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SPORT SHORTS
Monmouth Park’s popular Dawn Patrol program, which gives fans a glimpse into racing life behind the scenes, resumed on June 22 and will run through Aug. 24. This year, Dawn Patrol will be held on Saturdays and Sundays, starting at 8 a.m. The free morning tour consists of a tram ride through the Monmouth stable…
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Patriots’ 4×800 goes out in style, wins All-America recognition
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township High School’s 4×800-meter relay team of Adrian Vitello, Caitlin Poss, Ciara Roche and Emily Bracher made its last race together a memorable one, finishing second at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals and breaking the Monmouth County record. This was the second straight year that the Patriots earned All-America…
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Joseph W. Rennie
Mr. Rennie, 82, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died June 15, 2014, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Born in New York City, he lived in Parlin for the past 60 years. Before his retirement, Joseph worked as a class-A mechanic for 34 years with Brooklyn Union Gas Co., Staten Island, N.Y.…
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Eugene E. Weeden
Mr. Weeden, 88, of Middleboro, Mass., died June 13, 2014, at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Plymouth, Mass. He was born on May 21, 1926, in Trenton, son of the late Frank E. and Helen (Probasco) Weeden, attending schools in Freehold. Mr. Weeden was a graduate of the Philadelphia Textile Institute. He served in the U.S.…
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JCP&L names new manager of emergency preparedness
Raemon Mallin Raemon Mallin has been named manager of emergency preparedness for Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L). In addition to being JCP&L’s main liaison with federal, state and local emergency preparedness organizations, the Ocean Township resident will also oversee several new preparedness initiatives designed to help ensure that the company continues to respond quickly…
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Kaye–Fischer
Joshua Fischer, Ariel Kaye Heidi and Robert Kaye of Marlboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Ariel Kaye, to Joshua Fischer, the son of Helaine and Philip Fischer of Marlboro. The future bride is a graduate of Marlboro High School and The College of New Jersey, Ewing, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts…
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Nashville’s Maggie Rose headlines Rockin’ Country Festival
Maggie Rose Fans of country music can don their cowboy hats and shuffle down to Marine Park, Red Bank, for the Rockin’ Country Festival this weekend. Held June 28-29, the festival will feature country pop, country rock, folk, Americana, bluegrass and honky-tonk on two stages. The lineup includes the following acts: Maggie Rose, Madeline Smith,…
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Howell responders using Narcan to combat overdoses
HOWELL — Officers in the Howell Police Department and the paid employees of the township’s Emergency Medical Services Unit have been trained in a new way to save a person’s life. The first responders have been trained in the use of Narcan, a medication that is commonly used to reverse the effects of opiates such…
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Barkalow, Eisenhower pupils reach moment of graduation
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Today, June 25, marks a life passage for 515 Freehold Township K-8 School District pupils as they graduate from middle school and prepare to head to high school for the next step on their educational journey. Superintendent of Schools Ross Kasun said the graduates are a…
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