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    At 3 p.m. Sept. 12 on the boardwalk at Pier Village in Long Branch, Prevention First will host the fourth annual Amanda Faith Reo Memorial Walk. The event aims to raise $10,000 to support Prevention First’s programs on the prevention of violence and substance abuse and to raise awareness about the dangers of dating abuse.…

  • Student honored for training puppies

    Eilea Knotts, of West Long Branch, received a $1,000 scholarship Aug. 14 from The Seeing Eye for raising several puppies for the dog guide school. Knotts, a freshman studying marine biology at the University of Rhode Island, has been a puppy raiser for seven years as a member of a Seeing Eye Puppy Club. In…

  • Museums are free to military all summer

    The Monmouth Museum announces the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and more than 700 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families until Labor Day. The program is available to active duty (Army, Navy, Air…

  • Health Commission’s site a helpful resource

    The Monmouth County Regional Health Commission No. 1’s website, www.mcrhc.org, has a complete listing of all area schedules for fall free rabies clinics and flu/pneumonia clinics. For a schedule, click on the “Health Services” tab at the top of the home page. The website is also a resource for current news and advisories, environmental issues,…

  • Volunteers needed for NJ Blood Services

    NJ Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers to work blood drives. The blood service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task it is to assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and to watch for post-donation reactions.…

  • Monmouth Museum hosts Anique Taylor exhibit

    The Monmouth Museum is hosting “New Jersey Emerging Artists Series — Anique Taylor: Mixed Media.” The exhibition, which will run through Sept. 19, features mixed media sculptures rich in color and detail that are psychological portraits of women in various stages of their lives.   “Uncertain Spring” Taylor uses a variety of media, including paint,…

  • I’m Gorgeous equals track record in winning Cane Pace qualifier

    $300,000 Cane Pace is set for Labor Day at Freehold Raceway In a sparkling performance, I’m Gorgeous went wire to wire to capture the Cane Pace elimination on Aug. 28 at Freehold Raceway, Freehold, in a track record equaling time of 1:50:4 for the 1- mile race. I’m Gorgeous, with Andy Miller at the reigns,…

  • Redbirds adjusting well to new head football coach

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s senior football players, who have toiled under four head coaches in their four years, apparently are falling into step with the philosophies of Jay Graber as they prepare for the Sept. 11, 1 p.m. opener at home against Hopewell. “It’s going good. It looks like the off-season work…

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