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Trail maintenance training March 14
The Monmouth County Park System is seeking volunteers for its trail maintenance corps to help preserve the 100+ miles of the System’s trails. New volunteers must attend a free training session prior to participating in trail workdays. The next training session will be 9 a.m. to noon March 14 at Longstreet Farm, Longstreet Road, Holmdel.…
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Community urged to support volunteer EMS careers
Anew year, coupled with the troubled economy, has many New Jerseyans re-examining their future and reevaluating priorities. People today endeavor to spend their time more productively and make a difference. One sure way to positively impact many lives, including your own, is to join your local volunteer first aid squad. Shrinking municipal budgets, New Jersey’s…
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Step outside comfort zone, and speak up
We watched with interest as a crowd of 1.5 million people — a patchwork of varied colors and backgrounds — crowded the mall and U.S. Capitol to see Barack Obama sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Millionsmore of us watched and listened at home and at work as we shared in…
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Akel, Robertson lead wave of wrestlers to A.C.
BY DOUG MCKENZIE Staff Writer The top team in the state was certainly well represented at the Region VI wrestling tournament in Toms River this past weekend. A total of six Long Branch grapplers punched their tickets to Atlantic City this weekend with top three finishes in their respective weight classes, with junior Omar Akel…
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For the dunk
Sandwiched between a pair of Neptune defenders Justin Ruiz (middle) tries to get off a shot during the Shore Conference Tournament semi-final game held at the Ritacco Center in Toms River on Feb. 25.
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Sky Blue FC ready to play some soccer
Three women make the cut at tryouts for Women’s Professional Soccer BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer After two days of tryouts, 26 players sat silently in a semicircle, waiting to hear if they had made the cut. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Sky Blue FC Soccer, a new Women’s Professional Soccer league, held tryouts at…
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Auto industry column struck positive chord with readers
Coda • GREG BEAN Iget a lot of reader response to this column. Sometimes, I opine about something that rubs some people the wrong way, and I hear about it. Once in a while, though, I write something that strikes a positive chord with readers, and I hear about that, too. That was the case…
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Developer revises aspects of Village
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Three more hours of discussion about The Village at Manalapan retail and commercial center occupied the Manalapan Planning Board during its Feb. 26 meeting. Professionals representing the applicant, Manalapan Retail Realty Partners, reviewed changes that were made in the plan following the Planning Board’s Jan. 22 meeting. The applicant is…
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Tynan brings Irish heritage to performance at Strand
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Irish eyes will be smiling and so will the eyes of everyone else who will be attending a concert to be performed by Ronan Tynan at 6:30 p.m. March 28 at the Strand Theater. Tynan said his concert will feature Broadway tunes, Irish favorites and contemporary songs. The…
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