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Area athletes making an impact at Rowan
A thletes from Greater Media Newspaper area are making an impact at Rowan University. Tyler Coe, a freshman from North Brunswick, won the 100-yard (59.37) and 200 (2:15.02) breaststroke events for the men’s swim team in a dual-meet win over York College, 166-82. Coe also swam on the victorious 200 medley relay team. Rowan’s women…
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Allentown’s wrestlers ready to bounce back for championships
Varsity Report BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Leah Scott (l) competed in the 55-meter hurdles at the Colonial Valley Conference Track and Field Championships held on Jan. 16 at the Peddie School in Hightstown. DAVID BEALES Allentown Allentown High School’s wrestling team is redefining its season. After a 7-1 start, the Redbirds fell…
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Struthers, Calvert honor Patsy Cline
As seen in TheBeachBeat.com Emmy Award-winner Sally Struthers and Broadway star Carter Calvert will take the stage at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 173 Main St., Manasquan, when “Always Patsy Cline” opens on Jan. 25 for a two-weekend run. More than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane…
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The red-winged blackbird, seen here at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville, aggressively defends its territory from other animals. A red-winged blackbird will even attack humans who get too close to its nest during breeding season. BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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Robert Mackey Sr.
Mr. Mackey, 91, of Freehold, died Jan. 16, 2013, at the John L. Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township, after a long illness. Surviving are two sons and their wives, John R. and Myra Mackey of Neptune, and David and Patricia Mackey of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold Township; a sister, Christine Quiller of…
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Dr. Cheryl A. Sandor-Birnbaum
Dr. Sandor-Birnbaum, 51, of Freehold, died suddenly Jan. 4, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a graduate of Freehold Township High School; Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa.; and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., where she earned a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree. Surviving are her husband of 25…
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Plan to deal with debt should not be tough to figure out
I f our federal government was a family that ran up a huge credit card debt and the family went to a financial adviser, what would the adviser do? First, the adviser would do a thorough examination of the family’s current spending patterns, then establish a new curtailed budget, and finally establish a payment plan…
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Superstorm Sandy and school shootings put focus on mental health
Recent events such as superstorm Sandy and the tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., have brought the subject of mental health care to the forefront. Unfortunately, the focus on mental health care and mental wellness usually only occurs after highly visible tragic events. The fact is that while behavioral health treatment…
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Banning guns in America is not the answer
This is in response to the recent Your Turn guest column by Dennis Levinson “Time to Ban All Guns.” First of all, citing statistics from 2009, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/ deaths.htm: Number of deaths per leading causes of death — heart disease, 599,413; cancer, 567,628; chronic lower respiratory diseases, 137,353; stroke (cerebrovascular diseases), 128,842; accidents (unintentional injuries), 118,021;…
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