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Colts Neck native enjoys national fame on ‘The Voice’
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Jacquie Lee of Colts Neck performs “Cry Baby” and Christina Aguilera’s “The Voice Within” during the Live Top 6 Performances round of NBC’s “The Voice” on Dec. 2. PHOTOS COURTESY OF NBC UNIVERSAL Colts Neck native Jacquie Lee has quickly become a rising star on NBC’s “The Voice,” winning over…
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Milltown Senior Center cited as possible emergency transition center
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Milltown officials are exploring ideas for a central transition place where people can go during an emergency. Mayor Eric Steeber said neither Borough Hall nor the firehouses should be considered as potential locations. “Borough Hall is where we conduct business and where police travel in and out, and the firehouse…
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Area shelters step up to adopt out pit bulls
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Spay/Neuter Clinic Manager Dawn Cover offers some affection toward pit bull Kermit at the Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown on Dec. 14. The SPCA is among many shelters experiencing high volumes of pit bulls. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A visit to any local animal shelter will likely reveal the same…
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Label liability
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I was researching the 2013 Highlander because we might buy one, and saw that it was recalled because of a labeling issue. Cars are being recalled now because they’re mislabeled? Seriously? A: The Highlander was recalled so a new label, correctly stating the load capacity, could be put on the…
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WHO ARE THE SAFEST DRIIVERS IIN THE U.. S..?
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Washington, D.C., tops the list of cities having the most accident-prone motorists. I f you’re looking to move where the drivers are more cautious than the norm, better consider a small town. That’s the conclusion one could glean from this year’s rankings of the nation’s safest driving cities as compiled…
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Power to the panels
By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features As the benefits outweigh the costs of residential solar panels, more homeowners and builders install solar arrays T his could be the tipping point. That’s what advocates of residential solar power are hoping as they weigh factors like the lower cost of solar panels and the availability of tax…
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Brookdale women’s basketball is ranked ninth nationally
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Brookdale Community College women’s basketball team has been running past teams this season and climbing up the national rankings as a result. The Jersey Blues are off to an 8-2 start and moved up to No. 9 in the country in the most recent National Junior College Athletic Association’s…
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SPORT SHORTS
The 9ers Baseball Club presents its second annual Holiday Elite Catching Camp with University of Central Florida assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kevin Schnall on Dec. 21 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Central Jersey Baseball Academy, 56 Progress Place, Jackson Township. Schnall is recognized as one of the nation’s top catching instructors. This is a…
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Rutkowski, Eagles enter season with new offensive game plan
MIDDLETOWN SOUTH By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Four starters graduated off Middletown High School South’s repeat Shore Conference A North Division championship girls basketball team, but returnee Christiana Rutkowski and the four newcomers to the lineup are eager for their season opener at home against Colts Neck High School on Dec. 20 at 5:30 p.m. They…
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