Category: Independent Calendar
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FARRAH MAFFAI Riders from all over participated in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Coast to Coast Bike Tour, which left from Sandy Hook on Saturday morning.
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Mayor asks residents to honor vets with poppies
Hazlet Mayor Steven T. Piech recently issued a proclamation urging all residents to wear a "Buddy Poppy" in support of the men and women who risked their lives in defense of America’s freedom. May is Buddy Poppy Month, during which members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4303, Hazlet, and its Ladies Auxiliaries sell poppies…
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Environmental commission hosts ‘Trail Walk’
The Holmdel Environmental Commission will host a "Spring Greenway Trail Walk" June 1 from 1-3:30 p.m. The free walk will be led by Tom Spang and Glenn Harbour, fossil expert. It will commence at Bayonet Farm, follow through the southern part of the Ramanessin Nature Preserve. It will continue along the Ramanessin nature trail where…
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CHRIS KELLY Samantha Mass (l-r), 14, Middletown and Gabriella Goode, 13, Red Bank, cut the cake with Shanay Robinson, Neptune, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Children’s Learning Center at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, on May 16. Robinson was the first student to use the center.
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Several blood drives scheduled during June
Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, announced the following local blood drives: • First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, 883 Route 34 north, June 2 from 6-9 p.m. • Bayshore Community Hospital, 727 N. Beers St., Holmdel (bloodmobile at front entrance) June 5 from 6-9 p.m. • New Monmouth Baptist Church, Cherry Tree Farm and New Monmouth…
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FARRAH MAFFAI Matawan Avenue Middle School Science Club student Rishi Sugla paints “No Dumping” signs on a sewer near the school telling people not to put waste in the sewer. The club painted signs all around the school to educate people that the garbage go directly to waterways.
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Center to offer cruise on ‘Cornucopia’ June 24
The Keyport Senior Center, 110 Second St., will offer a cruise on the Cornucopia June 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The boat will depart from Perth Amboy. The cost is $50 for transportation, cruise, and buffet on board. Payment must be made by May 23. A trip to see A Chorus Line at…
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Memorial plaque to be unveiled May 26
The Aberdeen Township Council will unveil a memorial plaque to five residents or natives who gave their lives on Sept. 11 at a Memorial Day ceremony May 26 at 11 a.m. The ceremony will be held at the municipal building, 1 Aberdeen Square. The plaque will be inscribed with the names of Stephen J. Fiorelli,…
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Amanda’s Easel notecards now on sale
180, Turning Lives Around, Hazlet, has begun circulating petitions and selling notecards in support of its art therapy program, Amanda’s Easel. May has also been declared Amanda’s Easel Awareness Month in Monmouth County by a special Board of Freeholders resolution. The notecards are funded by Meridian Health System. A box of 10 cards, which are…
