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Sandy’s after math
Clockwise from top: Joanne Martino stands in her home on Weber Avenue in Sayreville, where water remained in her basement with a water line indicating how high floodwaters got in her house during Tropical Storm Sandy on Oct. 29. Kim Pavlik inspects what is left of her kitchen on Weber Avenue in Sayreville. Kim Pavlik…
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Sandy leaves widespread destruction
Christie: Residents will have option of selling flooded homes to government BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer I nstead of giving out treats to children on Halloween, residents of William Street, Weber Avenue and other floodprone areas of Sayreville were giving tours of their destroyed homes and streets to Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim…
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Ready to tally
Voting machines are ready to be rolled out from the Monmouth County Board of Elections office in Freehold. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Old Bridge mayor updates residents on recovery efforts
By Kathy Chang OLD BRIDGE — Progress was slow but steady in Old Bridge after the devastation and power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy last week. Mayor Owen Henry said the power substations in town were all repaired by Nov. 3, five days after the superstorm, and power was being restored by JCP&L from west…
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sport shorts
Melady’s Monet extended his winning streak to three and trotted a stakes record of 1:57.3 while capturing the $25,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres Final for 3-yearold trotting colts on Oct. 26 at Freehold Raceway. Trained by Taylor Gower and driven by Hall of Famer Cat Manzi, the gelded son of Revenue eclipsed the…
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Big wins for RBC, RFH keep football teams undefeated
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Red Bank Catholic (RBC) and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional high school football teams both remained undefeated thanks to convincing victories this weekend. RBC, playing at Middletown High School South (5-2), proved dominant after giving up an early touchdown. RBC shut down the Eagles the rest of the way and piled up…
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RBC girls cross-country team scores county-conference double
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The young Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School girls cross-country team completed the county-conference double on Oct. 25. Running on the flat, fast Ocean County Park 5K course in Lakewood, the Caseys used their pack strength to beat Ocean County champion Toms River High School North, 98-111. After capturing the…
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Shore continues dominance of conference field hockey
Blue Devils best RFH for SCT title BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven High School’s Bridget Miles tries to direct the ball to an open teammate during the Oct. 24 Shore Conference Tournament semifinal game played against St. John Vianney High School at Holmdel High School on the Bob Roggy Memorial Field. Rumson-Fair Haven advanced…
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Barbara DeSpirito
Mrs. DeSpirito, 74, of Freehold Township, formerly of Sayreville, died Oct. 21, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold Township. Surviving are her husband, Nicholas “Nick” DeSpirito; a daughter, Deborah Alvarado and her husband, Michael, of Freehold Township; two sons, Philip DeSpirito and his…
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