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Happy to come home
IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman Have you ever wanted to kiss the ground in Aberdeen Township? I know that is a strange question to ask, but on the rare occasions when I travel to New York City, that is exactly the feeling I have when I return via NJ Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line and…
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Habitat for Humanity Club holds gingerbread house contest
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Above: Dan Rosenfeld, 16, decorates a gingerbread house during a Marlboro High School fundraiser that benefited Habitat for Humanity of Monmouth County. At right, Jen Han, 15, puts the finishing touches on her gingerbread creation. MARLBORO — Students need to be at least 16 years old to help build a…
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Thoroughbred fans offered slice of ownership
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer PHOTOS COURTESY OF KENWOOD RACING An Oceanport stable is giving racing fans an opportunity to get in on the action of horse ownership without the hefty costs of purchasing a horse or the consistent expenses associated with it. H. Robb Levinsky, co-founder of Kenwood Racing, said the Taste of Thoroughbred…
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McNaboe to serve as mayor
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Manalapan Township Committeeman Jack McNaboe will serve as mayor in 2015. He was selected for the post by his fellow Township Committee members during the 2015 reorganization meeting on Jan. 2. Committeeman Jordan Maskowitz, who served as mayor in 2014, nominated Mc- Naboe to serve as mayor for 2015. Maskowitz,…
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Easing into fitness in new year
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer FILE PHOTOS For many, the new year represents a chance to turn over a new leaf, leaving behind undesirable habits to form new, better ones. Perhaps the most popular New Year’s resolution is to lose weight or become more physically fit. But as scores of people who have made such…
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Freehold Borough resident charged with attempted murder
FREEHOLD — A Freehold Borough man was arrested on Jan. 8 and charged with shooting two men outside a downtown Freehold Borough eatery in late December, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Timothy Parrish, 28, is being held on $1.5 million bail with no 10 percent option on two counts of first…
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Reader advice
Q&A with Sharon Peters This week, I’m passing on some communication from readers who have some observations definitely worth sharing: First, a sharp-eye reader corrects me. He politely told me I’d recently messed up. “I have a comment regarding the Dodge Ram EcoDiesel mentioned in your column,” he wrote. “It is no longer the Dodge…
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Fast and family friendly
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The midsize Volvo S60 sedan remains a safe and stylish choice, with a new turbocharged and supercharged engine making it a speedy one as well It wasn’t that long ago that the Holy Grail among automotive engineers was to develop an engine that produced at least 100 horsepower per liter…
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Gloria Nilson announces opening of Keyport office
Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate announces the official grand opening of its new, technologically advanced, Keyport office, featuring the company’s latest mobile and interactive technology. To mark the occasion, Gloria Nilson & Co. will be making a donation to the RAINE Foundation. RAINE (Reaching All In Need Everyday) is a Hazlet-based nonprofit that provides…
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