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Ronald McDonald Casino Night Sept. 24
The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of New Brunswick and Long Branch will host their “Better Together” Casino Night on Sept. 24 at the PNC Arts Center (Robert B. Meyner Reception Center), Holmdel. The fundraiser will run from 6-10 p.m. during which time guests will try their luck at blackjack, roulette, Texas Hold’em, craps tables and…
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Hospice Care seeks telephone volunteers
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of New Jersey Shore is looking for caring individuals willing to share their voices and time to contact hospice patients and their families as part of its Telephone Assurance Program (TAP). If you enjoy talking on the phone and have time to make a few phone calls, you may be a…
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‘Racing at the Shore’
For more than 25 seasons, Bill Denver, of Equi-Photo, has documented the scene at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport as official photographer, capturing moments from the morning sun rising over the paddocks and sleek thoroughbred racers at ease, to the anticipation at the bugle’s blow, the exhilaration of the race, and the faces in the…
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sports shorts •••
The Millstone Warriors will hold travel basketball tryouts for boys and girls ages 8- 13 on Sept. 18 at the Millstone Middle School gyms, 5 Dawson Court, Perrineville section of Millstone. Registration is open to residents of Millstone, Allentown, Roosevelt and Upper Freehold. Children ages 8-10 will participate in the Monmouth Youth League, which runs…
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Allentown football opens with nice 14-0 victory
Scheuerman runs for 228 yards, two scores in win BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Ross Scheuerman picked up where he left off last season when he rushed for 1,717 yards and scored 24 touchdowns. He scored both touchdowns when Allentown High School’s football team opened its season under new head coach Jay Graber with a 14-0…
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Take steps now to prepare for emergencies
September signals more than summer’s end and back-toschool for children. For the seventh year, September has been designated as National Preparedness Month (NPM) to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their home, businesses and communities. Of course, since we’ve just passed the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, devastation from storms…
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Time to end studies; start building rail line
In response to the Monmouth- Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail project article (“Federal Dollars to Fund Rail Study,” Sept. 1), I wrote a prolight rail letter to the editor in support of MOM passenger rail service in July 2000 while I was a resident of Middlesex County. Now over 10 years later, we still don’t have…
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Student assistance coordinator bids farewell
Dear Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD) parents and community members, I am writing this letter to you to thank you for all your support over the past 22 years. As ofAug. 1, I left UFRSD because the position of student assistance coordinator was reduced to part-time and the LifeSaver Club was eliminated. I have…
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Inaugural Wild Outdoor Expo in Assunpink this fall
UPPER FREEHOLD — The Assunpink Wildlife Management Area will be the site of a new event to get more New Jersey residents outdoors. The first Wild Outdoor Expo will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 25-26. The free event was designed to build appreciation for New Jersey’s bountiful natural resources and to encourage…
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