Category: Independent Calendar
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Business
HEAL to address shortage of health-care workers In response to the shortage of workers in the health-care industry, Brookdale Community College, Middletown, has developed the Healthcare Education Action League (HEAL), a consortium of hospitals, health-care providers, legislators, health care advocacy groups and educational institutions. The league will be chaired by Johanna Kobran, vice president of…
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Area facility to present lecture on Alzheimer’s
We Care Adult Care, 500 Route 35, Middletown, will present a free lecture on Alzheimer’s disease by geriatrician Joel S. Ross, M.D., March 27 at 7 p.m. Reservations are required. For more information or to reserve a seat, call (732) 741-7363.
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Area doctors join staffs at Meridian facilities
Three area doctors have joined staffs at facilities owned by Meridian Health System, Wall. Tinton Falls resident Gautam J. Desai, M.D., has joined the medicine/internal medicine department at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. Isaac J. Dweck, M.D., of the Elberon section of Long Branch, joined the family practice department, also at Jersey Shore. Joining the…
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FARRAH MAFFAI Hannah Murray, seventh grade, aims for the basket, while participating in “Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart,” held at Thompson Middle School in Middletown on Feb. 26.
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Program on terrorism’s impact on local business
The Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, Matawan, will offer "Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Impact on Your Business" at its business breakfast Feb. 25 at the Sea Gull Restaurant, Route 35, Hazlet. Networking will begin at 7:45 a.m., followed by the program at 8 a.m. The cost is $20 at the door, or $15 in…
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CHRIS KELLY A framed, autographed photo of Whitey Ford hangs at the Celebrity Deli in Matawan.
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K-9 capers
Alex Bank, 7, a first-grader at Middle Road School, Hazlet, raises his hand to ask New Jersey Department of Corrections Officer Jim Erven a question. Erven conducted a K-9 exhibition with Willie the police dog at the school Monday. JEFF GRANIT
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Staten Island College alumni to meet March 9
The College of Staten Island Alumni Association will establish the New Jersey Regional Council March 9 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lincroft Inn, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. The cost is $10 per person, and reservations are required. Guest speaker will be professor George Stern Jr., author of What Do You Think? (A…
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Organizations, vendors sought for Aberdeen Day
Applications are now available for volunteer groups, youth organizations, businesses, crafters, entertainers and food vendors interested in taking part in the eighth annual Aberdeen Day scheduled for June 7. The application deadline is May 23. An application fee will be charged for vendors, businesses selling goods or services, and crafters. The event will be held…
