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    Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce – Women in Business will host an event on Oct. 2 at the Battleground Country Club, Manalapan, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. to recognize October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to Kathy Lo Bue of Dumont and Blake Investment Advisors and chair of the Women in Business, there will be several…

  • Enjoy ghoul stuff at Six Flags Fright Fest

    Ghouls of all ages — perhaps they live forever — are having a frightfully good time at Six Flags Great Adventure’s annual Fright Fest in Jackson. Fright Fest runs through Oct. 28. The annual Fright Fest at Six Flags Great Adventure, Route 537, Jackson, is currently under way through Oct. 28. The park will be…

  • Mom gives up her upgrade, for love

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH My cell phone is an absolute piece of junk. It overheats, the buttons don’t work, and the dang screen tends to turn to funky, psychedelic colors. Worse yet, it abruptly hangs up on callers, tends to power down for no apparent reason, and has been known to call China…

  • This week’s photo assignment: Fundraising & special events

    Sophia, 3, has fun kicking her ball on the beach in Long Branch after visiting her mom and new baby brother, Theodore, at Monmouth Medical Center. Greater Media Newspapers readers may submit photos via email to [email protected]. READER SUBMITTED PHOTO BY VLADIMIR LOJKO/StringFly@GMNews Last week we asked for your pet photos and many of you…

  • ‘Back to School’ exhibit showcases art teachers

    “Alice Meets the Caterpillar” by Laura Mandile Gallery U in Red Bank is hosting an exhibit that highlights the creative talent of art teachers working with students in kindergarten through college. “Back to School: An Exhibition Showcasing the Talents of Art Teachers in Monmouth and Ocean Counties” opened on Sept. 14 and will run through…

  • Young Eagles to soar during flight rally

    Event offers free airplane rides to youngsters interested in learning about aviation BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Bob Hartmaier will be helping youngsters enjoy flying at a special Young Eagles event in October. Hartmaier, a retired American Airlines captain and the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 315 Young Eagles coordinator, along with his colleagues, will be taking…

  • LADACIN to hold Casino Night

    LADACIN Network will hold its Casino Night and Gift Auction at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, Farmingdale, on Oct. 19 at 6 pm. The event will support LADACIN’s educational, therapeutic, social, residential and support services that benefit more than 2,600 infants, children and adults with cerebral palsy and other multiple physical and developmental disabilities…

  • Marlboro board names supervisor

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has appointed Serena Rosen as district supervisor of math, science, math resource teachers/ basic skills math and world language, effective Oct 1. Rosen will succeed David Chioda, who is retiring on Oct. 1. Since 2011, Rosen has been employed as the supervisor of curriculum and…

  • Deep Cut Orchid Society to host annual auction

    The largest orchid auction in the tristate region is scheduled for Oct. 6 at the Colts Neck Fire Company No. 1, 88 Route 537 West, Colts Neck. More than 400 prime orchids from award-winning growers in Japan, Venezuela, Hawaii and across the United States will be auctioned off. Orchids are Earth’s most varied species of…

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