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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…
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DATEBOOK
Freehold Elks Motorcycle Committee will host its first bike show 6-9 p.m. July 11 (rain date July 12) at Elks Point, intersection of Routes 79 and Route 537, Freehold. All are invited. Advance registration is free prior to July 8. After that, registration is $8. Trophies will be awarded for a variety of categories.…
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Valuable watches stolen from home
MANALAPAN — Watches valued at more than $70,000 were reported stolen from a home on Center Drive on June 12, according to information provided by the Manalapan Police Department. Center Drive is a street that intersects Route 9 south at a location about a half-mile south of Gordons Corner Road. Center Drive leads to a…
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‘The Animal’ uncaged
Former professional wrestler George “The Animal” Steele answers questions from his fans during an appearance at Barnes & Noble, Freehold, on June 20. Steele, whose real name is Jim Myers, is the author of the new book “Animal.” STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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IN THE NEWS
It was that kind of a day Mark Rosman June 25 was a day of good news and bad news for Freehold Regional High School District administrators and Board of Education members. On the good news side of the ledger were the graduation ceremonies that were held at the district’s six high schools. Thousands of…
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Father, son share special times at Special Olympics
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Jake Smith, 8, and his dad, Freehold Township police Detective Todd Smith, carry the torch around Arm & Hammer Park, Trenton, during opening ceremonies for the New Jersey Special Olympics. DAVE SCHOFIELD/TRENTON THUNDER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The date is June 8. Jake Smith, 8, of Freehold Township, is up…
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Superintendent was proud to lead Marlboro
The last 16 years of my 43 years in education have been spent as the superintendent of the Marlboro K-8 School District. My retirement from this district on July 1, 2013, simultaneously ends and begins new chapters of my life. And while I am sad about leaving talented administrators, gifted teachers, bright and eager children,…
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CODA
It’s no fun, but the life you save may well be your own Greg Bean Here’s what I learned on my summer vacation: If you’re 50 years old and haven’t had your first colonoscopy, talk to your doctor, make an appointment and get ’er done. If you’re 60, and due for your 10- year checkup…
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Celebrate the Freedom of Information Act
This Independence Day marks 47 years since the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into federal law. Yet Americans are still distrustful of government. A 2013 Pew Research Center poll showed that only 26 percent of Americans surveyed say they can trust government in Washington “almost always or most of the time” —…
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