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Fresh Air Fund seeks hosts in Monmouth for July
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer A program that brings New York City children to the suburban splendor of New Jersey for a week of summer fun is seeking new host families for 2011. The Fresh Air Fund has been giving inner-city children the joy of a summer vacation with volunteer host families and at Fresh Air…
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Italian American Assoc. awards 14 scholarships
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean (IAATO) awarded $24,000 in academic scholarships to 14 high school students during a ceremony on June 8. Scholarships were awarded in three categories: Ocean Township High School students who have excelled for four years in the Italian Studies Program; Monmouth County High School…
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June: Make your mark
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “Don’t wear perfume in the garden —unless you want to be pollinated by bees.”Anne Rover W ith the rising temps, our resident chipmunks — rats with racing stripes, as I call them — make their daily appearance. I watched one of them methodically filling his cheeks to the bursting point with…
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Registration open for skimboarding contest
SEA BRIGHT — Registrations are being accepted for SkimBash 2011, the skimboarding contest to be held 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. June 25-26 on the Sea Bright Municipal Beach. This Skim USA points-accredited skimboarding competition attracts amateur and professional skimboarders from across the country. Prizes are awarded to first-, second- and third-place finishers in all…
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VNA hospice to host annual Children’s Day
RUMSON — The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Hospice, a member of VNA Health Group, will hold its seventh annual “Hearts of Remembrance Children’s Day: A Celebration of Life” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at the home of Thomas and Elizabeth Thees, 2 Allencrest Road, Rumson. The free grief support camp…
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campus
Isabelle Ostrow of Monmouth Beach received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drew University on May 14 at the university’s 143rd commencement. Corinne M. Raczek, daughter of John and Lorena Raczek of Ocean Township, and a 2007 graduate of Ocean Township High School, graduated May 22 with a Bachelor of Science in biology from Bucknell…
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Moving forward at Brookdale Community College
Retired State Police major aims to restore duty, discipline, credibility to president’s office BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer William Toms The Brookdale Community College Board of Trustees believes it has found the perfect leader in William Toms. Toms, 47, Millstone, is a consultant and president of The Toms Professional Group in Freehold. He retired as…
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Monmouth Medical honors EMS responders
LONG BRANCH — Nearly 100 men and women were honored at Monmouth Medical Center’s May 17 EMS Appreciation Night for Monmouth County’s First Responders. The event recognized the dedication, commitment and service of those who are first on the scene of emergencies and accidents. The EMS workers gathered at the West Long Branch Community Center.…
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Ocean Township teens earn rank of Eagle Scout
Matthew DeSantis (l-r) and Jesse Lauria at their Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony May 14. DANIEL DeSANTIS OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Ocean Township High School seniors Jesse Lauria and Matthew DeSantis officially became Eagle Scouts at a Court of Honor attended by more than 160 Boy Scouts, dignitaries, family and friends on May 14. The…
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