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  • Brochure focuses on erosion and water quality

    Brochure focuses on erosion and water quality The Monmouth County Health Department has created a brochure to as­sist municipal planning and zoning boards in making watershed-based land use decisions. The effort was funded by a county Environmental Health Act grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection. The brochure highlights how erosion impairs water quality…

  • Local resident honored at national competition

    Local resident honored at national competition Sarah Agor of Marlboro was second runner-up in the National American Miss pageant, where she took first place for best spokesmodel, most academic, and best résumé; second place for most spirit; and third place for best actress. She represented Marlboro as a young ambassador to the town’s sister-city, Jo­hanna,…

  • Bereavement group meets at Englishtown church

    Bereavement group meets at Englishtown church HUGS (Help Us Grieve Someone), a free, nondenominational, confidential be­reavement support group, meets twice a month at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 50 Main St., Englishtown. A participant’s loss can be recent or from years gone by. For more information or to register, call facilitator Rose Olson at…

  • Freehold Twp. Rec. golf

    outing set for Oct. 7 Freehold Twp. Rec. golf outing set for Oct. 7 Freehold Township Parks and Recre­ation will host its annual golf classic Oct. 7 at the Pine Barrens Golf Club, Jackson. Last year the golf classic raised more than $15,000 to sup­port programs and activities within the Free­hold Township park system. Registration…

  • Datebook

    Datebook • Need a Friend, a new social group for singles ages 40-65, will hold a "meet and eat" Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the Golden Bell Diner, Route 9, Freehold Township. Details: (732) 625-0605 or (609) 371-2113. • Single Friends, for ages 45-65, will meet for…

  • CentraState auxiliaries award scholarships

    CentraState auxiliaries award scholarships CentraState auxiliaries award scholarships CentraState Healthcare System’s As­soci­ated Auxiliaries recently awarded $500 schol­arships to seven individuals who are pursuing careers in the medical field. The auxiliaries normally offer three $500 scholarships each year to deserving members of the community — two to graduating seniors and one to an adult re­turning to…

  • Freehold Twp. Recreation slates trips, activities

    Freehold Twp. Recreation slates trips, activities Freehold Twp. Recreation slates trips, activities Freehold Township Recreation is sponsoring the following trips and activities: Disney on Ice, with three jungle adventures ("The Jungle Book," "Tarzan" and "The Lion King"), Oct. 18 for the 11 a.m. show at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. The fee is $38. Halloween…

  • Nominees in education sought for history prize

    Nominees in education sought for history prize Nominees in education sought for history prize The New Jersey Historical Commis­sion, Department of State, is now accept­ing nomina­tions for its 2004 Mildred Barry Garvin Prize. The Garvin Prize is an award of $1,000 given for exceptional ef­forts in making students aware of and in­terested in African-American history.…

  • ‘Let’s Talk Adoption’

    conference held Nov. 1 conference held Nov. 1 Concerned Persons for Adoption will hold New Jersey’s 22nd annual "Let’s Talk Adoption" conference, Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The event will be held at Rutgers University’s, Busch Campus Center, Piscataway, and is intended for prospective and current adoptive parents, social workers, adoptees, birth…