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business briefs
Avalon Carpet Tile and Flooring has announced the move from their Eatontown location to a new showroom at 1500 Route 35, Ocean Township. The new showroom will serve the designer, builder and retail trades. Avalon Carpet Tile and Flooring is the seventh largest floor-covering retailer in the nation, providing full-service sales, installation of high-quality flooring…
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Child advocate volunteers sought
The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program of Monmouth County is seeking adults age 21 and older to act as advocates for children who have been removed from their homes because they have been abused and neglected. A CASA volunteer is a trained citizen who is appointed by a judge to represent the best interests…
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Sea Bright: A case study in Sandy recovery
Boro taps into resources at Bloustein, Harvard, NJIT to help chart the future BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long speaks to students at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy about priorities for post-storm rebuilding at Borough Hall on Jan. 31. NICOLE ANTONUCCI Twenty graduate students, notepads and cameras…
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Students collect 32 tons of food for Hunger Challenge
Brookdale, Monmouth U receive Spirit of Giving awards from FoodBank Students throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties collected more than 63,000 pounds of food products for local residents in need, especially those impacted by superstorm Sandy, the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean counties announced. The results of the Holiday Hunger Challenge were announced by Lt. Gov.…
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O.T. schools, police review security at elementary schools
Schools chief assures community that district schools are safe BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — School officials and police revisited security measures at elementary schools in the Ocean Township School District in light of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn. School Superintendent John Lysko said last week that prior to the incident,…
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Yard sales benefit homeless animals
Used items are being collected for the Needy Tails spring yard sale to help homeless animals. All proceeds will benefit organizations that help homeless animals. Several yard sales are held throughout the year in Eatontown. For more information or to donate items, call 732- 233-2342, email [email protected] or visit “Yard Sales for Needy Tails” on…
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Sorority chapter holds scholarship benefit
The Monmouth County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, will host “Red & White Affaire: Celebrating 100 Years of Sisterhood, Scholarship and Service” on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Sheraton Hotel, 6 Industrial Way East, Eatontown. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship program. Tickets are $75. The event is open…
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SEPTA to host talk on brain development
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Ocean Township Special Education PTA will host a talk on Thursday, Feb. 7,, titled “Childhood Brain Development: What Every Parent and Teacher Should Know,” presented by Superintendent of Schools John Lysko. The event, which will take place at 7 p.m. in the Ocean Township Board of Education building, 163 Monmouth Road,…
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Bowling fundraiser to support mentoring programs
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) is holding their 31st Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser March 1-10 at various Monmouth and Middlesex County Bowling Centers to raise needed funds to sustain and expand their one-to-one mentoring programs, which serve over 500 children. The agency is seeking sponsors and teams to…
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