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African violet show April 30-May 1
Anyone wishing to learn more about cultivating African violets and starting or expanding a collection should attend the Garden State African Violet Club’s 60th annual show being held noon to 4 p.m. April 30 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 1 at the Mercer County Community College Student Center, West Windsor. Aunique selection of…
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GM Newspapers’ staff serves ‘Greater Good’ at Lunch Break
Volunteers receive warm welcome at Red Bank soup kitchen, food pantry BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Lunch Break pantry supervisor Peggy Rizzo (l) hands a case of canned goods to volunteer Ester Rivera. Below: GMN volunteers Jennifer Peyton (l-r) and Denise Binn pack Easter “baskets” with all the trimmings for a traditional holiday meal. PHOTOS…
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Red Cross offers water safety training
TINTON FALLS – The Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross is accepting participants for spring Red Cross Lifeguard Training and Water Safety Instructor courses. Swimmers of all ages and abilities can develop their swimming and water safety skills, according to a press release from the Red Cross. The lifeguarding program will prepare individuals…
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N.J. Directory planned for blind, visually impaired
The New Jersey Blind Citizens Association (NJBCA), the oldest nonprofit serving the blind and visually impaired in the state, receives dozens of calls and emails asking for help each week. Those seeking educational opportunities or peer support are welcome to attend NJBCA’s free and effective programs. For the countless callers in need of specialized equipment,…
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Scholarships offered to Mid’town students
The Middletown Lions club is offering two $500 scholarships based on financial need, academic merit, extracurricular activities and community service, to graduating high schools seniors who are Middletown residents. For an application, contact your high school guidance office or the Middletown Lions Club, Attn.: Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 75, Middletown, NJ 07748, or call 732-615-0510.…
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Bayonet Farm Earth fest set for May 1
HOLMDEL — All are invited to Holmdel’s 13th Annual Bayonet Farm Earth Day Festival noon-5 p.m. May 1 at the farm, 41 Middletown Road, Mc- Campbell and Stillwell Roads. Visitors will enjoy the Little Bit Ponies ’n’More petting zoo where children can meet, pet and feed goats, sheep, chickens and many other farm friends. The…
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‘Beatlemania’ will benefit group homes
RED BANK — “Beatlemania” will be performed 3-5 p.m. May 1 at the Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., as a fundraiser to benefit the nonprofit organization Housing and United Services Inc. (HUS), which advocates for people who are blind or vision impaired in New Jersey. HUS is currently raising funds to build two group…
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DAR chapter announces essay winners
SHREWSBURY — The Shrewsbury- Towne-Monmouth Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsors a School Essay contest each year for students in 5th through 8th grade. This year’s topic was “Memoirs of Paul Revere” in celebration in 2010 of the 275th anniversary of the birth of the Colonial patriot. Students…
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stork club
Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, announced the birth of triplets, a boy and two girls, March 1 to Jacklyn R. Herron and Brian A. Boone Jr. of Middletown.
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