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Fairgoers take a ride on the Navesink Cannon Ball at the 123rd annual Navesink Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 Fireman’s Fair on Aug. 13. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Former All-American swimmer who set records for AHS dies at age 53
Family hopes Ken Keim Sr.’s swimming legacy will inspire other student athletes BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The late Ken Keim Sr., who graduated from Allentown High School in 1975, stands poolside at Indiana University, where he went on to become a four-year letter winner and earned All-American accolades in 1977, 1978 and 1979. PHOTO…
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Arre races to win
Veteran Modified stock car driver Tim Arre raced to victory in the 40-lap main event atWall Stadium in Wall Township on Aug. 13. The Toms River veteran made his first start since a major crash in July to claim the “First Responders Night” win. Farmingdale’s Billy Cole III jumped to the lead at the initial…
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Horse bred by area farm and driven by Millstone resident wins $1.5M race
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent A s the epicenter of top standardbred breeding farms and training centers in the Northeast, western Monmouth County is usually well represented at the $1.5 million Hambletonian, and this year was no exception. Harness racing’s most prestigious race has been held at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford since 1981. Broad Bahn…
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Martin on radar screen of Division I universities
Jackson Liberty High School senior played first season of scholastic football in 2010 BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent A Jackson Liberty High School football player who played for the first time last season as a junior has become an overnight NCAA Division I prospect. Remy Martin had not played organized football since sixth grade, but when…
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Lions try to bounce back on soccer field
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Liberty High School boys soccer coach Paul Baker was a little more eager than most coaches whose team had won only three games the previous season to get started on the opening day of practice, Aug. 15. “Things are going pretty well; practices have gone very well over the summer,”…
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Youngsters learn from NHL coach and player
BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks spent time off the ice with young people who were taking part in a youth hockey clinic at Howell Ice World in Howell on Aug. 5. Kane was joined at the clinic by Blackhawks’ assistant coach Mike Haviland. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff I t…
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Marion R. Kraft
Marion R. Kraft, 88, of Howell, died Aug. 11, 2011, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. A registered nurse, Mrs. Kraft was a graduate of the Bellin Memorial School of Nursing, Green Bay, Wis. From 1963 to1985, she and her husband, David, owned and operated Key Oil, Cliffwood. She was an ensign in the…
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Grace E. Kull
Mrs. Kull, 84, of Jackson, died July 24, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold. Prior to moving to Jackson in 2008, she lived in Union and Toms River. Mrs. Kull was employed as an accounting clerk for Kemper Insurance Co. before retiring. She was predeceased by her husband, William P. Kull, in 2011; and a…
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