• I’m Gorgeous equals track record in winning Cane Pace qualifier

    $300,000 Cane Pace is set for Labor Day at Freehold Raceway In a sparkling performance, I’m Gorgeous went wire to wire to capture the Cane Pace elimination on Aug. 28 at Freehold Raceway, Freehold, in a track record equaling time of 1:50:4 for the 1- mile race. I’m Gorgeous, with Andy Miller at the reins,…

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    The Shore Athletic Club of New Jersey will hold the 38th running of the Jersey Shore Half Marathon on Oct. 3. The race will begin at 9 a.m. in Lot E at the Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook. The 13.1-mile race will start and finish in the park. The double-loop course within Sandy Hook…

  • MU Hawks kick off 2010 season at Colgate Saturday

    Monmouth University kicks off the 2010 football season Saturday night at Colgate University. Kickoff in Hamilton, N.Y., is 6 p.m. This will be the only night game on the Hawks’ schedule this fall. Kevin Callahan, the only head coach in MU history, begins his 14th season with a team that was picked to finish fifth…

  • Area football team ready to start 2010

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent High school football season openers are a week away as all three Middletown teams wind down their productive pre-seasons. Middletown High School South running back Scott Meeker finds some daylight during the Eagles’ preseason scrimmage with Sayreville on Aug. 30 in Middletown. The Eagles, 11-1 last year, kick off the 2010…

  • Bd. of Ed. hires business admin. at $156K per yr.

    Move to offer lower salary fails to gain majority approval BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education appointed a new business administrator at its Aug. 25 meeting, despite dissent over her $156,000 salary. Most members of the board spoke favorably of Amy Gallagher’s qualifications and competency, but her proposed compensation sparked…

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    The University of Delaware, Newark, Del., has named the following local residents to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Christina Assini and Jesse Weimer, both from Aberdeen; Jessica Chopyk, Stephanie Kraus, Karen Piro, Andrea Sharkey and Monica Vilacha, of Hazlet; Christine Buckley, Oran Cluskey-Gallagher, Kelsey Currie-Naffin, Samantha Downey, Kristin Gagliardi, Kay Gonzalez and Vincent…

  • John M. “Jack” Flood

    Mr. Flood, 78, of Howell, died Aug. 26, 2010, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Operating Engineers Local No. 825, Springfield, for many years. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955, attaining the rank of corporal. Mr. Flood was predeceased by a brother, Robert H. Flood.…

  • Joseph Badessa

    Mr. Badessa, 68, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Aug. 18, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1998, he was employed as a senior teller with AT&T, Lincroft section of Middletown, where he worked for 22 years. He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Dorothy…

  • Ethel Helen Stewart

    Mrs. Stewart, 81, a resident of Middletown, since 1970, died August 22, 2010, after a brief illness. She and her husband operated National Data Products for 32 years. Mrs. Stewart is survived by her husband of 55 years, George Stewart; three children, Catherine Guarrieri and husband, Ralph, of Lawrenceville, Sean Stewart of Middletown, and Melanie…

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