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ORT seeks bowlers for adult mixed league
The Greater Monmouth County Chapter of ORTAmerica seeks bowlers for a Saturday night monthly adult mixed bowling league at Howell Lanes, Route 9 south, Howell. The league will begin Sept. 17 and bowl on the third Saturday of each month. Details: 732-409-3742 or [email protected].
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Sorenstam, Griffey Jr. will appear at Forsgate Classic
LPGA Hall of Famer and baseball great to play, entertain at charity event Above: Ken Griffey Jr. is No. 5 on Major League Baseball’s all-time home run list, with 630. Below: Annika Sorenstam of Sweden watches her shot during a 2008 tournament. BEN VANHOUTEN The Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, will once…
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Howell board enhances extracurricular offerings
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education has voted to start some new clubs in the middle schools and to reinstitute some clubs in the fifth grade. The extracurricular activities were a topic of discussion during a recent board meeting. The board’s finance and education committees recommended…
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Inaugural MudManX coming to Lakewood
The first MudManX event is coming to FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood on Oct. 22. Mud- ManX is a 5-mile mud run filled with obstacles such as cargo nets, barricades, pools of water, mud pits and fiery trails designed to test mastery of the four primary elements: earth, wind, fire and water. Registration is made online…
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Danger lurks when speeders head down Kingsley Drive
A photograph provided by Manalapan resident Mickey Rosenberg shows a line of vehicles at Kingsley Drive and Kelton Place. During a recent Township Committee meeting, municipal officials said police are monitoring this location for speeders and traffic volume. This letter is in reference to an article written by Mark Rosman, “Police Examine Traffic on Manalapan…
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Civil War exhibition coming to Freehold
Capt. and Mrs. Ralph Gowdey, circa 1863. Capt. Gowdey served in the 14th New Jersey Infantry. FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Historical Association will present a special exhibition, “Marching Away: Monmouth County in the Civil War,” to open on Sept. 18 and run through July 2012. The exhibition will be on view in the Washington…
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Additions to memorial to be unveiled Sept. 11
MARLBORO — Additions to Marlboro’s Sept. 11 memorial will be unveiled to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. The additions to the memorial, which is at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center, Wyncrest Road, will feature a 12-foot long I-beam that came from the wreckage of the…
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Watery wasteland
Rising waters trapped vehicles on Route 9 south, Howell, after the onslaught of Hurricane Irene on Sunday, Aug. 28. This view is looking south toward the traffic light at the intersection of Route 9 and Casino Drive/Bergerville Road. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOWELL TOWNSHIP
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Organizations unite for Sept. 7 blood drive
The Kiwanis Club of Marlboro and the Marlboro Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse will host a joint blood drive from 3 to 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Marlboro Recreation Building, 1979 Township Drive. The drive is being held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. Youth from the…
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