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Freehold Raceway reopens for live harness racing Aug. 26
Live harness racing returns to Freehold Raceway Aug. 26. The nation’s oldest, continually operating daytime harness race track will open its fall/winter meet with the $55,000 Marion Dancer 2-year-old filly trot. Post time is 12:30 p.m. for all racing days. Live racing will take place Thursdays-Saturdays with a special Labor Day program Sept. 5. The…
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Raiders’ tennis team looks to veterans in pursuit of division title
By Warren Rappleyea Several veterans return this fall as North Brunswick Township High School’s girls tennis team looks to contend for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division title. The Raiders last won the division crown in 2013 and are coming off an 11-6 campaign and third-place showing in the White Division. Coach Cindi Totten’s…
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Old Bridge pays tribute to Butler
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Serving almost three decades on the Township Council, it’s only fitting that longtime Ward 3 Councilman Reginald “Reggie” Butler’s name will be memorialized outside of council chambers as well as on the Department of Public Works (DPW) building. The council agreed to the posthumous salute at a…
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Loffredo’s impact felt on and off baseball field at St. Joe’s
By Jimmy Allinder Some choose to travel through life taking detours rather than confronting challenges that often dot the road. Then there’s Nick Loffredo, who is about to enter his senior year at Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen. Born with an unquenchable drive to succeed and the intelligence to make it happen, Loffredo is…
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Edison reviews affordable housing obligation
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — The township has moved closer to finalizing the landscape of its affordable housing for the next 10 years, and has managed to retain its requirement for 1,310 units. The board had reviewed a preliminary version of consultants Shirley Bishop and Leslie London’s plan in April. The plan is based…
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Utility work at issue in Edison
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Township officials are frustrated with utility companies not notifying residents about when they’re doing work that directly impacts them. But at least one utility said it is fulfilling its obligations. The issue came up last month during a Township Council meeting. Resident Maryann Hennessey said she read about pipe replacement work…
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Mater Dei players learned more than basketball on China trip
By Matthew Rocco Two Mater Dei Prep student-athletes had a unique experience on the basketball court this summer. For a little more than a week, their court was all the way in China, where a group of local players traveled to compete with the top teams there. The U.S. team made the trip as part…
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Hawks relying on local talent in pursuit of MAAC soccer title
By Matthew Rocco With the help of some local talent, the Monmouth University women’s soccer team is in prime position to defend its claim to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Hawks, winners of the MAAC regular-season title for three years running, were chosen as the preseason favorite to finish the 2016 season atop…
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Young Redbirds working to develop chemistry on soccer field
By Wayne Witkowski Some familiar players over the past three or four seasons who played major roles in last fall’s school-record 16-5 season for Allentown High School’s girls soccer team are graduated, but there is a nucleus of promising young talent who saw spot action on the varsity team or played on a solid junior…
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