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Red Bank’s Hutterer wins 25th Shamrock 10K race
More than 300 runners and racewalkers helped the Freehold Area Running Club celebrate the 25th anniversary of its St. Paddy’s races. The Shamrock 10K and Leprechuan 5K were held at Tighe Park off Georgia Road in Freehold Township on March 23. Red Bank’s Ben Hutterer won the Shamrock 10K race by more than thee minutes…
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Spartans look to build off last year behind play of returnees
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent OCEAN TOWNSHIP S even girls who played regularly a year ago are back to lead Ocean Township High School’s softball team this spring. A year ago, the Spartans put together a 19-9 record that included 15 shutouts. Overall, Ocean Township allowed just 52 opposition runs, while scoring 179 times themselves. However,…
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Monmouth Park names Stone new track announcer
Monmouth Park announced that Travis Stone will become its new track announcer at the beginning of its 2014 meet on May 10. Most recently the announcer at Louisiana Downs, Stone replaces Larry Collmus, who served as the voice of Monmouth Park since 1994. “We’re excited to have Travis join the Monmouth Park team,” said Bob…
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Vaiani taking Ranney fencers to new heights in state competition
By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Ranney School fencing program continued to make strides this year, as the girls squad won gold at the state tournament. Sophomore Nicole Vaiani led the way by winning three 10-touch bouts to earn the top spot among all foil fencers at the team championships. She came in second place a…
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High fives on home field
Brookdale Community College’s Alexandra Clayton high-fives her teammates during player introductions as the Jersey Blues get set to play their home opener on March 21 against Cecil College. Brookdale split the doubleheader in Lincroft and has gone on a seven-game winning streak. The Jersey Blues are ranked No. 2 in the country among Division III…
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Local artist, designer to deliver ‘Box of Rain’
“Grand Canyon” A n exhibit of Abstract Expressionist paintings by local artist and designer Kurt Ackerman is on view at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center. “Box of Rain” will run through April 26 at 128 Ocean Ave. Many of the paintings in the exhibit deal with places, music and events from the recent past, from…
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Rutgers Theater Co. to show ‘Acting is Believing’
Anna Lentz and Sam Urdang When all the world’s a stage, the line between playing a role and living one’s life can get a bit hazy (and murderous). Rutgers Theater Co. travels south of the border to explore the actor’s art of illusion in Lope de Vega’s “Acting Is Believing (Lo Fingido Verdadero),” running April…
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Menendez calls for hearings on flood insurance claims
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6), Middletown Mayor Stephanie Murray and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) walk the streets of North Middletown with a crowd of local residents and officials on March 28. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF MIDDLETOWN — After sponsoring legislation that will drastically reduce flood insurance premiums for thousands of New Jersey…
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High school to stage ‘42nd Street’ April 3-6
The Red Bank Regional High School Theatre Company will present “42nd Street” from April 3-6 at 101 Ridge Road, Little Silver. Performances at 7 p.m. will be from April 3-5 and 3 p.m. on April 6. The musical, which is about a Broadway producer struggling to stage a show during the Great Depression, will feature…
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