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Freehold Raceway set to open for live racing Aug. 30
Freehold Raceway, Park Avenue, Freehold, whose roots date back to 1853, is set to open for live harness racing on Aug. 30. Freehold Raceway will present several stakes races during the fall-winter meet on the half-mile oval. New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres races will highlight the meet. Other major races include the Lou Babic,…
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Veteran Holmdel soccer team looking to repeat success
Boys soccer team returns five starters from 20-win season BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Coming off the loss of a strong senior class last season, the Holmdel High School boys soccer team quickly emerged as a postseason favorite when the Hornets reached its first-ever Shore Conference Tournament final and finished one game short of another state…
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New coach, new schemes for Matawan football
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matawan High School’s John Alston tries to reel in a punt against Howell High School during the Aug. 25 scrimmage in Matawan. The Huskies will open the 2012 regular season on Sept. 7 against Bishop George Ahr High School in Edison. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff It’s a different season in…
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Raymond Chiusano
Mr. Chiusano, 59, of Lakewood, formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., and Freehold, died Aug. 18, 2012, at home. He was employed as a lab technician for ICL Performance, Carteret, and had served in the U.S. Navy. Surviving are his wife of 38 years, Joanne; two daughters and sons-inlaw, Jennifer and Chris Montalvo of Colts Neck…
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Michael W. Fenning
Mr. Fenning, 48, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 9, 2012, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was employed as a senior analyst for International Flavors and Fragrances Inc., Hazlet. He was predeceased by his father-in-law, the Rev. John Godocik, and by a niece, Madelaine. Surviving are his wife, Susan Godocik Fenning; a daughter,…
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Richard T. Evans
Mr. Evans, 58, of Middletown, died Aug. 20, 2012, at his home. He was born in New Brunswick and lived in Belford, Keansburg, Leonardo, and most recently, Middletown. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during Vietnam. Mr. Evans worked as a truck driver for Monmouth County Road Department for the past six…
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William D. Wright
Mr. Wright, 71, of Hazlet, died Aug. 16, 2012, at his home. He was born in Kearny and grew up in Union Beach. Mr. Wright was a U.S. Coast Guard Veteran. He was a retired electrician for Local 358. Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Joy Brown Wright; three sons, Craig Wright and his…
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Williamina “Ina” Wilson
Mrs. Wilson, 83, of Middletown, died Aug. 21, 2012. She was born in Scotland. Mrs. Wilson was a waitress for various local restaurants in Monmouth County. Surviving are her husband, John; a son and daughterin law, William and Patricia of Hazlet; daughter and son-in-law, Jacqueline and Joseph Nolze of Seattle, Wash.; son-in-law, Nelson Rodriguez and…
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Fort properties can help our veterans
A s a senior citizen, I can well remember when our country was united, patriotic and openly acknowledged God. Much blood was shed over the years to establish, protect, preserve and maintain our freedoms, which today are now being chiseled away right under our noses. If there is any group of people in this country…
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