or 1976. Thousands of alumni from graduating classes spanning the decades will make the pilgrimage to the Banks of the Old Raritan on Saturday for Rutgers Day. It’s a ...

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SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys volleyball continued its undefeated season with a 2-0 (25-12, 25-14) home victory over Westfield on Thursday, April 25. The Raiders benefited from stellar play by Tim Ennis (12 kills), Ryan Pierson (4 blocks), Quinn Donahue (23 assists), ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Suck in your gut, shimmy into your old Scarlet Knights hoodie and get ready to party like it’s 1999. Or 2011. Or 1976. Thousands of alumni from graduating classes spanning the decades will make the pilgrimage to the Banks of the Old Raritan on Saturday for Rutgers Day. It’s a ...

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RANDOLPH, NJ: County College of Morris (CCM) is pleased to announce that Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) secured Community Project funding of $1 million in support of the college’s Workforce Development programs. The funding will bring CCM programs to the Dover community and will emphasize the ...

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CRANFORD, NJ – If you grew up in Cranford, someone in your family went to the Cranford Barber Shop. A fixture in the downtown since 1912, the shop hasn’t changed much since Amasio Marsiglia arrived from Italy in 1955 to take over the shop from his uncle, Fred Casoni. Generations passed through ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ — A lifelong love of games and a rare experience of having appeared on multiple game shows paid off recently when Westfield resident Scott Menke reached the final round of “Wheel of Fortune,” and had to solve the final phrase. Hostess Vanna White lit up the board with a few ...

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NORTH CALDWELL, NJ -- Junior attack/midfielder Anthony Drago collected five goals and four assists to lead West Essex to an 11-6 boys lacrosse victory over Mendham on Thursday. Aaron Blanco scored three goals for the Knights (4-5), who led, 6-0, after one quarter. Tyler Gann, Riley Ruane and ...

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HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The borough's effort to fight illegal parking along the Boulevard will go live on Saturday, April 27, it was announced at the Mayor and Council meeting on Tuesday. There are 10 Safety Sticks installed at various locations along the Boulevard to combat the ongoing issues ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Senior co-captain Addison Barrett is the kind of player who always looks to do what's best for the team. On Thursday afternoon, the Chatham girls lacrosse team needed her to score some big goals in the second half and she didn't disappoint. Barrett scored four goals, including the ...

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HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- The Hasbrouck Heights Green Team invites residents to Community Clean Up Day scheduled for Saturday, April 27, from 9am to 12 noon.  Individual, families, and community groups are invited to participate. Sign in will be located at the library entrance of borough ...

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UNION, NJ – Two Union High School students are among the national recipients of a 2024 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship, which awards students with up to $40,000 in paid tuition for college, and a paid internship offer at Amazon. Jailen Perez and Aviel Hernandez, both Union High School ...

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April 26, 2024 Welcome back to another great edition of the Red Bank Beat! Last week we talked about all the ribbon cuttings we were attending. Last night, Thursday, there was another one for Whipped, the new crepes/gelato/coffee place on Monmouth Street next to Mr. Pizza Slice. The ...

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WAYNE, NJ – A special budget meeting was held by the mayor and township council on Wednesday night and CFO Heather McNamara - one among all municipal governmental department heads to speak that night – gave a short presentation on the proposed 2024 budget, which includes a 3.27-point tax ...

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SECAUCUS, NJ – Secaucus handed Hasbrouck Heights its second loss of the season, 4-1, in a NJIC Meadowlands boys tennis match in Secaucus on Thursday afternoon. Jordan Ghongpa picked up the lone Aviator win at First Singles, winning the first set 6-4 and leading 4-3 in the second set when the ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising voters that mail-in ballots for the 2024 Democratic and Republican Primary Elections are now available. “Completing a mail-in ballot is a safe, secure and convenient way to vote, and voters have several options for ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising voters that mail-in ballots for the 2024 Democratic and Republican Primary Elections are now available. “Completing a mail-in ballot is a safe, secure and convenient way to vote, and voters have several options for ...

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