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Teen Night at Holmdel Swim Club July 14
The Holmdel Township Office of Parks and Recreation will offer Teen Night for youth age 12-16 8-10 p.m. July 14 at Holmdel Swim Club (rain date July 16). The event is open to all Holmdel teenagers and teen members of the club. It will feature swimming and dancing to music by DJ Jeff, from Good…
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Expo, annual Ryan’s Run slated for June
A pre-race expo and barbeque for Ryan’s Run 5K will be 6-8 p.m. June 19 at Mountain Hill School, 724 Kings Highway East, Middletown. The sixth annual fun run/walk to benefit the Ryan Andrew Kaiser Memorial Foundation will be 9 a.m. June 20 beginning at the school. The 5K will follow a course of trails…
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Elks Run for the Kids slated for Aug. 2
The Middletown Elks Lodge 2179 special children’s committee will present the motorcycle Run for the Kids 9 a.m. Aug. 2 at various Elks lodges (rain date Aug. 9). Signup will only be at Middletown Lodge at 251 Church St., Belford section of Middletown. The run will begin at the Middletown lodge; Old Bridge Elks Lodge…
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Eagles triumph at NJSIAA
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer The Middletown High School South softball team brought home the NJSIAA Group III championship in exciting fashion with a 1-0, extra-inning victory against Ramapo on Sunday. Pictured clockwise from top left: Christian Brothers Academy head coach Marty Kenney is doused with water by Dan Avella during the trophy presentation after…
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Public urged to support medical marijuana bill
My name is Charles Kwiatkowski. I have had MS for 12 years and I use medical marijuana to treat my pain and spasticity, and it works far better than any pharmaceutical drug on today’s market. I only wish I could afford medical marijuana with some smaller co-pay and use it wisely. Instead I am unable…
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Colts’ Mazzaccaro 2nd in MOC 3,200
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Shore area is graduating a lot of distance running talent. National and state 800 champion Robby Andrews of Manalapan, who set two national records indoors, is graduating, as are Holmdel’s George Galasso (a Foot Locker Nationals qualifier in cross country) and indoor state champion Mark Leininger of Colts Neck.…
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Tell Middletown to back off on parking increase
If you go to the parking lot at the Middletown train station, you will see many unused spaces. Instead of selling more of these spots, the fee for parking has gone up from $200 to $300. Why? Now, when so many people have lost their jobs — especially on Wall Street — is not the…
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Historical Society extends thanks to Holmdel PBA
We need to recognize the good that is being done by those who care. As an example, the Holmdel Historical Society recently reached out for help from our community. We were having an appraisal day and an auction and needed help. Detective Tom Foley, head of the PBA in Holmdel, volunteered to help us. He…
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Anti-MOM rail line is unacceptable to freeholder
By now, everyone should know all the reasons for building the MOM rail line, but here is the explanation again: Taken together, Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties are home to more than one in five New Jersey residents. These counties have been the major engines for population growth over the last 30 years, with the…
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