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Kislak Real Estate Institute hosts Leadership Excellence award dinner
Monmouth University Kislak Real Estate Institute (KREI) hosted its 21st annual Leadership Excellence Award Dinner on May 29 in historic Wilson Hall. More than 500 real estate executives and professionals attended the event. Ronald S. Ladell, senior vice president of development for New Jersey at Avalon- Bay Communities Inc., received the Leadership Excellence Award and…
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Main Sequence wins $500,000 UN Stakes at Monmouth Park
Main Sequence ran past Twilight Eclipse inside the final sixteenth of a mile to post a neck victory in the $500,000 Grade 1 United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 6. Itsmyluckyday became racing’s newest millionaire in taking the $150,000 Salvator Mile in an eventful day of racing. Side Glance, who has run in…
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Running of Belmar Five taking place on July 12
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The 38th running of the Belmar Five Johnny Cobb Memorial Run takes place on July 12. Race time is set for 8:30 a.m. The starting line is on Ocean Avenue between 2nd and 3rd avenues. Race director Fred Hinck is expecting 3,000 to 3,500 runners. Registrations are still being accepted, and…
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Lowing captures 50th anniversary Takanassee Race Series opener
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Rolling Stones’ 1964 hit “Time is on My Side” is the perfect theme for the Shore Athletic Club’s Lake Takanassee Summer Race Series. Time has clearly been on Lake Tak’s side. It’s the oldest road race in the Shore area and has become a tradition passed down through generations.…
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SPORT SHORTS
Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year Karl Towns Jr. is heading to Hollywood for the 12th annual Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year ceremony, prior to the 2014 ESPY Awards. The St. Joseph High School of Metuchen standout has his bags packed for Hollywood, where he will face off against the top…
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Pennington named Freehold Raceway’s assistant racing secretary, program director
Rob Pennington, an award-winning caretaker and activist for standardbred causes, has been named assistant racing secretary and program director for Freehold Raceway, effective August 2014. The Freehold meet begins on Aug. 28. Pennington, a 34-year-old Ohio native who currently lives in Allentown, was honored as the Harness Tracks of America Caretaker of the Year in…
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Rugged Maniac 5K coming to Raceway Park July 12-13
By TIM MORRIS The 50-foot waterslide is one of the highlights of the Rugged Maniac 5K Obstacle Race coming to Raceway Park on July 12-13. Competitors will tackle 25 obstacles, including a tunnel and fire, during the 5K race. Raceway Park has been witness to legendary races over the years, but nothing quite like the…
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Spartans charge to 7-0 start in summer baseball league
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent OCEAN TOWNSHIP O cean Township High School’s baseball team has gotten off to a fast 7-0 start in the Greater Middlesex Coaches Summer Baseball League. Coach Cip Apicelli is using a revolving 22-player roster to help fill in when some players have to miss time for football training. Thus far, Ocean…
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A summer’s worth of paintings
“Oyster 4” by Annette Margulies I n what has become a summer tradition, four local artists are once again exhibiting paintings in a range of styles and mediums at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank during July and August. For the fifth consecutive year, more than 40 abstract and contemporary paintings by artists Annette…
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