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It seems to be that a day, maybe even a moment, doesn’t go by without a mention of the hideous and relentless disease known as cancer. Cancer is always in the headlines, whether it’s a famous person battling the disease or another fundraiser is being held, endlessly trying to find a cure. People wear ribbons, …

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Profiles in courage: Coaches with cancerStrong-willed, determined coaches trudge on despite battles with disease”

As he was taking the warm-up tosses before facing University High of Newark in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group I baseball playoffs last Monday, Hoboken High School sophomore pitcher Kenny Roder just knew it was going to be his day. “I don’t know why, but everything was working for …

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Hoboken’s Roder is simply perfectFires perfect game in state playoff win over University”

A very familiar face found himself in Jersey City last Tuesday at Liberty National Golf Course. It was none other than Ray Romano, the popular star of the acclaimed sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Romano was in Jersey City to film a segment of “The Haney Project,” the popular Golf Channel series that features famed golf …

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Everybody loves Romano in Jersey CityActor/comedian films Golf Channel series at Liberty National; Prep volleyball wins two titles”

Born and raised in North Bergen and a graduate of North Bergen High School in 1970, Tom Eagleson never wanted to stray far from home. So after he graduated from New Jersey City University, then known as Jersey City State College, Eagleson came back to North Bergen to become a science teacher in 1974. In …

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NB’s Eagleson reaches 500-win plateauBecomes only the fifth softball coach in state history to achieve milestone”

It’s safe to say that Angel Paulino was always destined for greatness on the baseball diamond. From his younger days in Little League to his teenage days playing in several leagues, most notably the Jersey City Recreation Diamond Dawgs program, Paulino was always touted as the next great pitching sensation to come out of Jersey …

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St. Mary’s Paulino comes of age as a pitcher, fanning 17 in one game”

St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, with its affable coach Phil Martelli, has always been a place where local basketball players, especially products of St. Anthony High School, have settled in nicely as college players. People like former St. Anthony standouts Dwayne Lee and Ahmad Nivins have enjoyed great careers with Martelli and the Hawks. Well, …

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St. Joseph’s gains one local, loses anotherRoberts heads to Philly while Rogers gets a release; Emerson Hall induction”

On the surface, it was a junior varsity softball game, played on a Jersey City Little League field. It’s not exactly headline-making material. But a closer look shows that it was truly a special event, remembering a truly special young lady. Just two years ago, Victoria Beckner was a vibrant, alive, beautiful teenager who loved …

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Remembering VictoriaJV softball get-together honors standout player gone too soon”

The best all-around track and field athlete to come out of Dickinson High School in more than 30 years almost never had a chance to display his immense talents. When Jose Veras entered Dickinson three years ago, he had no idea what track and field was. He thought about running when he was a student …

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Dickinson’s Veras blazing the track, winning a host of events”

There’s supposed to be excitement and joy in the fact that Hudson County finally is sponsoring true county championship tournaments for the very first time. Since the HCIAA was abolished last year, thanks to the major realignment mandated by the NJSIAA, the county’s athletic directors got together and decided to hold true county tournaments in …

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Absurdity abounds in Hudson County tourney seedingNorth Bergen honors its new champ; Dickinson alumni rally for football team”