Category: News Transcript Calendar
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Students may nominate teachers for Applebee’s essay contest
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar has launched its Above and “BEE”yond Teacher Essay Contest, which will award top teachers with a $500 sponsorship check for the 2018-19 school year and an end-of-year party for his/her current class. To nominate a teacher, students must submit an essay in-person at his/her local Applebee’s, explaining why his/her teacher…
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Teachers can receive classroom equipment for Plants for Pollinators program
The Freehold Soil Conservation District will provide free “Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom” Resource Kits to teachers in Middlesex and Monmouth County. The program is designed to help students discover the importance of native pollinators and to study the relationship between plants and pollinators. Selected teachers will receive indoor growing kits complete with a…
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NAMI course on mental illness helps families
“Family-to-Family,” a free, 12-session family education course provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), will be offered from 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning on March 13, at NAMI NJ, 1562 Route 130 north, North Brunswick. The course is provided to support families, partners and friends of individuals with mental illness. Course participants gain up-to-date information…
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News Transcript Datebook, Feb. 7
• A talk about “Women of the Bible” will be presented by Rabbi Brooks Susman, the founding rabbi of Congregation Kol Am, Freehold, at 2 p.m. March 18 at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, 310 Mount’s Corner Drive, Freehold Township. Admission is $8 for museum members and $10 for non-members. Students are admitted…
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Poetry contest focuses on mental health awareness
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. Poems should keep within the theme, “What is your song?” They must be typewritten, no longer than 40 lines, and…
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Teen Media Contest focuses on family trees
The New Jersey Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Division of Family Development will accept entries for the 23rd Annual New Jersey Teen Media Contest through April 2. This year’s challenge to New Jersey middle and high school-aged students is to illustrate – through art or the written word – What Does Your Family Tree Look…
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The Hurricane to take part in wrestling fundraiser at Linwood Middle School
After his appearance in the WWE Royal Rumble, The Hurricane will appear at a wrestling show on March 9 at Linwood Middle School, 25 Linwood Place, North Brunswick. Doors open at 7 p.m. for UWA Elite Homecoming. Bell time is 7:30 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $20 ringside or $15 general admission. A family four-pack of…
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News Transcript Datebook, Jan. 31
• St. Rose of Lima Church will hold a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 18 in the St. Rose of Lima School cafeteria, corner of Lincoln Place and South Street, Freehold. To schedule a donation appointment, contact Sylvia Mako at 732-431-3932. Walk-in donors are always welcome. • “Hate, Bias, Prejudice and…
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New Jerseyans who make a difference can apply for award
Nominations will be accepted for the 22nd Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award through Feb. 16. New Jerseyans who have made a significant difference in their communities through a lifetime of service or a single heroic act are eligible for cash awards of up to $50,000. Members of the community are invited to nominate New…
