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This week’s photo assignment: Send us pictures of your pets
My name is Tobler. I’m named after a Swiss chocolate bar. I’m 11 years old and live in Rumson. I’m famous for chasing tennis balls at my grandmother’s home in Fair Haven. The reason I’m wearing glasses is because I’ve read all the books in the Shrewsbury library. READER SUBMITTED PHOTO BY TEDDI CAULFIELD Last…
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WOC to host Community Business Day Sept. 25
LONG BRANCH — The Arc of Monmouth invites regional businesses and organizations to attend Community Business Day on Sept. 25 at the Work Opportunity Center (WOC). The event will provide networking opportunities, complimentary light breakfast, door prizes and tours of the center, which provides employment to over 150 individuals with Down syndrome and other developmental…
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Fishing contest part of Aberdeen Day Sept. 22
ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP — A fishing contest will be part of the Aberdeen Day festivities on Saturday, Sept. 22. The contest will take place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cliffwood Beach. Contestants will compete in three different age categories: adults 18 and over, teens ages 13- 18, and children under 13. In addition to trophies…
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T’ai chi chih classes offered starting Sept. 21
HAZLET — The township is sponsoring afternoon and evening t’ai chi chih classes beginning Sept. 21 at the Hazlet Recreation Center, 1766 Union Ave. “Because of its effectiveness, this moving meditation has recently been written about in ‘The New York Times,’ ‘AARP’ national magazine, and other media,” said Siobhan Hutchinson, who will teach the classes.…
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Keyport man sentenced to 34 years
KEYPORT — A Keyport man convicted of multiple sexual assault and child pornography charges was sentenced to 34 years in state prison on Sept. 14, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Shane Simpson, 24, was found guilty in April of aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child by…
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“New Jersey – Land and Sea”
“By the Sea,” watercolor, by Lisa Grob The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury is hosting a show of watercolor and oil paintings by Lisa Grob and Pratima Rao. Showcasing landscapes and seascapes of local areas, “New Jersey – Land and Sea” will run through Sept. 26. Grob, Wall Township, is an award-winning, nationally published…
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‘Ed Gallucci: The Crawdaddy Years and Beyond’
Monmouth U exhibit catalogues photographer’s prolific career BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Ed Gallucci stands in front of his life’s work at Monmouth University’s Pollak Gallery. KATE NAWOYSKI Ed Gallucci — the nationally renowned photographer whose work will go on display this week at Monmouth University — could have had a quiet, unremarkable life. In…
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Auditions to be held Sept. 22 for tween play
Garden State Players will hold auditions for children in grades 1-8 for its next production, “You Have to Wear Green on Tuesday … and Other Bits of Teenage Wisdom,” 4-7 p.m. Sept. 22 at The Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave., Hazlet. Actors will be given scenes to read at auditions. Rehearsals will be held 4-7…
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CODA
Hate crimes in Manalapan were an attack on all of us GREG BEAN Like many in our readership area, I was appalled and outraged by the vandalism spree in Manalapan last week, when red swastikas and hateful words toward Jews were spray-painted in various locations around the Monmouth Heights residential development on public and private…
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