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Training slated for volunteers
180-Turning Lives Around will be conducting a 40-hour certification training for Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) volunteers. The volunteer advocates, whose identities are kept anonymous, work in conjunction with the police to provide support, information and referrals to victims of domestic violence. According to a press release, the volunteer advocates are trained to empower victims…
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In the Arts
The award-winning actress and artist Jane Seymour will bring her collection of paintings to Stone Harbor over Memorial Day weekend. “The Art of Jane Seymour” will be on display May 26-28, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Ocean Galleries, 9618 Third Ave., Stone Harbor. Receptions with the artist will be held May 26 and 27,…
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Health center will use grant to expand hours
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Administrators at the Paul M. McGuire Family Health Care Center will soon be able to do something they could not do until now – expand the facility’s hours of operation. With the help of a $50,000 grant awarded as part of the…
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In the Arts
Holmdel Community Church, 40 Main St., will hold a coffee house featuring the church’s HUCC Finn band May 26 at 5 p.m. The free event will feature country, folk and rock music. For information, call (732) 946-8821 or e-mail [email protected]. Photographic Portraits, by Susan Roche of Marlboro will be on exhibit at the Marlboro Branch…
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Officials foil plan to attack Fort Dix
Six men arrested in alleged terrorist plot on New Jersey Army base BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The arrest of six individuals and the unraveling of a plot to attack the Fort Dix army base in Wrightstown, Burlington County, shocked New Jersey residents last week. Speaking on May 8, U.S. Attorney…
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Mosquito commission offers tick identification and testing service
As part of Monmouth County’s Tick-borne Diseases Program, residents who find a tick can bring it to the Monmouth County Mosquito Commis-sion’s (MCMC) office in Tinton Falls to have it identified and analyzed for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. “The tick identification and testing service is meant to serve as a first alert for…
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Polo match will benefit art therapy initiative
COLTS NECK – The Amanda’s Easel Art Therapy Program, a service of 180 Turning Lives Around, will sponsor its second annual “Polo Match and Tailgate Party” fundraiser on June 3 at 2 p.m. at Bucks Mill Park, Bucks Mill Road. Event proceeds will benefit Amanda’s Easel, a nonprofit service offering comprehensive art and play therapy.…
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On Campus
Scott Kaufman-Ross, son of Har-lene and Michael Ross of Marlboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Washington University of St. Louis. Kaufman-Ross is a junior enrolled in the Olin School of Business and is a 2004 graduate of Marlboro High School. He is treasurer of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity…
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Budget hearing set for June 13
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Following some last minute tweaking, a 2007 municipal budget totaling $29.6 million was introduced by the Township Committee on May 9. A public hearing and adoption of the spending plan is scheduled for the committee’s June 13 meeting. The total budget is up $772,000…
