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Libonati ready to make mark at Rutgers
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Football players generally do not look forward to the start of preseason practice. It means two-a-days in the heat and humidity of August. The experience is similar to going to military boot camp. TIM MORRIS Howell High School graduate Nicholas Libonati is spending time in the weight room this summer…
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National titles topped Andrews’ great season
Manalapan grad is picked as Male Athlete of the Year BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in June 2008 were a turning point for Robby Andrews. At that time Andrews was getting ready to begin his senior year at Manalapan High School. ERIC SUCAR staff For the last two…
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Sunrise Optimist Club to host golf event
The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will host the 25th annual Optimist Friend of Youth Open on Aug. 10 at Knob Hill Golf Club in Manalapan. All proceeds directly support Camp Quality New Jersey, which provides a free camping experience and year round support of other fun activities for children suffering from cancer. Registration starts…
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Datebook
• Monmouth Worship Center, 176 Route 79, Marlboro, is accepting registration for Vacation Bible School to be held Aug. 17-21 from 9 a.m. to noon. During this year’s program. titled “Crocodile Dock,” children entering preschool through grade 6 will “travel” to the Bayou and experience “swamp living” through Bible lessons, games, crafts and snacks. The…
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New Kiwanis Club forming in Freehold
The community is invited to join a new Kiwanis Club being formed in Freehold. Anyone interested in helping the youth and the local community is welcome. Kiwanis is an international service organization represented in 97 countries around the world. It is made up of serviceminded men and women who belief that children are our future…
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Sunrise Optimist Club to host golf event
The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will host the 25th annual Optimist Friend of Youth Open on Aug. 10 at Knob Hill Golf Club in Manalapan. All proceeds support Camp Quality New Jersey, which provides a free camping experience and support of other fun activities for children suffering from cancer. Registration starts at 7 a.m.…
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Political committee seeks new members
Covered Bridge 1 is forming the Covered Bridge Political Action Committee. To date 200 Covered Bridge residents have joined this organization. According to a press release, organizers are hoping to recruit a minimum of 500 members. These 500 or more will reach out to another 500 or more in Covered Bridge. The PAC will vote…
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Christie shows leadership with selection of Guadagno for Lt. Gov.
In choosing Kim Guadagno as his running mate, Chris Christie has starkly shown why he is doubly a winner over Jon Corzine. Not only did Christie manage the process like a chief executive should, Guadagno is a solid addition to the ticket who will trail blaze an important and positive role as New Jersey’s first…
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Writer made a point until that final sentence
Regarding Paul J. Schlaflin’s letter to the editor (“Writer Says Meaning of ‘Illegal’ Has Been Overlooked,” News Transcript, July 22) opposing a bill aiming, in his words, “to protect from deportation the illegal alien parents of anchor babies.” Mr. Schlaflin, for various reasons, chief among them that I am a humanitarian before I am a…
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