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Navesink Garden Club to hold flower show in Red Bank
RED BANK — The Navesink Garden Club is staging the small standard flower show, “Going Platinum,” from 1-3 p.m. Sept. 13 at The Atrium, 40 Riverside Ave. The flower show is open to the general public and free of charge. The Navesink Garden Club has held a horticulture show every year since its inception in…
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Edison Senior Center receives $1,000 donation
John Welgos, president of the Patriot Brothers Chapter of the Nam Knights Motorcycle Club, along with club historian Joe Guchek, looked a little out of place in their boots, motorcycle vests, military patches and colors as they shared a cup of coffee and chatted with the seniors at the Edison Senior Center. Both Welgos and…
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Get mosquitos to buzz off
By Michele S. Byers On a recent trip to Vermont, a friend noticed hundreds of birdhouses on trees surrounding a marsh. Although the birdhouses were pretty, they were not there for decoration, they were there to attract birds to keep the local mosquito population down. Mosquitoes are on people’s minds this summer … especially since…
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‘Boots vs. Badges vs. Bandages’ blood drive on this month
SHREWSBURY — The Central Jersey Blood Center (CJBC) is sponsoring a “Boots vs. Badges vs. Bandages” blood drive, its first annual First Responders program, through Aug. 28. As an incentive, CJBC will award one $500 donation to a police department, fire department or first aid squad in either Monmouth, Ocean or Middlesex counties, based on…
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Public hearing slated for Freewood Acres sewer project
HOWELL – Residents and other interested parties who want to comment on a project that will see sewer service brought to the Freewood Acres section of Howell will have the opportunity to do so during a public hearing scheduled for 5 p.m. Sept. 12. The public hearing will be held in the main meeting room…
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Golfer Weise wins Northern Junior Championship in playoff
By Tim Morris Bobby Weise just knew it. He didn’t have to follow the flight of the golf ball after he had hit it from the fairway to know it was just what he was looking for. “Once [the ball] came off the club, I knew that’s going to be good,” he said. Weise wanted…
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Saturday in the Park 5K benefits women, their children
Another large turnout of women runners and walkers are expected to join together at Holmdel Park on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend (Sept. 3) for a good cause. They will be running and walking to raise funds for and promote awareness of charitable organizations that provide essential services to women and their children in…
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NJ Breakers capture 18U softball national championship
By Tim Morris Manager Kirk Andersen had plenty of time to prepare the Freehold Township-based New Jersey Breakers softball team for the national championships. Andersen knew last fall that the Breakers had qualified for the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) tournament in Salisbury, Maryland, so he made sure his club was tested by playing…
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Monarch butterfly release set for Aug. 27
The Elmwood Cemetery Association will hold a Monarch Butterfly Release from 3-5 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the cemetery’s main entrance, 425 Georges Rd., North Brunswick. The cemetery is home to more than 50 acres of a Victorian garden. Attendees may bring their own butterflies to release into nature. Children are welcome. Refreshments will be…
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