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From another angle, things aren’t as bad as they looked
CODA GREG BEAN I’ve recently agreed to do some volunteer work for Sylvia’s Children, a charitable organization that provides financial and other support for 1,000 impoverished youngsters (200 of them orphans who live on-site) at the Mbiriizi School in Uganda. Run by Sylvia Allen, who’s well known in this area as the founder and owner…
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Marine Task Force to improve aquatic response time
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer HIGHLANDS — The Highlands, Sea Bright, Middletown and Atlantic Highlands fire departments are working to improve the area’s aquatic emergency response by forming Monmouth County’s first Marine Task Force. “The goal is to reduce response time and coordinate all our efforts and equipment and try to put all our resources…
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River activities on tap for Paddle the Navesink Day
RED BANK — Plans are under way for Paddle the Navesink Day, a community-wide celebration of the Navesink River and all the recreational opportunities it provides to enthusiasts young and old. On Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., local boating organizations will offer visitors the chance to experience kayaking, canoeing, sailing and rowing.…
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Annual Surfside Food Drive under way
SEA BRIGHT — Local charity Move For Hunger will hold the second annual Surfside Food Drive during August, to benefit the Food- Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune. Patrons of participating beach clubs and local businesses from Sandy Hook to Seaside are asked to donate unopened, nonperishable food items to be distributed to…
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Adding a bit of color
Above: (l-r) Isabella Scanapicco, 5, Ye-Won, 10, and Dorian Washington, 6, help paint a sign to be used for a garden installed at the Community YMCA in Red Bank on Aug. 11. The YMCA partnered with Home Depot of Long Branch, which brought flowers for the youngsters to plant. Below: Ye-Won plants flowers in the…
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Pallone bill aims to curtail gang violence
Proposed legislation includes prevention measures, funding BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With replicate bills being introduced in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. [D-6th District] is hoping to mount a four-pronged attack on gangs throughout the country. Pallone introduced the Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2010 [H.R. 5969] in the U.S. House…
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35th annual Clearwater Festival set for Aug. 21
The 2010 Clearwater Festival, a free celebration of the environment with live music, dance, food, fun and useful information, will take place Saturday, Aug. 21, in Sunset Park in Asbury Park. The largest eco festival in New Jersey, the festival is sponsored by the nonprofit New Jersey Friends of Clearwater, founded in the 1970s to…
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Soul music
Above: Musician Ron Pressing of South Wales, Australia, performs at the Salvation Army’s 10th annual BBQ and Trombone Night in Red Bank on July 28. Below: The Sackbut Band, led by David Hulteen Sr., performs. PHOTOS BY LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Butterfly and Peaches
Ari Macaluso of Long Branch waits to have his favorite design painted on his arm by Danielle Metta during the annual Butterfly and Peaches Celebration held at Sickles Market in Little Silver on Aug. 14. The event included tastings and demonstrations along with face painting for children. ERIC SUCAR staff
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