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Julia G. Brancato
Mrs. Brancato, 90, of Red Bank and formerly of Lincroft, died Sept. 30, 2011. After receiving her master’s degree, she worked as a business teacher for New York City schools from 1950 to 1983 at various schools, including high schools in Jamaica, Queens, and Tottenville, Staten Island, N.Y. Mrs. Brancato was a communicant of St.…
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business briefs
The United Methodist Homes board of directors has announced the selection of Lawrence D. Carlson as president and CEO. Of the 10 United Methodist Homes communities statewide, two are located in Monmouth County: Francis Asbury Manor in Ocean Grove and Wesleyan Arms in Red Bank. Most recently, Carlson was senior vice president of operations for…
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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 GreatAmerican 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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Monmouth Symphony presents Halloween tricks & treats
RED BANK — The Monmouth SymphonyOrchestrawill present a classical music concert on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. at the Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank. Trombonist Tom Avakian will interview composer Eric Ewazen and flutist Jenny Cline in the theater prior to the concert at 2:15 p.m. This concert, conducted by Roy…
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NOTES
The Holmdel Historical Society will present a talk and slide show presentation 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Holmdel Senior Community Center Building, 4 Crawfords Corner Road. The topic will be Holmdel’s Gideon and Daly Race Track from the 1890s, which eventually became Cross Farm Park. Admission is free. Details: www.holmdelhistory.org. The Bayshore Companion Dog…
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‘19th Century Maritime Art: Our History in Paintings’
“Yachts Madeline and Sappho off Sandy Hook Lightship” by James Buttersworth Monmouth University is hosting the exhibition “19th CenturyMaritime Art: Our History in Paintings” in the Pollak Theatre Gallery. The exhibit, which runs Oct. 13-23, showcases artwork from several private collections of famed 19th-century marine artists James Buttersworth, Antonio Jacobsen, James Bard, Francis Silva, E.T.…
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October: Damage control in the garden
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY ‘A garden is never so good as it willbe next year.’ — Thomas Cooper T he garden is resilient! Rain falling for days on end, hurricane-force winds tearing at every leaf, bending plants and trees, boggy, soggy areas in your lawn squishing under each step … it was a wild ending…
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Eastern Branch Library hosts jobseeker program
SHREWSBURY— The Career Information Center at the Eastern Branch Library in Shrewsbury will offer a free program for jobseekers on Tuesday, Oct. 25. “Using Business Directories to Find Potential Employers in the Hidden Job Market” will run from 10 a.m. to noon at the library, which is located at 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury. The “hidden…
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Brookdale’s WWII center to host author
Brookdale Community College’s Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution will host author Richard Leitman speaking about his book, “Dear Roz: Wartime Letters fromOverseas.” His presentation will take place 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Warner Student Life Center on the Lincroft campus. “Dear Roz” describes the author’s journey to find his soldier…
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