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Driving with the big boys
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The redesigned GMC Yukon SUV is an XXL ride, but it affords limo-like interior room with exceptional towing and hauling abilities Whether it’s because American motorists have finally gotten accustomed to high gasoline prices or pent up demand stifled by the Great Recession is finally boiling over, sales of large…
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SPORT SHORTS
Monmouth Park’s VIP admission and parking pass are now on sale for the 2015 season. Additionally, the track’s 2015 commemorative calendar can be purchased either on site, over the phone or online. The VIP admission and parking pass are valid for Grandstand or Clubhouse admission and parking every live racing day during the upcoming season.…
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Colts cross-country places 11th at Nike Cross Nationals
Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) cross-country team completed another highly successful season at the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 6. The Colts, who extended their NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) record to 20 during the season, finished 11th at the national championships with a point total of 271. This year’s meet was held…
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Area teams capture respective state football championships
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent I t was a hat-trick weekend, as three area high school football teams — Red Bank Catholic (RBC), Rumson-Fair Haven and Shore Regional — won their respective state sectional titles in convincing fashion. RED BANK CATHOLIC RBC capitalized on a pair of early Delbarton School fumbles to jump out to a…
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Shore captures Central Jersey Group I title
PHOTOS BY RICH GRAESSLE Top: Shore Regional High School’s Michael Moore, left, makes a diving interception against South Hunterdon Regional High School during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I finals on Dec. 6 at Kean University in Union. Shore Regional took home the trophy following a 42-12 victory. Left: Shore Regional football coach Mark Costantino…
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Deck the halls with art
“Fishing Pier, Ocean City, MD” by Mike Menendez of Freehold The Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, will host its annual All-Member Holiday Exhibit 2014 with miniatures and gift tables featuring works in all media: acrylic, assemblage, collage and mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, sculpture, watercolor and wood. Guild members will have items such as note…
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Discount store looks forward to one last holiday season
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Marc Greenfield’s father opened the business at the Englishtown Auction in the 1950s. Forty-five years later, Greenfield and his wife, Meg, are ready to say goodbye to Susan Greene. BOB NOPPE MATAWAN — The story of Susan Greene — a store that sells quality, affordable handbags and accessories —…
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Blue Star memorial marker unveiled in Little Silver
The Little Silver Garden Club’s threeyear dream to bring a Blue Star By-Way Marker to the Memorial Garden was realized on Veterans Day. The monument was unveiled in front of a crowd that included local and state dignitaries, Blue Star Memorial Council representatives, the director of the Garden Club Central Atlantic, Garden Club members and…
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Area police launch campaign to limit drunken driving
Law enforcement officers across the state will be cracking down on drunken driving as part of the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Through Jan. 2, local and state officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated. The campaign helps to raise awareness about…
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