Category: Independent Calendar
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Goodbye, Women’s Center — hello, 180
Staff Writer By darlene diebold VERONICA YANKOWSKI Christine Burke, president of the board of directors, and Anna Diaz-White, executive director, stand by the entrance to 180, formerly known as the Women’s Center of Monmouth County, in Hazlet. The new name and half moon logo represent turning lives around. HAZLET — Get ready for 180. That…
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Community Bulletin Board Audubon society plans backyard bird count
Community Bulletin Board Audubon society plans backyard bird count The National Audubon Society in conjunction with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, will hold the fifth "Great Backyard Bird Count" (GBBC) Feb. 15-18. Individuals are asked to use a minimum of 15-minutes-per-day on one or all of the count days to count numbers and species of…
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Former Aberdeen Police Chief Ralph Wallace dies
Former Aberdeen Township Police Chief Ralph E. Wallace, 78, Tinton Falls, died Feb. 7 at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. Wallace, formerly of Matawan (now Aberdeen) Township, served on the police force for 351/2 years, from February 1952 until his retirement July 1, l987. He was promoted to chief June 16, 1964, and served…
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March of Dimes honors Middletown volunteer
Mariann Moore, Middletown, receives the March of Dimes’ Jonas Salk Award from Brian Tymon, March of Dimes board member and previous Jonas Salk Award recipient. The March of Dimes, Pine Brook, recently honored Middletown resident Mariann Moore with the Jonas Salk Award at its seventh annual Volunteer of the Year Awards Recognition Reception. The award…
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Kindergarten registration scheduled for March 2
The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District will hold its annual kindergarten registration March 2. Registration is for children who reach age 5 on or before Oct. 1. It will take place at Matawan Regional High School on Atlantic Avenue, Aberdeen. It is not necessary for children to attend registration. There will be an orientation for incoming…
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SPECIAL VISITOR
Actor John Astin wowed William R. Satz School seventh- and eighth-graders with some Edgar Allan Poe readings Friday at an assembly at Holmdel High School prior to his benefit performance for the Holmdel Theatre Company that evening. Best known for his portrayal of Gomez Addams, Astin told the youngsters, "Every single one of you has…
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Art, outdoor programs offered by park system
The Monmouth County Park System will host "Why Can’t You Hear Me?" Feb. 26 from 7:30-9 p.m. Fee is $15 for the program that explores the world of interaction. "Make-Up Tricks and Trends" for teen-agers and "tweens" will be offered Feb. 27 from 5-6:30 p.m. Cost is $15. An infrared photography class will be held…
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Sheriff’s office welcomes new K-9 officer to squad
Sheriff’s office welcomes new K-9 officer to squad In response to the growing need for law enforcement canine teams after the terrorist attacks on America of Sept. 11, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office added the newest member to the Sheriff’s Canine Unit — a specially trained explosive-detection dog named Lexus. Lexus, a 2-year-old light brown…
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Drought warning expanded to all Monmouth County
Due to continued dry weather and declining reservoir and stream flow levels, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) acting Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell has expanded the existing regional drought warning to include seven additional counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and Passaic counties. "Water supplies are at alarmingly low levels for this time of year,"…
