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Brodeur wins 20th Sheehan Classic 5K
The 20th Sheehan Classic 5K showcased some of the finest recent high school distance runners from the Jersey Shore. It was like a homecoming for the runners with state championship pedigree on their résumés. They battled it out over the streets of Red Bank on June 15 for the victory in the race named for…
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SPORT SHORTS
The fifth annual Run For Water, to benefit Water For People, will be held July 13 at the historic Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Route 33, Manalapan. The event includes a 5K run (9 a.m.) preceded by a Toddler Dash (50 yards at 8:30 a.m.) and half-mile Fun Run (8:45 a.m.). The awards ceremony follows at…
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Jaguars look to reload baseball team heading into next season
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matt Guarino, Joe DeMaio and Kyle Johnson will return to Jackson Memorial High School’s baseball team next year after having great seasons and great memories in 2013, which provided a learning experience about sustaining a high level of play at the crucial late season tournament run. All three were integral to…
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Jackson’s Kwiecinski twins making waves in pro surfing competitions
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Township twins Casey (l) and Jessica Kwiecinski share a love for surfing and have been competing in high-level professional events on the Jersey Shore. LAURIE GLASSER PHOTOGRAPHY Jackson Township’s surfing twins — Casey and Jessica Kwiecinski — are not identical twins and go about things differently at times, but both…
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State Fair Meadowlands provides fun for all ages
Featuring acrobats, sideshows, pig races, rides, games and more under an 1,800-seat circus tent, the State Fair Meadowlands will thrill fairgoers June 21-July 7 at the Meadowlands Fairgrounds, next to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. This year’s fair has something to entertain everyone, with Circus Maximus, animal shows, a petting zoo, bands ranging from 1960s…
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Robert John Beruck
Mr. Beruck, 63, of Howell, died June 6, 2013, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and served aboard the USS Forrestal. Surviving are a sister, Janice Reuter of Howell; a brother, Gary Beruck of North Carolina; and several other family members. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St.…
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Robert Weizenecker
Mr. Weizenecker, 76, of Jackson, died May 30, 2013, at home. Prior to retiring in 2001, he was a coordinator for Sears Roebuck and Co. for 10 years. Before that he was a manager for Bohack supermarket. He was predeceased by his wife, Eileen Weizenecker, in 2009. Surviving are three sons, Michael Weizenecker of Jackson,…
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Theresa Bolognini
Mrs. Bolognini, 74, of Jackson, died June 8, 2013, at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center, New Brunswick. Prior to retiring in 2004, she was employed as the head cook for Comsewogue High School, Port Jefferson Station, N.Y., for 35 years. Surviving are her husband, Salvatore Bolognini; two daughters, Lori Santos and her husband, Alexander,…
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John “Jack” Bennett
Mr. Bennett, 81, of Jackson, died May 18, 2013, at home. Prior to retiring, he was employed as an engineer with the Ocean County Utilities Authority, Bayville. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War where he received the Occupation Medal for Japan, Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the…
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