Category: Examiner Calendar
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Roosevelt students earn honors in art contest
The Monmouth County Park System announced the winners of its art contest held at the annual Thompson Park Day celebration Oct. 17. In between wagon rides, races, food and free entertainment, visitors could view entries from the “Colors of the Park” drawing contest, sponsored by the staff at the Thompson Park Craft Center. Area children…
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Free rabies clinic in Roosevelt Nov. 6
The Monmouth County Health Department will hold a free rabies vaccination clinic Nov. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. at Roosevelt Borough Hall, 33 North Rochdale Ave. Anyone who is a New Jersey resident may participate. Pet owners may bring their cats as well as their dogs t the clinic. All pets vaccinated must receive…
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Cool Women to read poetry in Roosevelt
Cool Women will read poetry Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. at Roosevelt Borough Hall, Route 571, Roosevelt. The event is a presentation of the Roosevelt Arts Project. A voluntary contribution of $5 is requested. For more information, call (609) 530-9516.
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Allentown community blood drive Nov. 13
Central Jersey Blood Center will conduct a community blood drive in Allentown Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Allentown United Methodist Church, 23 Church St. All equipment is sterile, used only once and discarded. Donors are asked to eat before donating, and to bring identification with signature. For more information, call the…
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Allentown Garden Club to meet Nov. 11
The next meeting of the Allentown Garden Club will be held Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Allentown Methodist Church, Church Street (next to LaPiazza). Michael Hsu, owner and operator of PeonyLand in Richlandtown, Pa., will discuss how to grow and maintain peonies and will bring pictures of the many different varieties available to…
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Lessons in superhero comic art, winter wreath
Millstone Township Community Education is offering the following classes. All classes will be held at either the Millstone Middle School or Elementary School. Preregistration is required for all courses. “Microsoft Frontpage” will teach participants how to design a basic Web page, to use for business or to communicate with family. The course will be taught…
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Crosswicks Creek project honored with state award
The Crosswicks Creek/Doctors Creek Watershed Greenway Plan has been honored by the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions. The project is one of eight recipients of the 2004 Environmental Achievement Award for outstanding or innovative projects that benefit the local environment. A multiple-town cooperative effort initiated by the Allentown Environmental Commission, the plan creates a…
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VNA has limited supply of flu vaccine
VNA of Central Jersey has received a limited supply of flu vaccine for high risk individuals and is scheduling appointments to distribute the vaccine. High risk individuals, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), include: • People 65 years of age and older with chronic disease including chronic lung or heart disorders and…
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New radio system to help emergency responders
Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley announced an upgrade in communications capabilities for both of the Sheriff’s Office Field Communications Mobile Command centers. The new system, the ACU-1000 modular radio interoperability system, permits communication between agencies that have different radio bands and frequencies. Oxley is taking the mobile command units to local emergency responders to…
