Category: News Transcript Calendar
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Disabilities Allies to hold transition workshop Feb. 20
Disability Allies is hosting a workshop for parents and young adults on Transition from School to Adult Life from 7-8:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the Young Adult Community Inclusion Center, 415 Route 18 south, East Brunswick. This workshop will provide information on a program where young adults can pick fun and educational activities to…
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News Transcript Datebook, Jan. 16
• Embroiderers’ Guild of America-Monmouth Chapter is dedicated to teaching and sharing the joys of needlework. Stitchers of all levels are welcome. There are sit and stitch tables at each meeting as well as special projects. Evening stitchers will meet Feb. 4 from 7-9 p.m. at the Colts Neck Library, 1 Winthrop Drive, Colts Neck. Day stitchers will…
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NAMI NJ poetry contest focuses on the theme of flying
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI NJ) Dara Axelrod Expressive Arts Mental Health Poetry Contest 2018 will be held in honor of National Poetry Month in April and Mental Health Awareness Month in May. There are many definitions of flying in Webster’s Dictionary. The theme of “moving or capable of moving in the air” is the…
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NAMI NJ holds art contest for mural at North Brunswick headquarters
The New Jersey headquarters of NAMI NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness) needs a visual expression for a mural on the front wall entrance of the office, located at 1562 Route 130, North Brunswick. Materials to complete the 8-foot by 11.5-foot mural will be supplied by NAMI NJ. The visual portion must be in color…
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Super Pet Expo to include rabbit jumping, dog tricks, cat petting area
The Super Pet Expo will run from Feb. 8-10 at the New Jersey Convention Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. The Marvelous Mutts features top canine athletes, all adopted from shelters and rescues. They snatch Frisbees mid-air, race through obstacle courses and perform tricks and stunts. There will be rabbit jumping demonstrations, and educational panels with question-and-answer sessions. Macaw parrots…
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Beer festival to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties
The Heldrich Craft Beer & Spirit Festival will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties from 5-8 p.m. on Feb. 9 at The Heldrich, 10 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Included with each ticket are samples from more than 50 area craft beer and spirit vendors, a commemorative tasting glass, and all-you-can-eat snacks.…
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News Transcript Datebook, Jan. 9
• Monmouth Worship Center, 37 Vanderburg Road, Marlboro, will host guest speaker Dareth Ly, a missionary to Cambodia, on Jan. 13. Rev. Ly is a survivor of the killing fields of Cambodia under the genocidal reign of the Khmer Rouge. He will speak at both morning services, 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. All are welcome…
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News Transcript Datebook, Jan. 2
• CentraState Healthcare Foundation will host its 57th annual Celebration Ball, “Through the Decades,” from 6-11 p.m. Feb. 2 at South Gate Manor, Freehold. Proceeds will support the Rutgers/RWJ Family Medicine Residency Program at CentraState in the new Freehold Family Health Center. The event will honor the VNA Health Group, Special Strides and Joseph Iantosca…
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Families raising Jewish children can apply for free books and CDs
Monmouth and Greater Middlesex county-area families raising Jewish children will now have more opportunities to connect with each other by participating in Jewish life, thanks to a new program reimbursing them up to $100 to create and share their own Jewish-inspired experiences with neighbors, family and friends. The Get Together program is designed to help build social…
