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CrossFit 101
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. By Jeff Schnaufer CTW Features 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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Markham Place reunion draws crowd of alumni
More than 70 alumni of Markham Place School in Little Silver pose in the same spot where the eighth-grade graduating class picture is taken each year. LITTLE SILVER — The Markham Place School reunion was a great success, with more than 170 people turning out to reunite with former classmates. According to Diane Marshall Gradone,…
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Little Silver hosts free concerts in August
During the month of August, music lovers will be treated to entertaining concerts sponsored by the Little Silver Recreation Committee, mayor and Borough Council. For the first time, the free concerts will be staged at 7 p.m. at the newly built “Butch” Ryser Memorial Patio behind the municipal building overlooking Borough Field. Families should bring…
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Oceanport rallies opposition to crematory
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Mayor Michael Mahon is urging residents to bombard state officials with messages opposing a proposed crematory. Mahon gave the crowd of residents at the Aug. 7 Borough Council meeting contact information for calling, emailing and writing the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), New Jersey Cemetery Board and…
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Historical society to meet Aug. 21
The Shrewsbury Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Museum, Education and Research Center, 419 Sycamore Ave., Shrewsbury. The guest speaker will be local historian Rick Geffken, who will present a lecture and visual presentation on the history of the Wardell House and its property and Shrewsbury’s famed Hazard Ketchup Factory.…
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Senator, NJ Transit official tour stations
Sen. Jennifer Beck recently toured three train stations in the 11th District with NJ Transit Executive Director Veronique Hakim and members of her staff. They visited the Asbury Park, Long Branch and Red Bank train stations. “I spoke with Executive Director Hakim in the spring, and she expressed her interest in visiting the district and…
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Red Bank comes out to support strings program
By JEREMY GROSSMAN RED BANK — A program in the Red Bank Public School District that teaches students to play string instruments has lost funding for the upcoming school year. But if the Red Bank Borough Education Foundation has its way, the students haven’t performed their swan song just yet. Along with a group of…
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McLoone looks to spring reopening for Rum Runner
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Demolition of the storm-damaged McLoone’s Rum Runner restaurant was completed July 21. Construction is expected to begin on a new building this month, with a projected spring reopening. SEA BRIGHT — Vestiges of the Rum Runner remain on the Ocean Avenue site where Tim McLoone hopes a new restaurant will…
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Bluegrass jam sessions to take place at park
The Bluegrass and Oldtime Music Association (BOTMA) is sponsoring “Pickin’ in the Park” informal jam sessions at 1 p.m. Aug. 17 at Thompson County Park, 805 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. Visitors should go to the first picnic area to the left of the main entrance. Bring a picnic lunch and lawn chair and enjoy the…
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