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Middletown’s ‘main’ event reaches finish line
BY KEITH HEUMILLER Correspondent Residents had the opportunity to autograph the last section of Middletown’s $20 million water main project on May 23 before it was placed underground. Planning for the 10-mile-long project began in 2004. A fter eight years of planning, designing, budgeting and construction, after all of the traffic detours, commuter delays and…
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Highlands Bridge named for Capt. Joseph Azzolina
State legislator, military serviceman and business owner remembered for service BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Family members, veterans, colleagues and politicians gathered at the foot of the Highlands Bridge beneath a cloudless, sunny sky on May 23 to honor the late Joseph Azzolina. The men wore suits and ties, while the women wore sun hats…
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Buhler back in business after fire
BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer HAZLET — While the building that once housed the Buhler Chrysler Jeep dealership in Hazlet is now nothing more than a pile of scorched rubble, the business itself has seemingly not even missed a beat. Standing outside of his “new” service area at 3382 Route 35, Don Buhler himself…
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Mongeau scores two wins
Stock car driver Shannon Mongeau enjoyed one of the most successful nights of his racing career on May 26 as he won the 40-lap Memorial Day weekend main event for Modified stock cars and the 50-lap Factory Stock feature race at Wall Stadium, Wall Township. The Bradley Beach speedster celebrated the “sweep” by accepting a…
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Raceway Park hosting NHRA SuperNationals
Raceway Park, Old Bridge, will reverberate with the sounds of the fastest machines on wheels from May 31 through June 3 as the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) makes its annual stop at the quarter-mile drag strip. The 43rd annual Toyota NHRA Super- Nationals brings with it the stars of today and the future, as…
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Track athletes get set for Group competition
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Event winners Anijaah White and Ashley Sclafani, both seniors, led a contingent of nine Jackson Liberty High School girls outdoor track and field performers who have advanced out of the Central Jersey Group III state sectional meet and into the Group III state meet to be held on June 1-2. The…
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Goetz School track squads excel at Meet of Champions
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Student-athletes from the Carl W. Goetz Middle School of Jackson enjoyed success in girls and boys outdoor track and field this spring. The Goetz boys won the Ocean and Monmouth counties middle school Meet of Champions, dethroning two-time champion Southern Regional Middle School behind Meet of Champions MVP Vin Lee, and…
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USAWrestling and Beat the Streets Wrestling have announced that a team from world champion Russia will face the athletes who will represent the United States in the London Olympic Games this summer. The event will take place in Duffy Square at Times Square, New York, on June 7. This international freestyle wrestling match, billed as…
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Jones’ scholastic golf career off to great start
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School’s Dawson Jones chips up on the 10th hole during the Freehold Regional High School District golf tournament held May 17 at Gambler Ridge in Upper Freehold Township. Jones capped his freshman season with the Rebels by finishing in a tie for sixth place at the NJSIAA Group…
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