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Luchento addresses Freehold horsemen on closing day
Tom Luchento, president of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey, spoke to about 70 horsemen on the morning of June 6, prior to the final card of the Freehold 2009 winter-spring meet. The first thing he did was dispel rumors that this might be the last closing day at Freehold. “Freehold is…
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Presious Passion full of surprises in Monmouth Stakes
With the July 4 running of the $750,000 United Nations at Monmouth Park in Oceanport just a few weeks away, last year’s winner, Presious Passion, certainly appears to be ready for the repeat. Patricia A. Generazio’s gelding ran one of the gamest races of his stellar career before a crowd of 14,204 at Monmouth Park…
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Sports Shorts
The third annual Bocce Invitational Tournament will be held 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Colonial Park, Mettlers Road, in Somerset, June 20. Hundreds of amateur and professional bocce players are expected to compete in the daylong event that features matches in both amateur and professional categories. The New Jersey Bocce Invitational is an Italian-…
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Sheehan Classic 2009: ‘A great day for a race’
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer For the second straight year, a New Jersey man crossed the finish line first in the George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank. PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB BOTH Above: Runners at the start of the George Sheehan Classic June 13. Right: Youngsters competed in the Sheehan Kids’ Classic on the day…
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Resident proposes leaving both bridges in Highlands
Nowadays, if you look north (e.g., from the Rumson bridge) toward the Highlands bridge construction, there’s what I think is a pretty interesting view of parts of the new bridge rising over the old one. Since both bridges have their advocates, why don’t we just leave them both there? Would that be about as win-win…
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N.J. candidates for governor must define lieutenant governor role
For the first time, New Jersey voters will select a lieutenant governor along with a governor in November, but many are unaware or confused about the role the lieutenant governor will play. Soon candidates for governor will announce their picks — and speculation abounds — but not much has been said about the responsibilities and…
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Too many euphemisms have entered our lexicon
Previously owned, marginalized, underprivileged, specially abled, significant other, mentally challenged, indigenous peoples, ethnocentric, nontraditional, transgender, nonviable tissue mass, gender-biased, multicultural, homophobic. These and many more euphemisms have gradually worked their way into our common parlance. We have become more sensitive to “gender-specific” words, and have modified our vocabulary accordingly. From the sensible “chairperson” to the…
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Fiber Art X 7
Fiber Art X 7, a group of seven fiber artists, is presenting their third group show “Fiber Form and Function III” at the Middletown Public Library. The show will run through June 29. “Love Letters Lie” by Beverly Hertler The seven fiber artists share studio space at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red…
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Hide the children; he’s got a new power saw
Coda • GREG BEAN Now that the weather is nicer, I’ve been doing some home improvement and maintenance projects. And those who have been reading this column for a long time know that’s about as dangerous for me as driving the wrong way down a one-way street, blindfolded. Although I hate to admit it, I…
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