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Rachel Alexandra delivers the goods at Haskell
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer After receiving the true rock-star treatment all weekend at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, Rachel Alexandra certainly appeased her legion of fans at Sunday’s $1.25 million Haskell Invitational. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Left to right: Julia Piancone, of Interlaken, gets up close with “Blue” prior to the Haskell Invitational on Sunday.…
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Katherine Latimer Faust
Mrs. Faust, 83, of Eatontown, died July 27, 2009, at Chapin Hill of Red Bank, following a brief illness. Born in Thomaston, Conn., she resided in Long Branch, prior to relocating to Long Branch. She was a graduate of St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, N.Y., where she earned a degree in teaching. She was predeceased by…
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L.B. should work on lowering debt, not on a pier
Aresponse to an article that was in your paper July 2, 2009, “Funding for LB. Pier.” The Schneider administration has taken loans for over $6 million to finance a study of design and engineering for this so-called pier. We now see Congressman Pallone gets $300,000 of our federal tax dollars to help finance the pier…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jockey Calvin Borel motions to the crowd after riding Rachel Alexandra to a convincing win at the Haskell Invitational race at Monmouth Park on Sunday. For story and more photos, see Sports.
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Warning: Your computer may be smarter than you
Coda • GREG BEAN There is a huge debate among some national scientists about whether we should set limits on how smart we allow computers to get so they don’t eventually kill us all and take over the world. Although they all agree we’re a long way from Hal, the evil computer that commandeered the…
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Rachel Alexandra delivers at Haskell
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer After receiving rock-star treatment all weekend at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, Rachel Alexandra certainly appeased her legion of fans in the $1.25 million Haskell Invitational on Aug. 2. Jockey Calvin Borel motions to the crowd as he guides Rachel Alexandra to victory in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park, Oceanport,…
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Capacity crowd drives fundraising efforts at SBOANJ golf outing
UPPER FREEHOLD — A capacity turnout of 135 turned out, driving support for the Horsemen’s Benevolent Fund through their participation in the 14th annual SBOANJ Golf Outing at the Gambler Ridge Golf Course in Cream Ridge on July 13. The golfers and guests received their awards over a prime rib dinner at the conclusion of…
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Seafood lover’s dilemma: eating healthy, eco-friendly fish
Guest Column • Michele S. Byers New Jerseyans know there’s nothing like going down to the Shore in the summer and enjoying fresh seafood. But seafood lovers now face a dilemma when it comes to deciding which fish to eat, due to health and environmental issues. Mercury, PCBs, dioxin and other contaminants in our oceans,…
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Stefanie Hammerschmidt
Mrs. Hammerschmidt, 89, a resident of Millstone Township for 50 years, died Aug. 1, 2009, at The Manor Nursing Home in Freehold Township. Born in Austria, she was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Millstone and a member of the Millstone Senior Citizens. She is survived by her husband, George; two sons,…
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