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DiMaso elected to Freeholder board
Republicans vote veteran Holmdel pol to replace Clifton on county dais by Mike Davis Staff Writer COLTS NECK – After 10 years on the Holmdel Township Committee, Deputy Mayor Serena DiMaso has found a new home on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. At a special Jan. 14 election at Colts Neck High School, the Monmouth County Republican Committee…
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‘Clerks’ Quick Stop robbed at knifepoint
By Mike Davis Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Police are looking for information about an armed robbery at a local convenience store made famous in the 1994 film “Clerks.” According to a press release from the Middletown Township Police Department, two male suspects robbed the Quick Stop convenience store on Leonard Avenue in Leonardo, around 10…
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Twp. may sell land to aid budget gap
Committee adopts ordinance to allow sale of Cross Farm parcels due to $2.6M shortfall By Mike Davis Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The Township Committee is expected to vote on an ordinance at its Jan. 19 meeting that would authorize the sale of township-owned property in anticipation of a shortfall in next year’s municipal budget. At…
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Lions’ hot start has team, fans excited
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent I t was like a scene from a championship game victory when the Jackson Liberty High School basketball team defeated Lakewood, the No. 1 ranked team in the Shore Conference, by a 53-51 score on Jan. 6 in front of a packed home gym in Jackson. The Lions’ victory over the…
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Jaguars, Lions ready for battle on mat
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s Dallas Winston (top) controls Toms River South’s Anthony Ravallo during their 195-pound bout in Jackson on Jan. 9. Winston pinned Ravallo in 1:26 and the Jaguars defeated the Indians, 40-19. FRANK GALIPO When Jackson Memorial High School wrestles at Jackson Liberty High School tonight, Jan. 12, the…
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Peter S. Goetke
Mr. Goetke, 61, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 28, 2011, at home. Prior to retiring, he was a manager for Verizon in Newark for 30 years. Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas and Theresa, Christopher and Randi, and Matthew and Tamar, all of Freehold; a daughter and son-in-law, Kerri and Clinton Autry of Norman,…
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Peter Fuentes
Mr. Fuentes, 67, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 29, 2011, at The Manor, Freehold Township. For the past five years, he worked in the produce department at ShopRite, Jackson. Prior to that, he was employed for 32 years in the shipping department at the Nestlé Company, Freehold. Mr. Fuentes was predeceased by a brother-in-law, Michael…
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Thomas J. Bonack
Mr. Bonack, 87, of Apollo Beach, Fla., formerly of Jackson, died Dec. 21, 2011. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Prior to retiring, he was a truck driver for Pabst Blue Ribbon, Irvington. He was a former member of the VFWPost No. 4703, Jackson. Surviving are his wife of 63 years,…
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Joseph H. “Gabby” Gabionwitz
Mr. Gabionwitz, 88, of Howell, formerly of Jackson, died Dec. 24, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He retired as a 20- year veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II, where he earned the National Defense Service Medal. He was employed by Lakewood Golf Course and East Leisure Village, both in…
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