Author: Greater Media
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St. Ambrose School to mark anniversary
St. Ambrose School, 81 Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge, will celebrate its 50th anniversary on May 3. Alumni should call 732-679-4700 or visit www.stambroseschool.net to sign up.
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Questions to ask when looking for an afterschool program
Many of today’s working professionals grew up in single-income households where only one of their parents went to work each day. But that once-common dynamic is now largely a thing of the past, as economic necessity has driven both moms and dads to continue their careers even after they have had children. That reality has…
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Learn about wool, sheep at historic farm
The Historic Longstreet Farm will host Wool Days/Sheep Shearing from 12-3 p.m. April 25 and 26 at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel. Events will include sheep-shearing activities and demonstrations by sheep-herding dogs. Visitors can enjoy wagon rides to a neighboring site, the Monmouth County Historical Association’s Holmes-Hendrickson House, where staff will demonstrate the way wool was…
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SPORT SHORTS
The Middlesex County Department of Public Safety and Health, Office of Health Services, along with the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Chronic Disease Coalition of Middlesex and Union Counties and the Edison Municipal Alliance will sponsor the seventh annual Pancreatic Cancer Walk from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 30 at Johnson Park on River…
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Encourage a love of physical activity in youngsters
According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, children and adolescents should engage in physical activity for 60 minutes or more each day.While fulfilling those requirements might not have been a problem for kids who grew up before the dawn of the Internet, nowadays kids are spending less time playing outside and…
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Woman struck, killed by train in Elberon
— Kenny Walter LONG BRANCH — A 21-year-old woman died after being struck by a NJ Transit train in Elberon on April 16. “At approximately 6:55 p.m. on Friday evening, a North Jersey Coast Line train struck and fatally injured a female trespasser just east of the Elberon rail station,” NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder…
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Audubon Society slates bird walks for May
The Monmouth County Audubon Society will lead a bird walk at Allaire State Park in Wall on May 2 and another at the Sandy Hook unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area park on May 3. The walks will provide an opportunity to view a variety of birds during the migration season. Participants in the…
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State park to host history fair
An opportunity to learn about New Jersey’s history is coming to Battlefield State Park, Route 33, Manalapan. The 11th annual New Jersey State History Fair will offer visitors an experience that covers five centuries of the state’s history. The history fair will be held 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 9. Admission will be free. Monmouth Battlefield…
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Chamber to hold business expo May 13
The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce (GOTCC) will hold its annual Business and Consumer Expo from 5-7 p.m. May 13 at the Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune. The event will feature free admission, culinary samplings, exhibitors and door prizes. For more information or sponsorship opportunities, call 732-660-1888 or visit www.gotcc.org.
