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  • Clinics to offer influenza and pneumovax shots

    Matawan Regional Department of Health has announced it will hold influenza and pneumovax clinics for individuals age 65 or older. Individuals must also reside in the town offering the clinic. Schedule is as follows: Matawan Community Center, 201 Broad St., on Oct. 24 from 9-10 a.m.; Keyport Senior Center, 110 Second St., on Oct. 24…

  • Chorus raises more than $7,000 for relief efforts

    The Monmouth Civic Chorus raised over $7,300 for relief efforts in the wake of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The chorus held a Memorial Open Sing of Johannes Brahms’ Requiem on Sept. 23 at the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank. More than 200 singers and 500 listeners attended the event, with…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI HELPING FIGHT HUNGER — Father and daughter Simon and Mandy Tse of Matawan prepare to start the Bayshore-Old Bridge Crop Walk at Matawan Presbyterian Church Sunday. The 6.2-mile walk to help stop hunger and benefit local food pantries went through Keyport, Aberdeen and Holmdel, concluding at St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church.

  • Board pulls historic homes listing from master plan

    Staff Writer By darlene diebold Board pulls historic homes listing from master plan HOLMDEL — For some time now, the Planning Board has been working on the background studies for the master plan. At the Oct. 17 meeting, it decided, after some debate, to remove the list of township historic homes, as well as historic…

  • Planned referendum now

    stands at $23.3 million By Mary Dempsey Correspondent ABERDEEN — The proposed referendum to improve school facilities in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District has been cut down and split up into two questions for voters to ponder sometime next year. The referendum, if approved by voters, will fund the costs of school construction that will…

  • Community Bulletin Board Nut Swamp holding Fall Harvest Kitchen Tour

    Community Bulletin Board Nut Swamp holding Fall Harvest Kitchen Tour Heeding President Bush’s request, students at the Community YMCA Children’s Learning Center in Matawan, including (l-r) Alberto Marquez, 4, Cliffwood Beach; Brianna Molina, 4, Matawan; and Christopher Klein, 3, Keyport, joined students across the nation at 2 p.m. Oct. 12 in reciting the Pledge of…

  • Open space fund-raiser to feature carriage rides

    The Friends of Holmdel Open Space (FOHOS) will hold a fund-raiser, "Horses, History, and Victorian Hospitality," on Oct. 21 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. The event will begin at Bayonet Farm with a procession of antique, horse-drawn carriages traveling along Middletown, Newman Springs and Holmdel roads, and ending at the Colts Neck home of Carl Zellers. Tickets…

  • Memories workshop to aid Red Cross Oct. 23

    Memories workshop to aid Red Cross Oct. 23 The Hazlet Recreation Commission will offer a "Creative Memories" workshop on Oct. 23 at the James J. Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave., Hazlet. Cost is $15 with a portion of donations benefiting the Red Cross in memory of the lives lost on Sept. 11. The workshop will…

  • ‘Day of Remembrance’ slated for Oct. 20

    ‘Day of Remembrance’ slated for Oct. 20 Red Bank merchants and musicians will help raise money and provide entertainment on a "Day of Remembrance" to be held Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in downtown Red Bank. Merchants will be on sidewalks selling goods with a portion of the proceeds going to the…