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J-Woww rewrites the rules
Fans say show evokes memories of Shore summers BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer “Jersey Shore” cast member Jenni “J-Woww” Farley poses with a copy of her book during a book-signing event at the Eatontown Barnes & Noble on Feb. 10. PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA The Barnes & Noble bookstore in Eatontown became a temporary escape…
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Gold Star plates now available to families
Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Sean T. Kean (R-Monmouth) authorizing the creation of special Gold Star license plates was signed into law on Jan. 31 by Gov. Chris Christie. The signing took place in a ceremony at the New Jersey War Memorial in Trenton where the governor, Kean and other co-sponsors were joined by Gold…
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Woman’s Club to host tea, fashion show
MATAWAN — The Woman’s Club of Matawanwill hold anAfternoonTea and Fashion Show at the clubhouse, 199 Jackson St., 2-5 p.m. March 24. Fashions will be provided by Dress Barn, The Marketplace in Matawan Tickets are $10 with all proceeds going to clubhouse renovations. The 135-year-old building was originally the lecture hall of the First Presbyterian…
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RCDS to host Hoops for Horizons tourney
The Rumson Country Day School will host the Hoops for Horizons 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on March 11 and 12. The event is open to the community with teams for middle school, young adults and adult men and women coming from across Monmouth County The fun begins at 5 p.m. Friday night with the young adults…
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Holy Cross to host Gaelic Mass, Irish parade
RUMSON — Holy Cross Catholic Church will celebrate its third annual Gaelic Mass and Irish Parade/Festival in honor of St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 12. The event will begin with a gathering before 8 a.m. on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright, near the base of the Sea Bright Bridge, followed by a parade of…
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Holmdel native selected as Albright Institute Fellow
HOLMDEL — Wellesley College junior Surina Diddi, of Holmdel, has been named a fellow of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs, which prepares women for positions of global leadership. Diddi’s participation in the institute began with an intensive course this January, when she took lessons from experts in international relations and public policy,…
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Measure designates roadway in honor of vets of Korean War battle
MIDDLETOWN — A measure sponsored by Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-13th District), Sen. Sean Kean (R-11th District) and Assemblyman Dave Rible (R-11th District), which would designate a portion of Route 35 in honor of veterans of a renowned Korean War battle, has been signed into law. The bill honors the American-led United Nations soldiers, known as…
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stork
Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, announced the following local births: Jan. 4, a boy to Jamie and Ryan P. McAndrews of Hazlet; Jan. 7, a girl to Angela L. Cook of Middletown; Jan. 11, a boy to Kelly Ann Kenny and Thomas Cribbin of Middletown; and Jan. 14, a girl to Lauren and Robert Healey…
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Hazlet extends library express window hours
Due to heavy demand, the Hazlet Township Library has expanded its Library Express window hours at town hall while the library is closed for renovation. Work is scheduled to be completed by mid-April. For library patrons’ convenience during the renovation, a “library express” window was opened at Hazlet town hall, 1766 Union Ave. in Veterans…
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