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Haran–Polera
Jonathan Polera and Jessica Haran The engagement of Jessica Haran, daughter of Linda Haran of Manalapan and the late Terry Haran, to Jonathan Polera, son of Patricia Polera of Matawan and Frank Polera of Manalapan, is announced by the bride’s mother. The future bride is a graduate of Manalapan High School. She is employed in…
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Norbut–Gray
April Norbut and Brett Gray Donald and Mary Norbut of Aberdeen announce the engagement of their daughter, April Norbut, to Brett Gray, son of Chuck and Fran Gray of River Vale. The future bride is a graduate of Matawan Regional High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from William Paterson University,…
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Trainer Joe offers a primer on gym etiquette
By Joe Stein I f you’ve never exercised in a gym before, it can be like visiting a foreign country. Each has their own customs, languages and etiquette. Last week I almost witnessed an altercation due to a breach of an unwritten rule of the gym. It started like this, between “Janie,” a regular and…
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‘Operation Walk’ patient at Monmouth Medical is discharged to HealthSouth
After undergoing bilateral knee replacement surgery as part of Operation Walk 2013, Morristown resident Todd Patterson, 48, is shown here in the rehabilitation facility on Monmouth’s Medical Center’s Orthopaedic Unit with his surgeon, David L. Chalnick, M.D., medical director of Monmouth Medical Center’s Joint Replacement Center, and the unit’s clinical director Dana Delatush. Todd Patterson,…
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No wheat, no problems
Dr. William Davis, author of the bestselling book, ‘Wheat Belly’ says cut out the wheat, feel better. Here’s why. By Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman CTW Features A couple years ago, Dr.William Davis published “Wheat Belly,” (Rodale Books, 2011) a book on the health risks of wheat he discovered while working as a cardiologist.The wheat he studied was…
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Cedar Crossings opens doors for local families
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The new homes in the Cedar Crossings affordable housing development, pictured here on Dec. 14, are currently open to select homebuyers, with two-bedroom units ranging from $89,775 to $147,586. PHOTOS BY KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF A fter a relatively slow start, Red Bank’s newest affordable housing community has taken off. Three years…
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Operation Provide Comfort brightens holiday season
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The holiday season might best be known for two emotions: stress and cheer. For those who lost everything during superstorm Sandy in October 2012, December 2013 likely brought more of the former. But members of the Colts Neck-based group Operation Provide Comfort, which acts as a conduit…
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Professional development class available for teachers
Central Jersey is getting ready for professional development. Doing Everything Right to Educate Kids (d.e.r.e.k.) of Morganville will hold “Let’s Get Ready,” a two-hour professional development session, from 9-11 a.m. Feb. 8 at the Radisson, 50 Gibson Place, off Route 537 West, Freehold Township. The program costs $45. Derek Jones will instruct teachers in New…
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Winner announced in student essay contest
The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) announced that Ian Habakus, a seventhgrade student at The New School of Monmouth County in Holmdel, is a student winner in the Kid’s Corner Summer Reading Adventure essay contest. The essay contest invited students in grades 3-12, attending a public or private school in the U.S., to submit an essay…
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