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New freeholder expected as Polos joins MCIA
Middlesex County Freeholder H. James Polos has been recommended as the new executive director of the Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA). “As a Middlesex County freeholder since 1998, Jim has time and again introduced programs that have helped enhance county and MCIA services,” MCIA Chairman Leonard J. Roseman announced in a statement on Oct. 6.…
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Bank presents $25K check to Algonquin Arts Theatre
WALL TOWNSHIP — Manasquan Bank showed its support for local arts and education in Monmouth and Ocean counties by presenting a check for $25,000 to Algonquin Arts Theatre. The contribution was the third installment of a grant announced in 2014 as the first funding package provided by the bank’s then newly formed charitable arm, the…
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Candidates Night slated in Lincroft
The Lincroft Village Green Association Inc. will sponsor a 2016 Candidates Night from 7:30-9 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Lincroft Elementary School, 729 Newman Springs Rd., Lincroft. Candidates from the Middletown Township Committee and Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders will answer questions. The evening will be moderated by the League of Women Voters. For…
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Walk to raise funds for autism education program at university
The Autism MVP Foundation is sponsoring the second annual Autism MVP Walk at 11 a.m. on Nov. 6 at Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Rd., Lincroft, rain or shine. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. All proceeds from the walk will support professionals in the field of autism education, including the new pilot program with Monmouth University. The…
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Can we learn from our mistakes?
By Paul Hall One man can make a difference in the lives of countless others. In the new film The Birth of a Nation, that man is Nat Turner (Nate Parker). A slave who is owned by the man he grew up alongside, Turner finds himself educated by his owners and a rarity in the…
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Author to present Pearl Harbor programs at library
SHREWSBURY — To commemorate the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago on Dec. 7, noted historian and World War II expert Paul Zigo will present the programs, “The Attack on Pearl Harbor,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 and “Could the Attack Have Been Avoided?” at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch,…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Oct. 20
• The American Legion, 2 Meadowbrook Lane, New Egypt, will present an evening of comedy with Joey Vincent on Nov. 12. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets: $30 per person (includes dinner). Tickets will be available until Nov. 5. Details: Cathe, 732-255-1713. • Apple Hill Academy children’s…
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News Transcript Datebook, Oct. 19
Embroiderers’ Guild of America-Monmouth Chapter welcomes stitchers of all levels. There are sit and stitch tables at each meeting, as well as special projects. Evening stitchers will meet Nov. 7 from 7-9 p.m. at the Colts Neck Library, 1 Winthrop Drive, Colts Neck. Day stitchers will meet Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
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Girls Scouts to hold Career and College Forum for teens
TOMS RIVER — All middle and high school girls looking ahead to college and beyond are invited to participate in a Career and College Forum held by the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore. During this town hall-style meeting, girls will have the opportunity to speak with women in the community about their experiences in…
