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Lions ready to open season under new head coach Bush
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Steve Bush will quickly jump feetfirst into nostalgia just a week after returning to high school football when the new coach at Middletown High School North takes the sidelines opposite nonleague opponent Brick Memorial High School on Sept. 20. A week later, the well-traveled coach, who has hoisted high school state…
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Green Acres trotting division races kick off Freehold’s stake schedule
I n a pair of $7,000 opening-round Green Acres divisions for 2-year-old trotting colts, Angel Ransom and Chocolate Day captured the opening-day co-features at Freehold Raceway on Aug. 29. The colts and geldings are competing in three weeks of preliminary legs for a spot in the $25,000 finals on Sept. 20. Angels Ransom ($18) by…
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Hornets hope to make deep run in state tennis tourney
By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Holmdel High School girls tennis team will look to build on its success from last season when it returns to the court this fall. In 2012, the Hornets won the Shore Conference Tournament and an NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II sectional title in the state tournament. Holmdel was also involved…
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On the charge
Keyport High School’s Desmond Underwood (23) tries to outrun the Metuchen High School tacklers during an Aug. 27 preseason scrimmage in Metuchen. The Red Raiders will open the 2013 high school football season at home on Sept. 14, when they host Asbury Park High School. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Forsgate golf outing benefits Autism Speaks
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Sean Stevenson tees off at the start of the Forsgate Foundation’s Chip in for Charity fundraising event to benefit Autism Speaks at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe on Aug. 26. MATT DENTON A reality TV star lent her support to the New Jersey chapter of Autism Speaks during an Aug.…
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Local electrical union partners with JCP&L
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has announced its partnership with a local electrical trade union to provide damage assessment and public safety resources after a severe storm or other major event. The partnership will include International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 102 members who will be available for dispatch following major storms to…
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Joy Wright
Mrs. Wright, 69, of Hazlet, died July 21, 2013, at Beth Israel Hospital, Newark. She was predeceased by her husband, William D. Wright; a son, William D. Wright III; and a brother, Robert Brown. She is survived by three sons, Craig Wright and his wife, Suzanne, of Matawan, Keith Wright and his wife, Dina, of…
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Lena Musante
Mrs. Musante, 103, of Middletown, died Aug. 13, 2013, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Musante; and a son, Joseph Musante Jr. She is survived by a daughter, Juliann Hulme and her husband, Robert, of Middletown; and two grandchildren. Arrangements were entrusted to the Shore Point Funeral and Cremation Services, Hazlet. A…
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John R. Doran
Mr. Doran, 86, of New Monmouth, died Aug. 19, 2013, at home. He worked as a salesman for Penn Yan Express Trucking for many years. He recently was employed at Markel Insurance Co., Middletown. He was predeceased by two brothers, Laurence and Kenneth; and two sisters, Rita Kelly and Lila O’Connell. He is survived by…
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