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Run For Water 5K set for Battlefield State Park
Superstorm Sandy gave everyone a glimpse of what it’s like to be without water. It’s something that an estimated 1 billion people experience every day, according to Michael Johnson, race director for the fifth annual Run For Water 5K that will benefit Water For People on July 13. This year’s event, which includes a Toddler…
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Bravo guides Big Blue Kitten to United Nations Stakes win
Joe Bravo guides Big Blue Kitten (second from left) to victory in the $500,000 Grade 1 United Nations at Monmouth Park on July 6. Teaks North (l) with Eddie Castro finished second, and favorite Little Mike (r) with Joel Rosario was fourth. BILL DENVER/EQUI-PHOTO Thanks to the mastery of veteran jockey Joe Bravo, Big Blue…
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JUST GO
SPECIAL EVENTS Fireworks post-game fireworks display July 12 and 13 Lakewood BlueClaws FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood for tickets: 732-901-7000, option 3 Cruise Night July 12 at 6 p.m. Jackson Crossing, 21 S. Hope Chapel Road, Jackson 732-747-7846 Appearance by Nat Geo’s Casey Anderson Host of “America the Wild with Casey Anderson” on the National Geographic Channel…
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IN THE ARTS
Exhibits promote works by New Jersey artists “Sandy Hook Fence” by Michael Hynes, 2010 The Monmouth Museum and Colonial American Bank will present exhibitions featuring artists from the museum’s New Jersey Emerging Artists Series as part of a unique partnership to promote arts in the community. The exhibition at Colonial American Bank’s Shrewsbury branch features…
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Freedom Fest State Fair returns to Upper Freehold
This year’s Freedom Fest State Fair has returned to the Horse Park of New Jersey, Route 524, Upper Freehold Township. Musical acts will perform in the main arena, and fairgoers can sit in the covered pavilion while enjoying the concerts. The event runs through July 14. On July 11, “Country & Western Night” with Lindsay…
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Vacation Bible school at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church of Red Bank, 84 Maple Ave., will hold a free “Kingdom Rock” Vacation Bible School, 9 a.m. to noon, from July 29 to Aug. 2. The program is for children ages 4 and up through grade 5. The sessions begin with senior youth who perform music and skits. Children are then…
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Barbara Jane Peck
Mrs. Peck, 68, of Shrewsbury, died June 11, 2013, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Bertrand Peck, in 2009. She is survived by two sons, Ronald and his wife, Emily, of Tinton Falls, and Kristopher and his wife, Katherine, of Little Silver; a daughter, Anneke Peck, of Shrewsbury; two brothers, John Yorg, of…
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Jerome Anthony Henderson
Mr. Henderson, 55, of Florida and formerly of Rumson, died June 12, 2013, in Palm Beach, Fla. He was predeceased by two brothers, Chuck, in 1975, and Greg, in 2003. He is survived by a son, Robert, of Hopewell; a daughter, Caitlin, of Hopewell; two brothers, David, of Shrewsbury, and Guy, of Delray, Fla.; a…
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Robert “Bobby” Maybaum
Mr. Maybaum, 71, of Little Silver, died June 27, 2013, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was born in Plainfield and raised in Deal. He was the proprietor of Max’s Famous Hot Dogs in Long Branch for the past 33 years. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Madeline Levy Maybaum; his…
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