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Spartans’ softball team powered by strong offense, Kinhofer’s pitching
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Ocean Township High School softball team has won 14 of its 18 games by outscoring opponents 144-33. Coach Mark Frankel’s Spartans boast a team batting average of .331 and they have blasted 14 home runs. With veteran pitcher Gianna Kinhofer on the mound, opponents have managed just 20 earned runs…
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Monmouth Park opens May 11
Thoroughbred racing returns to the Jersey Shore with the opening of Monmouth Park on May 11. A tradition since 1870, Monmouth Park opens its 2013 season with free Grandstand and half-price Clubhouse admission. First post is 12:50 p.m. On May 12, the racetrack is offering a Mother’s Day Brunch in the Dining Terrace. All ladies…
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No. 1 Brookdale reclaims Region XIX softball crown
National championship is next for 55-3 Jersey Blues BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College’s Molly Carroll connects with a pitch during the Jersey Blues’ May 4 Region XIX Tournament game against Northampton Community College at Middlesex County College in Edison. The Jersey Blues won this first round game and went on to win…
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‘Aftermoon’
“Lunar Vines” pastel/charcoal on paper, 2010 The Monmouth Museum’s 2013-14 New Jersey Emerging Artists Series will open with an exhibition titled “Aftermoon” by Wendell Jeffrey. In an artist statement, Jeffrey said that the “Aftermoon” series is rooted in mythologies associated with the moon. The artwork features overlapping images of modern objects that are reinterpretations of…
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Crossroads Theatre Co. presents world premieres of one-act plays
Crossroads Theatre Co. will present the world premieres of two one-act plays as its season finale this May: the drama “White Lilies” by best-selling novelist Walter Mosley, and the adult comedy “The Talk” by France-Luce Benson. Previews are set for May 9-10. The plays open on May 11 and run through May 19 at Crossroads…
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Shrewsbury garden club hosts plant sale
The Shrewsbury Garden Club (SGC) will host its annual Gardeners Market on May 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Gazebo at the Borough Municipal Center, 419 Sycamore Ave., Shrewsbury. Funds raised will support the SGC’s gardening work in several public spaces. The club will be selling flats of spring annuals and perennials,…
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NOTES
The Jersey Shore Rose Society will meet May 18 in the community room of the Kensington Court Assisted Living Facility, 864 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls. A beginner clinic will be conducted by consulting rosarians from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The main meeting with an activity will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Speaker Nick LaRocca will discuss controlling…
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Bike drive aids Sandy victims
Matt Dell of Fair Haven, a junior at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH), is shown with some of the bicycles collected for children who lost their bikes due to superstorm Sandy. After hearing about the bike losses, Matt organized a Hurricane Sandy Bike Drive. He urged RFH students, families and local residents to get…
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Greater Media announces new on-air lineup at the new WJRZ-FM
MANAHAWKIN — Greater Media has announced the new on-air talent lineup at 100.1 WJRZ-FM. New Jersey’s Greatest Hits of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s features a wide variety of artists, ranging from the Bee Gees and The Eagles, to Diana Ross and Elton John. The new onair talent lineup consists of: 5:30-10 a.m.: Matt…
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