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Nominations for best senior volunteer open
The Home Instead Senior Care office, serving seniors in Monmouth County, announced its Salute to Senior ServiceSM program to honor senior volunteers for the contributions they make to their local communities . The program includes a search for the most outstanding senior volunteer in each state and will culminate with the selection of a national…
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Horse club will host guest speaker March 8
The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey invites all horse owners and horse enthusiasts to its March 8 meeting at the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. Guest speaker will be Sophia Mangalee, who participated in The Mongol Derby, a grueling 10-day horse race. Mangalee will tell her story of…
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Help needed to erect fence to protect birds
On Saturday, March 10, rather than the usual bird walk at Sandy Hook, the Monmouth County Audubon Society is urging its friends and members to give back by volunteering to help the National Park Service erect fencing at Sandy Hook to protect the federally endangered piping plover. Help protect the habitat of endangered and threatened…
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Pop Warner slates yearly A.C. fundraiser
Millstone Township’s Pop Warner will host its third annual Atlantic City Road Trip fundraiser to the Tropicana Casino on March 31. The cost is $189 per couple or $95 per person, and includes luxury motor coach transportation (with food and beverage) and a $10 Diamond Card per person to be used in the casino. The…
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Discussion on ‘sexual politics of meat’
Explore the world of veganism with author Carol J. Adams, who will discuss her bestselling 1990 book, “The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory” and give a challenging presentation 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Georgian Court University’s Little Theatre on the Lakewood campus. “The Sexual Politics of Meat” explores a relationship between patriarchal…
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College student’s talent is truly in the cards
Middlesex County College grad preparing ‘Card City’ for upcoming gala BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Alex Perricone, of Avenel, and a playing card re-creation of Madison Square Garden. Stacking cards has become more than a hobby for Alex “Cardman” Perricone. “I would say it’s more like an obsession,” he said with a smile. Card-stacking requires…
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Bully in New Jersey
Marlboro native writes novel from bully’s point of view BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Staff Writer Michael Adelberg, a Marlboro native who recently published a novel set in his hometown, poses with his family. Back row: (l-r) Tara and her fiancé, Rhoss (Adelberg’s eldest son), Michael Adelberg and son Tim, 15. Front row (l-r): Adelberg’s son Nick,…
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Registration for kindergarten to start
The Millstone Township School District will hold kindergarten and preschool registration for the 2012-13 school year 9:30- 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 and 5-7 p.m. Feb. 29. At the time of registration, parents or guardians must bring the completed registration packet. Registrants must provide an original birth certificate with a raised state seal, four current proofs…
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Hope Fire Co. faced with restrictions on firehouse rentals
Building upgrades needed to allow for more events there BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Hope Fire Company is at a crossroads, faced with the decision of whether to invest money in potential building upgrades that would allow for the firehouse to be rented for events. “We’d like to keep it available for…
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