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  • Shrink with age

    At a certain age, losing weight doesn’t provide a great deal of benefits, which is why those over the age of 50 need to achieve and maintain a healthy weight before it’s too late. Here’s how to get started. By Bev Bennett CTW Features Starting a stringent diet to lose weight or manage a health…

  • New K-8 supt. to start in August

    MARLBORO — Eric Hibbs is set to take control of the Marlboro K-8 School District as the superintendent of schools in August. The Board of Education passed an amended resolution at its June 4 meeting to approve the appointment of Hibbs and his employment contract. Hibbs will be paid an annual salary of $165,000 during…

  • Funeral set for former police chief

    Joseph R. Walker Joseph R. Walker, 77, who served as Marlboro’s police chief from 1968 to 1996, died on June 23. A funeral service for Walker will be held on June 27 at 11 a.m. at the Old Brick Reformed Church, Route 520, Marlboro. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. According to an obituary…

  • Girl Scouts earn Gold Award

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore presented 35 Girl Scouts from Monmouth and Ocean counties with the Girl Scout Gold Award during a special ceremony on May 30 at the Woodlake Country Club, Lakewood. Nationwide, only 5 percent of all eligible Girl Scouts earn this award, which is the highest achievement a teen Girl…

  • Softball is all about the play

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Russ Banasiak tosses a pitch to a hitter during a softball game played at Veterans Park in Old Bridge on June 16. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI When Jack Donahue co-founded the Woodpeckers men’s softball team in 1976, he did not imagine that he would one day play alongside his sons and son-in-law.…

  • Jersey girl to treat local fans

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Lauriana Mae A whirlwind of collaborations with pop music’s brightest stars, as well as sessions in top-notch recording studios and treks to the country’s entertainment hotbeds, will soon bring singer Lauriana Mae home, if only for a night. The rising singer-songwriter plans to bring her act — a fiery cocktail…

  • Walk will visit sites of interest in Freehold Borough, June 30

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Mayor’s Health and Wellness Initiative is offering residents a chance to learn about the history of Freehold Borough and to burn off some calories while doing it. A “Hometown History Walk” will be led by the borough’s historian, Kevin Coyne, beginning at 1 p.m. June 30,…

  • For the birds

    By JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent A lone American oystercatcher sits on a nest at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, Long Branch. If this nest proves successful, it would be the first one known at the park. Harden Fowler stood on the beach at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch, nearly deserted of humans, telling two followers…

  • JUST GO

    SPECIAL EVENTS Youth Sports Festival through June 30, weeknights 6-11 p.m., Friday 6 p.m. to midnight, Saturday 3 p.m. to midnight, Sunday 3-11 p.m.; fireworks Saturday at 10 p.m. parking lot near DeVry University, 630 Route 1, North Brunswick admission: $4 www.nbysf.com 6th annual Junebug Artfest 2013 local artists; photographers; jewelry; jazz, rock and boy…