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Testa continues professional baseball career with Miners
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Journeyman lefthanded reliever Joe Testa is enjoying another shot in professional baseball in his eighth season under contract since he was Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Year at Wagner College, and he is playing close to home. For the third time in his career, Testa is pitching in the CanAm League…
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Ward hopes to keep scoring at Rowan with move to midfield
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent New Egypt High School graduate Travis Ward led Rowan University in goals last fall and was named to the All-New Jersey Athletic Conference Team for his efforts. This fall, Ward has been moved to midfield from forward, where his speed can be fully utilized. LARRY LEVANTI A year after leading New…
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Deeper, talented Monmouth team ready for football season
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Wide receiver Devin Phelps (84) is on the receiving end of a passing-receiving drill as quarterback Devin Ray (15) and Mike Bimonte throw passes to him at a rapid-fire pace during the Aug. 20 practice held on Kessler Field in West Long Branch. Monmouth kicks the 2015 season off Sept.…
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Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival
TOP PICK The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Festival will be held noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 29 on The Great Lawn on the Boardwalk in Long Branch. The festival features live performances by jazz and blues musicians from the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation. Exotic and regional New Jersey food, crafter and sponsor…
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Ardena awarded grant for garden
HOWELL — The Ardena School has been awarded a grant to start a school vegetable garden by the New Jersey Agricultural Society. The society’s Learning Through Gardening program will give the school materials to build a vegetable garden, as well as curriculum and training workshops for its teachers to assist them in using the garden…
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Search continues for suspects in assault
JACKSON – Police are continuing to search for two men who are alleged to have assaulted a Jackson resident in the early morning hours of Aug. 13. In the latest development in the case, police offered a different take on an initial report which indicated the man might have been shot in the face during…
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Summer program benefits students
Getting a jump on the upcoming school year was the focus of students who participated in the Freehold Regional High School District’s Title I Summer Enrichment Session in July. Each summer through federal Title I funding, the district offers eligible students the chance to work with teachers to get an early start on the new…
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Dispatcher pleads guilty to obstruction
A Monmouth County employee has pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction of justice after admitting he shredded documents related to an official investigation surrounding the collection of fares for the county’s Special Citizens Assisted Transportation (SCAT) buses, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Mickey Major, 54, of Howell, pleaded guilty to fourth…
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Howell renews liquor licenses
HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has renewed the liquor licenses that are held by business operators and civic organizations in the community. The council took the action on July 20 and renewed the licenses for the 2015-16 period. The following liquor licenses were renewed: Howell BPO Elks No. 2515 Inc., Ramtown Greenville Road…
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