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Story of Irena Sendler to be told
JACKSON — On Aug. 29 at 11 a.m., Zisi Bernstein, the wife of the rabbi of Chabad ofWesternMonmouth County, will be at the White Butterfly, 200 N. County Line Road, Jackson, to discuss the life of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic woman who is credited with saving almost 2,500 Jewish children from the gas chambers…
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Allaire hosts ‘Rolling Iron Auto Show’
The Historic Village at Allaire will present its 16th annual “Antique Rolling Iron Auto Show” Aug. 21 (rain date Aug. 28) in the Allaire State Park parking lot, 4265 Atlantic Ave./Route 524, Wall Township. More than 300 antique vehicles from throughout the tri-state area will be on display. The show is open to all vehicles…
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Rutgers visiting student program offers nondegree study
NEWBRUNSWICK— Working adults looking to jump-start their careers or gain new skills, as well as college students attending other institutions can take courses on campus or online at Rutgers University through the Visiting Student Program. The Rutgers Visiting Student Program, administered by the Division of Continuing Studies, offers the opportunity for graduate and undergraduate study…
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USDA has $37M available for farmers
There is still time to apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Value Added Producer Grants Program. There is $37 million available for this round and 10 percent of that is reserved specifically for beginning farmers and ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The deadline to apply is August 29, according to a press…
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County officials create Office of Shared Services
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has amended the administrative code to create the Monmouth County Office of Shared Services and realign some other staff positions. “The shared services initiatives spearheaded in Monmouth County have been extremely successful, allowing us to achieve, and even surpass, the core objectives of providing key services and providing very…
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Exhibit will explore Monmouth County’s role in the Civil War
To mark the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, the Monmouth County HistoricalAssociation will open a special exhibition in its museum on Sept. 18. “Marching Away: Monmouth County in the Civil War” will be on view in the Washington Gallery at 70 Court Street in Freehold through July 2012. Funding for the…
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The Arbor Day Foundation offers 10 free trees and book in return for membership
The Arbor Day Foundation is inviting the public to become members and receive free trees. Everyone who joins the nonprofit foundation in August with a $10 donation will receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees through the foundation’s Trees for America campaign. The trees will be shipped postage paid at the right time for planting…
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Roller coaster lovers take a ride at Great Adventure
BYANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — What started out as a drizzly morning quickly turned into a clear day of adrenaline for 105 thrill-seekers at the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in Jackson on Aug. 4. Representatives of the Theme Park Review (TPR), a group that counts 35,000 members spanning five continents, received the…
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