Teachers reach accord with Matawan Board of Education
Tentative agreement ends picketing by MRTA members
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer
      ABERDEEN - Picketing members of the Matawan Regional Teachers Association (MRTA) put their signs down for the night and attended a negotiation meeting with the Matawan Aberdeen Regional Board of Education on Feb. 26. According to Carl Kosmyna, representative for the MRTA, the organization has re...
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Seidenberg wins Region VI title at 171 pounds
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      Raritan High School junior Dan Seidenberg is on a mission; one that he hopes to wrap up on Sunday evening. Shortly after the talented wrestler took second place in the state last year, he announced his intention to get back to the finals this season, and win the title that eluded him.
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SJV boys hoops ends season on a high note
Basketball team wins 11 of 14 down the stretch
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      After starting the campaign with a 3- 8 mark, the St. John Vianney High School basketball team took a break- to play laser tag as a group- and afterwards went on 11-4 streak to end the season in style. "When we fell to 3-8, I gave the guys three days off and then we did the laser tag," coach Davi...
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BCC women repeat as Region champs
      For the second straight year, the BrookdaleCommunityCollegewomen's basketball team is going to the junior college national championship. The Jersey Blues, ranked No. 7 in the country among Division III colleges, won their second straight Region XIX title in decisive fashion Saturday when they bea...
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South girls already looking toward next hoops season
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      The Middletown High School South girls basketball team returns seven key players froma squad that posted a 17-8 record this winter- so even better things may be on the horizon. Coach Tom Brennan's Eagles showed plenty of grit in what he termed a "transition" year during the pre-season.
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Fish On
Flounder season is almost here
RON NUZZOLO
      All we can do now is wait for water temperatures to rise as New Jersey charter boat captains and anglers prepare for striped bass andwinter flounder fishing to turn on.With bass season already on, winter flounder season in the Garden State starts March 23through May 21 with a 12-inch minimum size ...
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