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Hazlet Recreation bus trip to ‘Mary Poppins’
The Hazlet Recreation has announced a bus trip to see “Mary Poppins” on Broadway at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 W. 42nd St., N.Y. The bus will depart at noon from the Hazlet Township Library, 251 Middle Rd., Hazlet. “Mary Poppins” is the story of the wealthy Banks…
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GardenWalk accepting poster submissions
KEYPORT — The Keyport GardenWalk is conducting its annual poster contest to select the artwork that will represent Keyport GardenWalk 2013. Artists are invited to submit artwork in any form of media for consideration. The requirements are: Submissions must be original art measuring 8-by-10 inches to 11-by-17 inches. Artwork must be signed in…
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New School of Monmouth County open house
There will be an Open House on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at the New School of Monmouth County, 301 Middle Rd., Holmdel. Parents and their children are invited to learn more about this K-8 private school with a tradition of helping children learn and develop through creative thought and innovation, rather…
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Business reps invited to Jan. 31 forum
A Small Business Summit will be held 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31 at Bayshore Senior Health Center, 100 Main St., Keansburg. This free event is open to all businesses and is sponsored by the Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce. Participants will learn about the chamber’s “Shop Our Shore” (SOS) campaign and receive free marketing…
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Theater troupe presents ‘You Can’t Take it With You!’
MATAWAN — Spotlight Players’ production of the classic comedy “You Can’t Take It With You!” continues Jan. 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. Focused on the sparks that fly when the eccentric Sycamore family meets the traditional and repressed Kirby family, the play aims to show that there’s nothing more important in life than love,…
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Holocaust center director to receive award
Dale Daniels, executive director of the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (Chhange) at Brookdale Community College, is being honored by the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission (MCHRC). Daniels will receive the third annual Earl Thomas Teasley Humanitarian Award at 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 4. The event will take place in the conference…
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Placing armed guards in schools is not the answer
How far will this nonsense go about armed guards in schools? What about when children are on the playground? Do we build 15-foot-high brick walls to prevent them from drive-by shootings? What about the guy in the high-rise across the street with the long-range rapidfire rifle who can shoot over the fence? What about the…
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The red-winged blackbird, seen here at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville, aggressively defends its territory from other animals. A red-winged blackbird will even attack humans who get too close to its nest during breeding season. PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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CODA
Even more evidence that dogs are man’s best friends GREG BEAN The next time someone tries to tell me that cats are better than dogs, I’m going to point them to Capitán and Ciccio (aka Tommy) and ask them a simple question: Can you imagine your cat ever being this loyal? According to a story…
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