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Writing competition seeks authors
The Unlimited Potential Theater Company (UPTCo), a project of VSA New Jersey (VSA/NJ), is seeking poems, essays, short stories and plays by New Jersey residents, 18 years of age or older, for its 18th annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition. The contest is open to all writers, and submissions by writers with disabilities are…
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Tribute to prewar jazz and blues stars
RED BANK— The music played by early jazz and blues giants Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith and Django Reinhardt never gets old. Nor do the standards that populate the Great American Songbook. That’s what’s on tap for another edition of the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation’s “Reckless Steamy Nights” Friday, Oct. 28, featuring Mike Barris…
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Law seminar on special-needs trusts Oct. 26
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will present a free public seminar, “Special Needs Trusts and Guardianships for People with Serious Disabilities and Mental Illness,” 7-9 p.m. Oct. 26 at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Square, New Brunswick. Attorney Lawrence A. Friedman will present timely information on government disability benefits, common estateplanning errors,…
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Clean Ocean Action’s Beach Sweeps Oct. 22
Beachgoers who enjoyed the beaches this summer are encouraged to give back by participating in Clean Ocean Action’s 26th Annual Fall Beach Sweeps on Saturday, Oct. 22. Volunteers are asked to collect and tabulate debris from beaches at nearly 70 sites along the New Jersey coast. The Beach Sweeps begin at 9 a.m. and end…
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OccupyWall Streetmovement inspires Red Bank discussion
Grassroots campaign for change spreads to Jersey Shore BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The Occupy Wall Street movement prompted an Occupy Red Bank gathering on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, at Marine Park to discuss the current issues of jobs and taxes. KRISTEN DALTON Phil didn’t want his last name to be known, but he did…
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Ellectt iion 2011
Two vie for open Hazlet Township Committee seat JOSEPH BELASCO (D), has been a Hazlet resident for 20 years. He currently works as a special assistant in the Jersey City Public School District and as an adjunct professor at New Jersey City University. He served on the Township Committee from 2006 to 2009, including one…
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Middletown H.S. South marching band
Members of the Middletown High School South marching band perform at the All-Shore Marching Band Festival held at Long Branch High School on Oct. 13. The high school marching bands that participated were Neptune, Middletown South, Monmouth Regional, Shore Regional and Long Branch. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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Chemo Girls’ Day Out to be held Oct. 27
The Monmouth Cancer Coalition announces its newest program, Chemo Girls’ Day Out, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Visiting NurseAssociation of Central Jersey, 176 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. The program is especially for women currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment. It will feature nutrition, exercise and beauty experts who regularly work with women…
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Haunted Theater ‘spooktacular’ at Brookdale
MIDDLETOWN — Brookdale Community College’s annual ‘live’ Haunted Theater ismaking final preparations for its annual technical theater student production. The entire PAC building is transformed into the Haunted Theater with live presentations throughout. An all-volunteer cast of Brookdale students, alumni and staff creates the spooktacular theatrical showcase. For the evening tours, nine years of haunts…
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