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Kitchen tour to benefit Mt. Carmel School
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Asbury Park, will hold a fundraiser, “A Kitchen Tour Through Interlaken,” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28. Six homeowners in Interlaken have agreed to open their homes for visitors to tour their kitchens. Seven local caterers, Antonio’s Gourmet, Carmine’s Restaurant, Cravings, et al fine food, Falco Catering,…
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Next phase of replenishment to begin in Monmouth Beach
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — The final phase of an extensive beach replenishment project that will also include Sea Bright is expected to begin this fall, borough officials announced last week. TheArmy Corps of Engineers will begin restoring the north stretch of beach beginning at Cottage Avenue in Monmouth Beach to the…
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Libraries hold ‘Share a Story’ book drives
Whether it’s the ever-popular “Harry Potter” series, a classic like “Winnie the Pooh” or a modern bestseller like “A Ball for Daisy,” books continue to play an important role in children’s lives. For the past seven years, the Monmouth County Library Children’s Department and New Jersey Natural Gas Co. have been partners in the “Share…
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Fresh Air Fund hosts say participation is rewarding
Children from New York City will visit Monmouth County during the summer BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Karen Medlin first met Jade and Jadelle Alexander when the twins took a bus to Monmouth County at the age of 10 to escape the stale summer heat of their neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y. The twins, who are…
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Marlboro drawing line in the sand over COAH funds
CODA GREG BEAN Of all the contentious issues I’ve watched during my years as a newsman in New Jersey, none has been as consistently divisive as the battle in communities over meeting the state’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) requirements — and now, with COAH on life support, the whole thing is becoming even more…
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Walking is effective way to combat obesity
The world obesity rate is slowly increasing every year and the people in this country are slowly decreasing their life expectancy because of sedentary activity. It is affecting children, adolescents, adults and seniors . What is the one simple, and effective way of decreasing this rate? The answer to this question is walking. I’m not…
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Experts on Lyme disease to speak
New Jersey is No. 4 in the nation for Lyme and tick-borne diseases. Learn about the common misdiagnoses, unsuspected symptoms, testing options, transmission sources and the importance of early detection at a free educational lecture 7-9 p.m. April 26 at Holmdel High School auditorium, 36 Crawfords Corner Road. The lecture is sponsored by the Holmdel…
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Advocates slam DEP’s revised beach access rules
Opposition continues to plan to give towns ability to create access plans BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Environmentalists, recreational fishermen and beach enthusiasts came out en masse last week to speak out against a proposal to allow towns to create their own beach access plans. “This proposal continues to fail our families, our…
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