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Vigil for student moved to Feb. 8
— Jacqueline Hlavenka ABERDEEN— Avigil service for 17-year-old Chris Dhume, who died from meningitis last week, will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 8, Matawan Regional High School (MRHS) Principal Michele Ruscavage said Monday. Dhume, a Cliffwood resident and a senior at Matawan Regional High School (MRHS), passed away Jan. 22 from bacterial meningitis at Jersey…
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Owner is one treasure at bicycle museum
Collection in Freehold is visited by guests from around the world BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer David Metz has welcomed visitors from around the world to his bicycle museum in Freehold Borough. His prized possession is an 1896 Zimmy built by bicycle racing champion Arthur Zimmerman. The Freehold Borough Council recently honored Metz on…
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Christie: Reforms painful for some, but necessary
Tells town hall meeting current public employee benefits no longer affordable BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie discusses his reform agenda in light of the state’s fiscal crisis during a town hall meeting held at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2179 in Port Monmouth in Middletown on Jan. 26. Video and more photos…
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business briefs
Bernadette S. Seda of Jackson has been named vice president and branch manager of Harmony Bank, Jackson. Her duties include overseeing the daily operations and staff of the Jackson branch, and developing business and community relations. Prior to joining Harmony Bank, Seda was the vice president and branch manager of The Bank, formerly First Washington…
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JLHS hockey team shows improvement
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Bob Acropolis experienced a lot of success as a high school hockey player at Brick Township High School and later as a coach for the Junior MidgetAAlevel in the Brick Hockey Club. Now he is trying to impart that attitude while building Jackson Liberty High School’s hockey team in its first…
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Rebels ready for state team wrestling tourney
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School’s Matt Lindemann (front) tries to break free from the hold of Southern Regional’s Trevor Mooney during their 119-pound bout in the semifinals of the Shore Conference Tournament on Jan. 29 at Southern Regional High School, Manahawkin. Lindemann decisioned Mooney, 8-4, but the Rams beat the Rebels, 31-22.…
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JMHS girls clinch A South title
The Jackson Memorial High School girls basketball team, which recently clinched a third straight Shore Conference A South Division championship, expects to be seeded between No. 2 and No. 4 in the upcoming Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament. “We are ready for this, of course,” said coach Rachel Goodale, whose team is 14-2.…
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Caldwell leads Jaguars into state track action
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Greg Caldwell was slowed by illness around the Christmas holidays, and he and his Jackson Memorial High School indoor track and field teammates were hindered by winter weather. Now Caldwell is ready to lead his squad into the biggest meets of the season that began on Feb. 2 at the NJSIAACentral…
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BlueClaws, Boy Scouts to host 5K run in Lakewood on April 10
The Lakewood BlueClaws baseball team will partner with the Jersey Shore Council of Boy Scouts of America and the Ocean Running Club for their 2011 5K Race and 1-Mile Kids Fun Run to be heldApril 10 at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. The Kids Fun Run will begin at 10 a.m., with the 5K race following at…
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