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Park System activities make time fly in Jan.
If time flies when you’re having fun, than let the Monmouth County Park System help January pass in a blur. With its ability to feel longer than 31 days, the month can feel endless. Here are a few, fun, drop-in activities planned: • Meet the Otter Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 1 and 2, Manasquan…
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Dery Bennett New Year’s Day Beach Walk
On Jan. 1, the American Littoral Society will hold its annual New Year’s Day Beach Walk to the tip of Sandy Hook at 11 a.m. This year, the walk will launch the coastal conservation nonprofit’s 50th anniversary. The walk was inaugurated in the 1970s by the society’s long-time leader, Dery Bennett, so that people could…
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Holiday Sing- Along
Clockwise from above: The Monmouth University Chamber Singers perform during the Holiday Sing Along held on the Grand Staircase in Wilson Hall at the West Long Branch university on Dec. 9. Danielle Richards sings “Silent Night.” PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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Led by music teacher Julia Silverman, 22 members of the chorus at the Seashore School in Long Branch bundled up in coats, hats and mittens and added to the holiday festivities in Red Bank, singing at the Dublin House courtyard on Monmouth Street on Dec. 18. The chorus performed as part of Red Bank RiverCenter’s…
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Arts workshops for autistic kids available
Now in its 28th year, the Parent/Child Workshops in the Arts for Children with Autism, a signature program of VSA New Jersey, the State Organization on Arts and Disability, will be beginning in the spring. Through participation in weekly workshops in the visual and performing arts, young people ages 3-21, enhance their understanding and appreciation…
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Police searching for suspect in series of car break-ins
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in a rash of vehicle burglaries. In several instances, victims have reported credit cards stolen from their vehicles and have been used at area businesses, according to a report issued by the Ocean Township Police Department. Police believe the burglaries may…
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YMCAs to host 22nd annual MLK memorial breakfast
The Community YMCA and the YMCA of Western Monmouth County will host the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 17. The event will celebrate of the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and will be held 8-10 a.m. at Branches, 123 Monmouth Road in West Long Branch.…
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Horse-racing bills advance to full state Assembly
Potential new revenue stream for purses at Monmouth Park, Meadowlands BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Alegislative package aimed at keeping the horse-racing industry at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford and Monmouth Park in the borough afloat has advanced to the state Assembly. The bills, which were approved and moved forward by the Assembly Regulatory Oversight…
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Holiday cheer
Arthur Green II (r) and his family join other West Long Branch residents in the 81st annual Community Christmas Sing held at Woolley Park on Dec. 19. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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