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A gold and silver sale fundraiser sponsored by the Jackson Memorial High SchoolWrestling Booster Club will be held 7-9 p.m. Oct. 27. Cash will be paid for unwanted gold, silver or platinum jewelry, gold and silver coins, and silverware. The Jaguars’wrestling team will earn a percentage of all sales. For the location of the…
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A gift auction hosted by the Jackson VFW Post 4703 Ladies Auxiliary will be held on Oct. 28 at 54 Magnolia Drive, Jackson. Tickets are $5 each. Refreshments will be served. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Details: 732-674-5175. The Howell Historical Society will present Alfred Sauer, a longtime Howell resident, who will…
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Council introduces ordinance to pay property tax refunds
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has introduced an ordinance that if adopted will permit the municipality to sell bonds and use the proceeds to pay off property owners’ successful tax appeals. According to Jeffrey Filiatreault, Howell’s chief financial officer, the ordinance is based on the New Jersey Division of…
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The food pantry at the DeBows United Methodist Church is open to the public on the second and fourth Mondays of each month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The church is at the intersection of Route 571 and Route 537, Jackson. Details: 732-928-4475. A Parents Night Out program for parents who have special needs children…
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Halloween goes to the dogs at Action Room
HOWELL — The Action Room, 4411 Route 9 north, Howell, will host its annual fall festival on Oct. 29 at 8:30 p.m. While the event is free, participants are encouraged to bring a donation for the Rescue Ridge animal rescue, which serves Monmouth and Ocean counties. The fun-filled night will consist of a dog costume…
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St. Aloysius to host concert on Oct. 29
On Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., the Rev. Scott Shaffer will be joined by guest pianist Jarred Tafaro and some more of his musician friends to perform classical, spiritual and contemporary works by Schubert, Bach, Faure, Rachmaninoff, Morricone and more in the sanctuary of St. Aloysius Church, 935 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. Tickets can be…
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Parrothead casino night slated for Nov. 4
Join Friends of Dottie’s House as they host the second annual Parrotheads in Paradise Casino Night on Nov. 4 at Hemingway’s Café, Seaside Heights. The event will benefit Dottie’s House, a transitional housing program for women and children survivors of domestic violence. Tickets are $65 per person ($70 if purchased at the door) and include…
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Percussionists sought for holiday concert
Holiday Percussion is looking for marimba, vibe, bell and snare-drum players to perform in a mass-percussion holiday concert at the Woodbridge Center Mall in Woodbridge on Dec. 9. For more information, log on to www.holidaypercussion.webs.com.
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IN THE ARTS
‘Shoot. Cut. Paste’ “Acropolis with Man” The M. Christina Geis Gallery at Georgian Court University, Lakewood, will present “Shoot. Cut. Paste,” an exhibition of digital photographs and collages by Geraldine Velasquez, Nov. 1-11, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Nov. 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Two receptions will be held…
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