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19th annual Clam Festival returns to Highlands
The Highlands Business Partnership’s 19th annual Clam Festival will be held Aug. 1-4 at Huddy Park on Bay and Waterwitch avenues. The four-day festival will take place rain or shine, featuring seafood, live entertainment, children’s rides, games, contests, a beer-and-wine garden, and more. The beer-and-wine garden will be located on the corner of Waterwitch and…
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YMCA sponsors Safe Sitter Course Aug. 5
RED BANK — The Community YMCA is offering a Safe Sitter course at the Family Health and Wellness Center in Red Bank. Safe Sitter is a baby-sitter training program for adolescents ages 11-14. Nationally, the Safe Sitter program has graduated more than 600,000 teens who are able to stay home alone safely and handle emergencies…
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FMERA, Hovnanian in talks on fort housing
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — More than 250 townhouses could replace former Army row housing in the Howard Commons area of Fort Monmouth if negotiations with a developer produce an agreement to purchase the property. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) approved a resolution at its July 17 meeting to enter into…
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Elizabeth C. Lonnie
Mrs. Lonnie, 94, of Lincroft, died July 18, 2013, at the Arnold Walter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hazlet. She was predeceased by a daughter, Mary Ann Lonnie, in 1955; her husband, William P. Lonnie, in 2005; and two brothers, John and Robert. She is survived by four sons, William R., of Lincroft, James M., of…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Charles E. Komar has been named to the board of directors of Amboy Bank. He has served on the board of Amboy Bancorporation since September 2011. Born and raised in Rumson, Komar is president and CEO of Charles Komar & Sons Inc., a 105-year-old family business that is the largest privately held lingerie company in…
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Community Gardeners Market at Lunch Break
RED BANK — As the growing season continues and gardens produce bountiful crops of fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs or flowers, Lunch Break is once again welcoming donations to the Tuesday morning Community Gardeners Market. The market takes place each Tuesday through September from 8:30-10:30 a.m. inside Lunch Break at 121 Drs. James Parker Blvd., Red…
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Oceanport seeks grant for post-Sandy planning
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Borough officials are seeking state funding for a multi-faceted planning process to fortify Oceanport against future storms. “We attended an information session with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs [DCA], the pipeline for which this money is coming to municipalities and the state,” planner Michael Sullivan said…
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SEA Paddle NYC benefits autism, Sandy relief
LONG BRANCH — The Surfers’ Environmental Alliance (SEA) will host the seventh annual SEA Paddle NYC on Aug. 9. SEA Paddle NYC, a 25-mile charity paddle that includes an elite race and a shorter, 5-mile course around Manhattan, will kick off with registration at 7:30 a.m. at the Brooklyn Bridge Beach. Paddlers or teams each…
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Red Bank Public Library hosts programs for teens to tots
Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St., will hold the following programs for children and teenagers in August: Children age 5 and up are invited to the “Dig into Reading” Craft Party on Aug. 9, 3-4 p.m., to create rock paintings and animal fossils. To register, visit or call the Children’s Room at 732-842-…
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