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Get ‘Back Into Nature’ at Audubon Night
Kids of all ages can get more into nature at the Monmouth County Audubon Society’s Family Night program 7 p.m. March 14. The meeting will be held at the Church of the Nativity on Ridge Road in Fair Haven. The public is welcome; admission is free. Geared toward elementary-school children, the program will start one…
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Riverview Kids Rock! set for March 10
RED BANK — Riverview Medical Center will host the fourth annual River Kids Rock! on Saturday, March 10, from noon to 2 p.m. Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts and uncles are encouraged to bring children to this health fair and learn more about the Meridian Pediatric Network and the Pediatric Care Center at Riverview. The event…
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NAMI NJ celebrates heroes campaign
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) NJ has launched its 2012 Celebrating Our Heroes campaign to acknowledge and celebrate the heroes who serve our country, who battle mental illness and who fight for their loved one’s recovery. The public is invited to submit the names and/or pictures of heroes to be featured on its website…
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Sickles hosts Girls Night Out March 16
LITTLE SILVER — Sickles Market will host the third annual Girls Night Out, an evening of food, fashion and fun plus advice and exhibits on creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, on Friday, March 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $40, or $30 per person if purchased by March 9. To purchase tickets,…
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Million Moms on warpath about gay life in Riverdale
CODA GREG BEAN I don’t know for sure what I’ll be doing next weekend, but I know one thing I won’t be doing. I won’t be going to Toys “R” Us, because the social activist group One Million Moms wants us to boycott the chain on account of the fact that it’s selling the recent…
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Food donations are need now ‘more than ever’
Food banks often benefit from a seasonal boost of good will during the holidays, but unfortunately, those increases in donations end sometime after the NewYear. And it’s our job as a community to make sure we continue that spirit of giving. Most of us may not think we know someone who is hungry. But more…
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Inhalant use is a silent, preventable epidemic
A s the headlines concentrate on prescription drug abuse, let’s not forget that inhalant use is a cheap, legal and easy way that young people get high. Just last week, a 14-year-old in Oregon died from inhaling helium. Inhalant use has become a silent epidemic. Why? Parents are out of the loop. Children discuss it…
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Golden Glove athletes working toward goals
Nearly 200 young boxers are busy preparing for the 2012 New Jersey Golden Gloves Amateur Boxing Tournament. These athletes are hoping to compete in the nation’s most prestigious amateur boxing tournament, the National Golden Gloves, to be held in Mesquite, Nev., this spring. But first, the boxers must participate in preliminary rounds, to be held…
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