Category: Examiner Calendar
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U.F. Animal Control Office posts new hours
The Upper Freehold Office of Animal Control has changed its hours at the municipal building, because of increased field activity and decreased license activity. The office will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday. The change in hours will be in effect through Nov. 1, when license activity is expected to…
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Fresh Air Fund seeks host families
The Fresh Air Fund is seeking volunteers to host an inner-city child this summer. Thousands of volunteer families in 13 Northeastern states and Canada will open their hearts and homes to New York City children from underprivileged communities through the fund’s Friendly Town Program. The program allows youngsters from New York City to experience simple…
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Museum seeks volunteer guides, receptionists
The Monmouth County Historical Association is seeking volunteers to help staff its museum at 70 Court St., Freehold, as guides and receptionists. All docents will be fully trained. For more information, call Kathy Doherty at (732) 462-1466.
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Group seeks volunteers to help preserve wetlands
Across the United States, wetlands are rapidly disappearing at a rate of 100,000 acres annually, according to a press release from Ducks Unlimited, a conservation organization. Wetlands provide social and economic value as well as recreational activities, with outdoor recreation alone generating more than $23 billion a year, according to the press release. Through partnerships…
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Volunteer drivers needed for cancer patients
The American Cancer Society is offering licensed drivers the opportunity to fight cancer from behind the wheel. The Road to Recovery program seeks volunteer drivers to provide transportation for cancer patients. Volunteers will be asked to drive cancer patients to and from life-saving cancer treatments. Volunteers are essential to improving quality of life for cancer…
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Pet Walk at Battlefield State Park June 19
Manalapan Parks and Recreation will sponsor a Pet Walk June 19, 9:30 a.m., at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Manalapan. Dr. Kelly O’Connor, V.C.A., of Freehold Veterinary Clinic, will describe which plants are poisonous to pets, how to recognize heat exhaustion in pets, how to take a dog’s temperature, and how to keep pets safe and…
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Guide lists places to go, things to do in the county
A just-released magazine provides the latest information on what’s happening in Monmouth County. The 54-page magazine by the Monmouth County Department of Economic Development and Tourism includes a perforated map and lists lodgings, indoor and outdoor recreation, sports, parks, beaches, theaters, historic sites and more, with addresses and phone numbers. Listings are by category to…
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Enrollment for Sheriff Youth Week under way
Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley announced that applications are being accepted from high school-age students for participation in Sheriff Youth Week 2004. The deadline for applications is July 19. The week-long program, held at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold Township, Aug. 2-6, affords participants the opportunity to explore interests in law enforcement through…
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Comic book illustrator to be at Raceway Mall
Comic book illustrator to be at Raceway Mall Local illustrator/artist Tom Grindberg, of Freehold, whose work has appeared in Marvel Comics and D.C. Comics, will be in the local area signing posters he designed for the 40th anniversary of Marvel Origins. Grindberg’s work has also appeared in New York Newsday, and he won a graphic…
