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CrossFit 101
By Jeff Schnaufer CTW Features It seems like everyone is talking about it, but what exactly is CrossFit? Here’s what you need to know to get fit using one of the trendiest multidimensional workouts. Where can you find firefighters, senior citizens and teenagers exercising together to improve their quality of life? CrossFit is a burgeoning…
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Waves of Support gala set for Sept. 22 in Red Bank
RED BANK — The Navesink Business Group (NBG) has announced that the Waves of Support fundraising gala, “A Taste of Broadway on the Promenade,” will begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Molly Pitcher Inn, 88 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. The event will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, entertainment and a five-course…
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Middletown to host concerts, screenings
Free movies and concerts during August continue at various locations in Middletown Township. “The LEGO Movie” will be screened at sunset on Aug. 29 at Normandy Park on Nutswamp Road. The summer movie series is hosted by Shore Flicks, which also runs a food drive at each screening. Bring a nonperishable item to support local…
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Rum Runner set for spring reopening
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Demolition of the storm-damaged McLoone’s Rum Runner restaurant was completed July 21, and construction is expected to begin on a new building in August, with a projected spring reopening. GREG KENNELTY/STAFF SEA BRIGHT — Vestiges of the Rum Runner remain on the Ocean Avenue site where Tim McLoone hopes a…
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VSA New Jersey seeks writers for competition
The Unlimited Potential Theater Co., a project of VSA New Jersey, is seeking poems, essays, short stories and plays for its 21st annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition. The contest is open to all New Jersey writers age 18 and over. Submissions by writers with disabilities are encouraged. All works will be juried by…
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Middletown surveys businesses
MIDDLETOWN — The Economic Development Committee (EDC) is reaching out to business owners to assess the business climate in the township. “We’re conducting a survey to find out directly from business owners what’s working, where the challenges lie and what the governing body could do to improve the business environment in town,” said Committeeman Gerard…
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Assemblyman seeks to end state’s grab of utility taxes
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Legislation that would force the state to reimburse municipalities some $400 million in withheld utility taxes has again been introduced in the state Assembly, this time without the need for gubernatorial approval. State Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D-Mercer) has introduced the bill, ACR176, proposing to amend the New Jersey Constitution to…
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Employee recognized for lifesaving response
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Mayor Stephanie Murray presented a Life Saving Award to Middletown Township public works employee Arthur Watkins, accompanied by his granddaughter. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee recognized Arthur Watkins, an employee of the Public Works and Engineering Department, with a Life Saving Award at the…
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Two residents receive ‘Good Scout Award’
Boy Scouts of America’s Monmouth Council President Kurt Kalafsky presented the Twin Lights District 2014 Eastern Monmouth Good Scout Award to Lynda Rose, president and CEO of the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, and Donald R. Antenucci Sr., Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 140 in Middletown. The award is given to those who exemplify…
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