Category: News Transcript Calendar
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CentraState programs for health and wellness
CentraState programs for health and wellness The CentraState Health Awareness Center, Freehold Township, offers a variety of programs designed to improve health and wellness. Preregistration is required for all events. Programs include "Kids in Control," a three-session nutrition awareness program for ages 10-14 (fee $59); "Power Packed Weight Loss: Nutrition and Fitness," a four-week, fast-paced,…
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Jewish women’s group presents Scheier Award
Jewish women’s group presents Scheier Award The National Council of Jewish Women has presented the first Francine Scheier Memorial Award for Community Service to Arielle L. Katzman, a Marlboro High School graduating senior. Katzman was awarded the $200 bond and award for her activities both in school and in the larger community. She has spent…
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Advice available from Master Gardeners
The Monmouth County Master Gardener Helpline and walk-in service invites area residents to bring in their "chewed, wilted, browning plants yearning to be green." Advice on insects, diseases and other garden pests is just a phone call or visit away. Master Gardener volunteers who are available to answer questions have completed 60 hours of horticultural…
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Trucks to remove contaminated soil
Trucks to remove contaminated soil MARLBORO — A fleet of trucks will begin transporting hazardous material away from the Burnt Fly Bog Superfund site off Tyler’s Lane and Texas Road this week. Tina Freedman, chairwoman of the Burnt Fly Bog/Imperial Oil Citizens Advisory Committee, said that at about 6:30-7 a.m., 25 trucks will take contaminated…
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Filipino nurses to help ease nursing crunch
Filipino nurses to help ease nursing crunch CentraState Healthcare System has begun recruiting in the Philippines to meet the demand for new nurses, according to Eileen Calderon, nursing recruitment and retention coordinator for CentraState. "We’ve exhausted all of New Jersey’s resources for filling vacancies and looked out of state," Calderon said. "Foreign recruitment, especially in…
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‘Artscapes’ exhibit to open at library Aug. 5
‘Artscapes’ exhibit to open at library Aug. 5 ‘Artscapes’ exhibit to open at library Aug. 5 Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St., will present "Discovering Beauty Through Art and Travel" Aug. 5 to Sept. 26. An artists’ reception will be Aug. 21 from 6-8 p.m. The exhibit consists of paintings, photographs and sketches.…
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Citizens police academy applications being taken
The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy is now accepting applications for 2003, with application deadline Sept. 3. Free Academy classes will be Wednesdays Sept. 10-Nov. 19 from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Kozloski Road, Freehold. According to Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley, the academy graduates will gain an understanding…
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VFW to host blues festival Aug. 9
VFW to host blues festival Aug. 9 FREEHOLD — The Freehold Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4374 and the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation will present the first Old-Fashioned "Horseshoes, Blues Barbecue" Festival on Aug. 9 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the VFW grounds at 50 Waterworks Road. The day will include…
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Bulletin Board
District seeks to helppreschool children Bulletin Board District seeks to help preschool children District seeks to help preschool children The Freehold Township School District is conducting an ongoing community-wide effort to find and help 3- and 4-year-old preschool children who are in need of special educational programs, including migrant and homeless children. To qualify for…
