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Sports Shorts
The 8th annual 95.9 RAT Rock Open Charity Golf Classic begins with registration at 7 a.m. Oct. 5 at Eagle Ridge Golf Club, 2 Augusta Blvd., Lakewood. Shotgun start is 8 a.m. with a scramble (best ball) format. The tournament will take place on the newly constructed back nine of Eagle Ridge. The event, sponsored…
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Student lunchboxes fill with more than PB&J
UFRSD implements new food allergy policy, parts of which are voluntary BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — A school policy regarding peanut products has some parents confused. The Upper Freehold Regional School District has implemented a new food allergy policy, which defines terms and procedures used in relation to life-threatening food allergies in the…
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Millstone sends student ambassador to Australia
Youth rappels down Ayers Rock, lives with Aussie family BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer On her first trip away from home, Brianna Dacey, 13, traveled to Australia to help bridge cultural and political borders in an effort to make the world a better place for future generations. Above: Millstone’s Brianna Dacey, 13, takes a harbor…
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Robert Stephen “Captain Bob” Kaiser
Mr. Kaiser, 77, of Marlboro, succumbed to cancer Sept. 4, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. A veteran of the Korean War, he was president and owner of R.S. Kaiser Industrial Doors and Treasure Charter Fishing. Mr. Kaiser, a dedicated member of the Garden State Model Boaters and an avid fisherman, was a…
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Mary Margaret Walsh McCann
Mrs. McCann, 58, of Manalapan, died Sept. 19, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and resided there before moving to Manalapan 28 years ago. Mrs. McCann was a special-education teacher at the Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School and a substitute teacher…
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Pearl Elizabeth Zbranak
Mrs. Zbranak, 97, of Freehold Township, died Sept. 7, 2009, at The Manor, Freehold Township. Surviving are a grandson; two granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren. The Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold, was in charge of arrangements.
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John Thomas Calicchio
Mr. Calicchio, 62, of Millstone, died Sept. 19, 2009. He was the husband of Anita; the father of Thomas, Jessica and Jillian; and the brother of John, Caroline and Lola. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Queenship of Mary Catholic Church, Plainsboro. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street,…
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More reasons to conserve: the many costs of electricity
The federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 directed the U.S. Department of Energy to designate large geographic areas for “National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors.” Within these corridors, power companies can bypass environmental laws and gain approval to build new high-voltage interstate transmission lines, even on environmentally sensitive and protected lands. Proponents of these corridors claim…
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Columnist provided balanced account of governor’s race
I want to compliment Managing Editor Mark Rosman on a good analysis of the election for New Jersey governor ("Corzine and Christie: A Couple of Characters"). His column was fair and balanced – a great breath of fresh air from Greg Bean’s ultra-liberal and extremely biased opinions. I understand an opinion column is not obligated…
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