Category: Tri-Town Calendar

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    JEFF GRANIT Jacie Van De Zilver, 3, of Jackson shows her skill at catching a bubble during a carnival held at Jackson Memorial High School to benefit the Jaguars football team. A bubble machine continuously filled the air with bubbles.

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    Datebook • The MOMS Club of Jackson-East will hold an open house membership drive from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 6 at the Jackson Jungle playground, in the Justice Center complex off West Veterans Highway. Details: (732) 294-3054 or [email protected]. • Live Spanish Music in Town Square, 3rd Street and Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, Aug. 1,…

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    CHRIS KELLY John Pomponio, 16, of Jackson plays with Omnium during the Teen Band Show-case held at John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park, Jackson, on July 26.

  • Local teen selected for leadership challenge

    Amanda Rosenblum of Farmingdale has been selected to attend the National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) from July 28 to Aug. 7 in Washington, D.C. NYLC is a leadership development program for high school students who have demonstrated leadership potential and scholastic merit. She will be among 400 national scholars from around the country to attend…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Richard Edwards Jr., 5, of Jamesburg holds his ears while he rides the Dragon Wagon roller coaster at the Monmouth County Fair, Freehold Township, on July 24.

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    CHRIS KELLY Chris Brown, 12, of Howell (l) and James Kwiatkowski, 16, of Marlboro perform with Wired during the Teen Band Showcase held at John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park, Jackson, on July 26.

  • Talented young gospel performers sought

    The fifth "Summer Gospel Youth Explosion" will take place Aug. 23 from 2-8 p.m. at the Lake Carasaljo Amphitheater, Route 9, Lakewood. Gospel singers, steppers, rap­pers, musicians, youth choirs, youth groups, and dancers are being sought to perform for this event. Those interested may send a cassette tape or video tape of their performance to…

  • Family members win nine art awards at fair

    Nine art awards were presented to three members of the Shankle family of Jackson, at the Ocean County Fair recently. Six-year-old artist Kari Shankle and her 10-year-old brother, Kyle, both students in Bruce Fallender’s art classes held at the Adelphia Art Center in Howell, were awarded six art prizes. Kari was awarded first place in…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI With two feet up on the railing to get a better view, a little girl contemplates the serenity of Lake Carasaljo, Lakewood, on Saturday.