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Health Matters: Runners, Get Back in the Race with Physical Therapy
By John Frank, PT From helping to protect against heart disease to boosting your mental health, there seems to be no finish line to the benefits of running. However, running injuries are common and whether you are a long-timer runner or new to the sport, if left untreated, injuries can leave you limping along. In…
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Uncle and nephew admit to committing October 2019 Howell slaying
Omar Rivera-Rojas and his nephew Alberto Rojas-Hernandez have pleaded guilty to first degree aggravated manslaughter charges stemming from a 2019 slaying in Howell, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Sept 25. On Sept. 23, before state Superior Court Judge Marc C. LeMieux, sitting in Freehold, Rivera-Rojas, also known as Juan Carlos Rivera-Rojas, 32,…
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John Francis Vincent Carbone, 86
John Francis Vincent Carbone of Somerset, NJ, died January 1st 2022. He was 86 years old. He was born on October 5th, 1935 in Somerville, NJ to the late Anthony Carbone and Olga Eva Coupe. John received his Bachelors of Art at Rutgers University in 1957. After serving in the Navy he went on to…
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News Transcript Datebook, Sept. 28
• DeBows United Methodist Church, at the intersection of Route 571 and Route 537, Jackson, will host a flea market on Oct. 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain date is Oct. 8). Table space (no table) for vendors is $10. Contact Sue at 732-598-7352 to reserve a space or for more information. All…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Sept. 28
• Learn what it takes to be a ghost hunter and see the sophisticated gear that helps to spot spectres. New Jersey Paranormal Investigations will take you to the dark side at the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch, 101 Washington St., Toms River, at 7 p.m. Oct. 17. The program will be led by…
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Independent Datebook, Sept. 28
• Middletown Township Public Library will partner with the Bayshore Family Success Center to bring families together for a “Fall Into Fun” community event at the library, 55 New Monmouth Road, on Oct. 5. There will be fall-themed activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Storyteller Queen Nur will present “Sweet Potato Pie and Such,”…
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Pennsylvania woman charged in alleged fatal shooting of Old Bridge woman at her home
OLD BRDIGE – A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with the fatal shooting of a 65-year-old woman at her Old Bridge residence, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yoland Ciccone and Acting Chief Donald Fritz Jr., of the Old Bridge Police Department. Elizabeth Jackson, 61, of Yeadon, Pa., is charged with one count of first-degree murder…
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Gov. Murphy nominates Raymond Santiago as Monmouth County prosecutor
Raymond Santiago has been nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy to serve as the next Monmouth County prosecutor. Santiago’s nomination will be submitted to the state Senate for confirmation and he will assume the role of acting prosecutor on Oct. 7, according to a press release from Murphy’s office. Lori Linskey has been serving as Monmouth…
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Edison Housing Authority’s Back-2-School event a success; 300 backpacks provided
EDISON – More than 300 families came out to celebrate and prepare for the new 2022-23 school year at a festive Back-2-School event hosted by the Edison Housing Authority. The special family fun day in August offered residents of all ages from the Julius Engel Gardens and Robert E. Holmes Gardens communities an opportunity to…
