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Mary Frances Shakespeare
Mary Frances Shakespeare, 97, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 21 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Mrs. Shakespeare was born in Staten Island, N.Y., and was raised in the Sunnyside section of Staten Island. She resided in the St. George and Huguenot sections before moving to Freehold 50 years ago. Mrs. Shakespeare was a graduate…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Feb. 25
• Soup for the Soul, a cooking demonstration, will take place at 11:30 a.m. March 5 at the Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. Participants will make and taste chicken corn soup. Alert the library of food allergies. Seating is limited. Details: 609-758-7888. • The Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, will host…
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Goetz secures another 20-win boys hoops campaign
The Carl W. Goetz Middle School boys basketball team notched its fourth straight 20-win season, going 21-6 overall and finishing 11-3 in the Ocean County league’s Red Division. A seven-point loss in its second meeting with Toms River Intermediate North cost Goetz a share of the division championship. Ron Bantang, a 6-foot-1 center who was…
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Garden club to meet March 10
The Little Silver Garden Club will meet 9:30 a.m. March 10 at the Woman’s Club on Church and Rumson roads in Little Silver. Tanya Ashuck, an experienced designer and accredited judge, will give a floral design demonstration. The club meets on the second Thursday of the month at the Woman’s Club. Visitors are always welcome. For more…
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Grateful for care, concern, support
This letter is written for all those who helped make a difficult time somewhat easier. My husband, Gerald Celecki, passed away on Oct. 14, 2015. “Bear,” as he was affectionately known, died suddenly while doing the job he loved. Jerry always said that I was the love of his life, but I knew that I…
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Rock/Oldies Night on tap March 19 at Sayreville VFW post
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 Ladies Auxiliary will hold its Classic Rock/Oldies Night fundraiser March 19 at the post home, 575 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The event will feature a buffet dinner, an open bar and music by Clem and Friends. Tickets cost $40 person. Proceeds will…
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Hasn’t Meredith Grey suffered enough?
Question: Tell me again why the-powers-that-be at Grey’s Anatomy think that what we really want to see is another full hour of Meredith Grey being tortured. I really don’t understand the theory here. Do they think we’ll forget the horrible way they handled Derek Shepherd’s death? (My issue was never that they killed off the…
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Did you know?
THIRTEEN’s American Masters presents the world premiere of its new documentary Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl Friday, March 4 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check your local listings). Included are never-before-seen performances and new interviews with Lynn, Jack White, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Sissy Spacek and…

