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Luby Britt fishing tourney set for July 12
The 13th annual Luby Britt Memorial Fishing Tournament for children age 13 and under will be held 9-11 a.m. July 12 at Oakford Lake Park, New Egypt. Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. The event is sponsored by the New Egypt Elks. Prizes will be awarded. Participants should bring their own bait and tackle. Details:…
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Family Fun Day set for Lakewood
LAKEWOOD — Bring the whole family to Pine Park (Clarence Brown picnic area) for a Family Fun Day slated to be held from noon to 6 p.m. Aug 2. The event will promote unity and community development while providing a wide range of activities, games and entertainment for families. The event will feature games, rides,…
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Race proceeds to benefit police K-9 Unit
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — A new police dog may eventually be added to the Howell Police Department’s K-9 Unit after 60 walkers and runners showed their support for the unit during the first Run for Rover on June 14. The fundraiser featured a 5-mile run and a 1-mile children’s fun run. It…
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Sport Shorts
Sky Blue FC will take on the Boston Breakers in women’s professional soccer on July 4 at 4 p.m. The match will be held at Yurcak field on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway. Free hot dogs will be given to the first 2,500 people to come through the gates. For more information, call…
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Bass are biting right now
Fish On • RON NUZZOLO The right place at the right time: Capt. Jerry aboard Fish Monger charters from Brielle continues to find trophy bass at twilight. The last week has proven to be unforgettable top-water action for the crew and its patrons. Capt. Jerry has been putting his charters on some of the best…
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Area hurler signs with Cleveland Indians
Brett Brach joins his brother Brad Brach in pro baseball BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brett Brach did not land the summer job he expected, but he is not complaining. Brach, who led the Monmouth University baseball team to the 2009 Northeast Conference championship and a trip to the NCAA tournament as the Hawks’ No.…
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Wolf: Board ‘dismantling’ Brick football coaching staff
High school social studies job was never posted, superintendent says BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP — Warren Wolf sat patiently at a recent Brick Board of Education meeting, waiting his turn to speak at the microphone during the public portion of the meeting. And when it was his time, the man who…
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Planning Board chairman thanked for his commitment to town
Iwas happy to see that the chairman of the Jackson Planning Board, Ken Bressi, was heavily involved with this year’s budget workshops. I understand that Mr. Bressi started the first open budget workshop and stabilized taxes in Jackson when he was an elected official many years ago. His recommendations to the Township Council while attending…
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Jackson officials are challenged to take action on pay-to-play
Harry Pozycki, the chairman of the Citizens’ Campaign, recently said, “Gov. (Jon) Corzine and Assembly Speaker Joseph) Roberts need to act today to introduce and win adoption of legislation that extends the successful state-level anti-pay-to-play law to ban political contributions by government contractors at the local government level.” If the state is unable or unwilling…
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