A flea market to benefit the eighth-grade graduating class of 2010 will be held at Red Bank Middle School, 101 Harding Road, Red Bank, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 15. Rain date is May 16. Space rental is $10, tables are not provided — vendors must bring their own. Details: Sue at 732-688-0121 or [email protected].
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The SOURCE, Red Bank Regional High School’s school-based youth services program will hold a cocktail party 7-10 p.m. May 7 at the home of Arthur and Jan Murphy, 117 Prospect Ave. in Red Bank. Proceeds will benefit The SOURCE programs. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at the door or in advance by calling Gilda Rogers at 732-842-8000, ext. 236 or 341. The event will be catered by Racioppi’s Kitchen of Red Bank. For details on The SOURCE, visit the RBR website at rbrhs.org.
***** The Rumson-Fair Haven High School Foundation will have a “meet and greet” May 7 at the home of the Howley family in Rumson to benefit the students of RFH. Wine and beer and hot and cold appetizers will be served, including Pete’s Famous Pesto, the signature dish of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Peter Righi. RFH music instructors Bill Grillo and Vince Mottern will entertain. Tickets are $50. Details: call Peeka Tildesley, 732-747-3315.
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The public is invited to “A Gardener’s Market,” the Shrewsbury Garden Club’s sale of plants, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 8 at the former Brokers 3, Route 35, across from The Grove shopping center. Hardy annuals and perennial plants will be sold as well as herbs, hanging plants and gift baskets suitable for Mother’s Day. This sale benefits the club’s civic projects, including the maintenance of plants at Borough Hall and the Allen House herb garden.
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The Tinton Falls Public Library will hold a plant sale and bake sale May 5-8. On May 7 at 10:15 a.m. during Friday story time, Stacey Crew, author of “The Organized Mom,” will talk about her book and give tips on organization for mothers, grandmothers and caregivers. For more details, call 732-542-3110.
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Volunteers from the Tinton Falls Bankers Life and Casualty Company branch sales office will be collecting donations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 14 at Wal- Mart in Neptune. Proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association in the company’s eighth annual Forget Me Not Days event. Employees and agents will collect donations and hand out packets of Forget-Me- Not flower seeds.
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Swimming River Discoveries Art Gala will be held 6-9 p.m. May 21 at the Atrium at Navesink Harbor, 40 Riverside Drive, Red Bank. Each ticket will select a piece of original art; the order of selection will be determined by lottery. The event will benefit the creation of a nature center with outdoor classrooms on the 17 riverfront acres of the Red Bank Primary School. The cost is $100. Details: Susan Berke at 732-842- 9007 or [email protected] or www.rbbef.org.
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The Deep Cut Orchid Society’s monthly meeting will be held 7:30 p.m. May 11 at the Jewish Reform Temple, Hance Road, Tinton Falls. Bill Thoms from Tampa, Fla., award-winning expert on bulbothillims, will be the guest speaker. There will be refreshments and a member show table. The program is free, and everyone is welcome. Details: Carol at 732-536-6215.
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The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police and the New Jersey Police Chiefs Foundation will host the 26th annual Statewide Law Enforcement Memorial Service for police officers who died in the performance of their duties in the state of New Jersey. The service will be held 11 a.m. May 18 in the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove. The service is open to the families of the survivors, law enforcement, their families, friends and the public at large. Speakers will include Gov. Chris Christie and Attorney General Paula T. Dow.
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The Deep Cut Orchid Society’s monthly meeting will be held 7:30 p.m. June 8 at the Jewish Reform Temple, Hance Road, Tinton Falls. The guest speaker will be Elle Ronis from Connecticut, winner of Best in Show for her miltonopsis at the last New York City Orchid Show. After the program there will be refreshments and a member show table. The program is free, and everyone is welcome. Details: Carol at 732-536-6215.
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Long Branch High School class of 1975 will hold its 35-year class reunion July 31 at the Riverview Pavilion in Belmar. Contact Ann Marie Sleavin Sirianni at asiriann@ monmouth.edu or 732-996-9350, or Joanne Callano Ceravolo at [email protected] or 732-895-7823.
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