Author: Reina Kern
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Hazlet church welcomes new pastor
Faith Reformed Church of Middletown has welcomed Pastor David Moore to its congregation. Pastor Moore will serve the church that is located on Middle Road and Poole Avenue in Hazlet. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Rutgers University and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. According to the pastor, “his vision is to…
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Touch-a-Truck fundraiser to support Monmouth Day Care Center
The Monmouth Day Care Center of Red Bank will hold its eighth annual Touch-a-Truck “fun-raiser” on Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Red Bank Middle School, 101 Harding Road, Red Bank. Ambulances, fire engines, military vehicles, limousines, dump trucks and other construction equipment will be on display in the middle school parking…
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Jackson resident raises service dog
Jordan Hanson recently began caring for an assistance dog in training named Puppy Hutch III through the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) organization. Hanson, 19, of Jackson, is a rising sophomore at the University of Delaware. She is a pre-veterinary and animal bioscience major with a minor in neuroscience. She began her involvement with the…
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CASA for children seeks volunteers
CASA for Children, a non-profit organization working to help foster children in Monmouth County, is seeking community volunteers. The children in this organization have been neglected and have been removed from their homes due to extreme parental abuse, neglect or abandonment. CASA looks to ensure that each child obtains the services they need and that…
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Holmdel High student conducts summer research at Rutgers
While most students spend the summer relaxing and taking a break from academics, Annie Cao, a rising junior of Holmdel High School, has done quite the opposite. Cao spent two and a half weeks of her summer doing research as a part of the Waksman Institute at Rutgers University, a program with which the Holmdel High School Science…
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Italian American scholarships awarded
Two scholarships were awarded to two graduating high school seniors during a reception held by the Matawan Italian American Association at its club house in Hazlet. Each scholarship was $1,000 and both recipients are grandchildren of current members of the Italian American Association. The first recipient was Manuel Thomas Carabel, a graduate of Matawan Regional…
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Keyport’s “Treasure Hunt” has begun
The Keyport Bayfront Business Cooperative announced that its “Treasure Hunt” has been launched and the free event will be active in the community through Aug. 21. Participants can stop by any one of the 50-plus participating businesses in Keyport to pick up the “Treasure Hunt Game Flyer.” Then participants can receive a sticker and attach…
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Red Bank High students’ art work featured in Monmouth Day Care Journal
LITTLE SILVER- Nine high school students from Red Bank Regional were chosen to have their art represented as ads in the Monmouth Day Care Art Journal. The student are from Barbara Beckett’s art class. Veyra Juarez of Red Bank was the high school grand prize winner. The other student winners were: Devin Cooper, Little Silver; Jose…
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Geiger becomes interim Head of School
RUMSON – Jayne Geiger has been named Interim Head of School at Rumson Country Day School (RCDS) by the school’s’ board of trustees. Geiger recently began her term on July 1. The position was previously held by Whitney Slade, who has chosen to move on to pursue other goals for herself and her family. Geiger served…
