Category: Independent Calendar
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Tickets on sale now for Valentine’s Day event
Tickets are now available for the "Valentine’s Day Celebration" presented by the Ladies Auxiliary of Washington Engine Company No. 1. The event will be held Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. at the firehouse, 176 Jackson St., Matawan. Tickets are $35 per couple, and $20 per person. The event will feature buffet dinner, beer, wine and…
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CHRIS KELLY The Sheriff’s Emergency Education for Kids (SEEK) 911 Program Supervisor Ralph McChesney explains to a volunteer how to make an emergency call during SEEK’s visit to the Bayview Elementary School, Middletown, on Jan. 7.
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CHRIS KELLY Ashley Toner, 7, makes a simulated emergency phone call during the Sheriff’s Emergency Education for Kids (SEEK) 911 program at Bayview Elementary School, Middletown, Jan. 7.
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VERONICA YANKOWSKI Alison Siegel rehearses her role as Sister Sarah for an upcoming performance of Guys and Dolls, to be held by the Temple Shalom Brotherhood and Sisterhood at the temple on Arymont Lane, Aberdeen. Show dates are Jan. 18, 19, 25 and 26, with Saturday performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday performances at 3…
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American Red Cross issues plea for blood donors
More than 100 New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania hospitals depend on Red Cross blood donors to provide lifesaving blood around the clock, every day of the year. Together, these hospitals require an average of 5,000 units of donated blood every 48 hours. There is always a need for blood, but donors are especially needed at…
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FARRAH MAFFAI Ralph Morello plays with Jags while the pooch waits in line for a rabies shot at the Holmdel Department of Public Works garage on Jan. 11.
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Parks to offer ‘Disney on Ice’ trip, kids’ programs
The Monmouth County Park System will sponsor a bus trip to "Disney on Ice" Jan. 25 at 9 a.m. at the Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford. The cost is $42. Pre-registration is necessary for the trip, which will depart from Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Middletown. The Park System’s "Sunday Smilers" series will continue with "Fairy…
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Community Bulletin Board
Local resident receives Presidential award Middletown resident Edward G. Elgart recently received the Senior Executive Service Presidential Rank Award for the second time. Elgart, director of the Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, first won the award in 1996. The president recognizes a small group of senior executives with the award for exceptional…
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VERONICA YANKOWSKI A group of actors practice singing for an upcoming performance of Guys and Dolls, to be held by the Temple Shalom Brotherhood and Sisterhood at the temple on Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen, Jan. 18, 19, 25 and 26. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Saturdays and at 3 p.m. on Sundays.
