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    BestDay Foundation is looking for volunteers for its Best Day at the Beach events June 12 and Aug. 7 in Long Branch and June 11 and Aug. 6 in Loch Arbour. Best Day helps children with special needs build confidence and self-esteem through safe, fun adventure activities like surfing, bodyboarding, kayaking, snow sports, and more.…

  • Saint Leo’s to host carnival

    MIDDLETOWN — The annual St. Leo the Great Church Carnival is almost here. The fun will begin on 6 p.m. June 13 and continue every evening through June 18. For more than a quarter of a century, the Saint Leo’s Carnival has provided family entertainment to the community, offering rides, games of chance, freshly prepared…

  • Theater renamed for volunteer

    Walt Rauffer brought technical skills to arts center BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Volunteers Walter Rauffer and his wife Kathy with the equipment that Walt helped to install at the Middletown Arts Center. MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) theater will be renamed the Walt Rauffer Theater in honor of the consummate volunteer. “It…

  • Middletown seeking hometown heroes

    Do you know a Middletown resident actively serving in the military? Send a photo and short biography so he or she can be added to the tribute wall at Town Hall. Biographies should include the soldier’s name, rank, military branch, current location, previous tours of duty and local schools attended. Submissions can be mailed to…

  • Historical association hosts ‘Tea With Me’

    MIDDLETOWN – The Monmouth County Historical Association will host its annual Tea With Me event 4-6 p.m. June 14, at the Navesink Country Club in Middletown. The event is a special opportunity for girls and their mothers, grandmothers or aunts to share in the fun of an event planned just for them. Proceeds will support…

  • Shore Partnership to host Summer Celebration June 6

    The Jersey Shore Partnership Foundation will host its annual Summer Celebration on June 6 at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook under an open-air tent. The event will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the partnership in its commitment to beach preservation and to the Jersey Shore economy. The Summer Celebration, running from 5:30 p.m. until dusk,…

  • ‘Ben’s Place’ honors donor, friend to medical center

    Monmouth Medical Center dedicates emergency room BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Contact Kenny Walter at [email protected]. Morgan Cline speaks at the dedication of Ben’s Place 24/7 at Monmouth Medical Center, where a portrait of Benjamin R. D’Onofrio overlooks the Emergency Department. LONG BRANCH — The care the ailing Benjamin R. D’Onofrio received at Monmouth Medical Center…

  • Energy efficiency to be studied in Middletown

    MIDDLETOWN — A specially trained graduate student will spend the summer in Middletown sleuthing ways to increase energy efficiency in township buildings and save money. The graduate student is provided gratis by Climate Corps Public Sector, an innovative summer fellowship program developed by Environmental Defense Fund, according to a press release from the township. Cost…

  • Vietnam Vets’ Foundation to mark Memorial Day

    HOLMDEL — The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation (NJVVMF) will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony in recognition of U.S. soldiers who died while in the military service, on Monday, May 30, at 11 a.m. at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel. Col. Bertrand A. Ges, of Jackson, will serve as guest…

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