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Matawan demotes police chief; attorney will appeal
EEOC finds borough discriminated against Alston on basis of race, age BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Police Chief James M. Alston The Matawan Borough Council voted in a special meeting July 11 to demote Chief of Police James M. Alston to the rank of lieutenant, effective immediately, based on the recommendations of an administrative hearing officer.…
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Scott Thomas demonstrates how to load a musket while Chris Campana and other Past Muster re-enactors look on during a Civil War Encampment at Poricy Park in Middletown on July 10. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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The American Water Works Association New Jersey Chapter’s third annual Run for Water will be held on July 23 at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Manalapan. The event, which benefits Water for People, will consist of a 5K race, a half-mile fun run/walk and a toddler dash. The 5K is set for 9 a.m. Check-in and…
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Senate approves lease deal for Monmouth Park
Attny: Bailey plans changes to racetrack BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer The remaining hurdle has been cleared in the deal to allow a New York real estate developer to lease Monmouth Park race track in Oceanport. State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) said the Senate approved a bill that would facilitate the transfer of the…
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Lacrosse coming up a winner at Jackson’s high schools
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Players returning to the Jackson Memorial High School boys lacrosse team in the spring of 2012 will have a little more bounce to their step when they compete in the Jackson Liberty High School tournament that will take place July 16-17 in Jackson. More than 100 lacrosse teams are expected to…
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Sesely earns fourth win of season at Wall’s Night of Champions
I n front of a large grandstand crowd and close to 50 past driving champions, Matawan’s Anthony Sesely raced to his fourth Modified win of the year on “Salute to the Champions Night” at Wall Stadium, Wall Township, July 9. Chris Lane of Howell and Brick Township’s Joe Mongeau topped the companion Sportsman “Twin 25s.”…
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Watt enjoys competition in Europe
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School graduate Shannon Watt, now a student and member of the track and field team at Harvard University, competes for a combined Harvard-Yale squad against a combined Oxford-Cambridge team in England on June 28. Former Jackson Memorial High School track and field standout Shannon Watt recently took her…
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Filippina Fruncillo
Mrs. Fruncillo, 60, of Howell, died June 29, 2011, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was born in Serino, Italy, and came to the U.S. in 1972. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Fruncillo was predeceased by a brother, Pasquale; and a sister, Gilda. Surviving are her husband, Eugenio; a daughter, Antonette Daddio…
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Gary C. Kellogg
Mr. Kellogg, 68, of Jackson, died June 11, 2011, while on a cruise to the Caribbean. He was employed as manager in the purchasing department for ExxonMobil, Edison, until his retirement in 2001. Prior to that, he headed their materials management department. Surviving are his wife, Bonnie; a son, Kyle Kellogg, and his wife, Isolde,…
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