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Red Cross releases new first aid app
The American Red Cross has launched its official first aid app, putting free and simple lifesaving information right in the hands of smartphone users. The app is the first in a series to be created by the American Red Cross. It gives instant access to information on how to handle the most common first aid…
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The 10th annual Boardwalk Art Show will be held in Ocean Grove 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 28, rain or shine. This juried show, cosponsored by the Ocean Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, features 80 artists displaying and selling their work. The entries are varied — oil and acrylic…
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Historical Museum presents WWII stories
Volunteers from Brookdale Community College’s Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution will speak about the war from their own viewpoints 7:15 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Old Oakhurst School Auditorium, 163 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst. Naval veterans (and former high school classmates) Doug Foulks and Paul Frisco will discuss their experiences in the…
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Boro Council supports purchase of fire truck
Officials push for mutual aid agreements with other local fire departments BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council approved the purchase of a new fire vehicle with the stipulation that the fire department makes an effort toward shared services with neighboring towns for future purchases. The Borough Council approved the $850,000 vehicle…
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Welcome to summer in the country
NYC youngsters kick off a week in NJ as part of Fresh Air Fund BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Host families wait at Holmdel Park on July 13 for a busload of Fresh Air Fund participants to arrive from New York. The program gives city kids from underprivileged neighborhoods the chance to spend a week…
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‘Build a Rain Barrel’ workshop July 31
The Eatontown Environmental Commission is sponsoring a “Build a Rain Barrel” workshop 6-8 p.m. July 31 at the Eatontown Community Center on Broad Street. Staff from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program will teach participants about storm-water management techniques, the importance of conserving water, and how to build and install a rain barrel. Workshop…
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Project Animal Worldwide to hold reunion Aug. 4
Eatontown-based Project Animal Worldwide (PAW) invites supporters and the general public to attend its third annual Sato Reunion on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. The event will be hosted by the Wonder Bar, located at 5th and Ocean avenues in Asbury Park. All shapes and sizes of “satos” (slang for mutts, from…
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Council will have more say over Pier Village III
Parking, carousel design, landscaping now subject to city approval BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Developers of the third phase of Pier Village are closing in on the final approval from the city for the mixed-use development that is set to include a hotel, apartments, retail, and public space, including a carousel. Council…
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Eatontown PD increases security at movie theater
EATONTOWN — Police stepped up security at the AMC Loews movie theater last weekend in response to shootings at the premiere of the latest Batman movie in Aurora, Colo. According to Lt. Lawrence Tyler, of the Eatontown Police Department, the department is taking additional measures to supplement the two police officers who regularly patrol the…
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