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‘Don’t Let Me Go’ to be staged Aug. 19, 20
ASBURY PARK — “Don’t Let Me Go,” an original play by local playwright, Matthew Yee, will be staged at 8 p.m. Aug. 19 and 20 at Project REAL, 805 Fourth Ave. The play is about a group of friends whose friendship is tested when one sleeps with another’s girlfriend. The friends’ true feelings and thoughts…
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Navesink Garden Club to hold flower show in Red Bank
RED BANK — The Navesink Garden Club is staging the small standard flower show, “Going Platinum,” from 1-3 p.m. Sept. 13 at The Atrium, 40 Riverside Ave. The flower show is open to the general public and free of charge. The Navesink Garden Club has held a horticulture show every year since its inception in…
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Get mosquitos to buzz off
By Michele S. Byers On a recent trip to Vermont, a friend noticed hundreds of birdhouses on trees surrounding a marsh. Although the birdhouses were pretty, they were not there for decoration, they were there to attract birds to keep the local mosquito population down. Mosquitoes are on people’s minds this summer … especially since…
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‘Boots vs. Badges vs. Bandages’ blood drive on this month
SHREWSBURY — The Central Jersey Blood Center (CJBC) is sponsoring a “Boots vs. Badges vs. Bandages” blood drive, its first annual First Responders program, through Aug. 28. As an incentive, CJBC will award one $500 donation to a police department, fire department or first aid squad in either Monmouth, Ocean or Middlesex counties, based on…
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Public hearing slated for Freewood Acres sewer project
HOWELL – Residents and other interested parties who want to comment on a project that will see sewer service brought to the Freewood Acres section of Howell will have the opportunity to do so during a public hearing scheduled for 5 p.m. Sept. 12. The public hearing will be held in the main meeting room…
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Monarch butterfly release set for Aug. 27
The Elmwood Cemetery Association will hold a Monarch Butterfly Release from 3-5 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the cemetery’s main entrance, 425 Georges Rd., North Brunswick. The cemetery is home to more than 50 acres of a Victorian garden. Attendees may bring their own butterflies to release into nature. Children are welcome. Refreshments will be…
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Golf outing to raise money for scholarships
FARMINGDALE — Community members and local businesses are invited to tee off in support of local students at the 37th annual Education Open Golf Tournament, to be held Sept. 15 at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club in Farmingdale. The rain date for the tournament is Sept. 20. The event, hosted by the Brookdale Community…
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Cheers & Jeers
By Damian Holbrook TV Guide Magazine, @damianholbrook Cheers to The Bachelorette for giving us Chad Johnson. The beefy “Chad Bear” brought his alpha intensity to the Men Tell All special with a brutal takedown of JoJo’s whinier suitors, leaving us salivating for more of his muscled crazy on Bachelor in Paradise. Cheers to Fox for…
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Jersey Shore Rose Society to meet Aug. 27
The Jersey Shore Rose Society will hold its monthly meeting Aug. 27 at the Community Room of Arbor Terrace Shrewsbury, 864 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls. A beginner clinic conducted by consulting rosarians will take place from 1-1:30 p.m. The main meeting will follow from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The activity will be preparing for a rose show…
