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Parks’ Adventure Expo set for May 16
The Monmouth County Park System will hold its Outdoor Adventure Expo from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 16 at Turkey Swamp Park in Freehold Township. The children’s fishing derby, noon to 2 p.m., invites youngsters (ages 16 and up need a New Jersey fishing license) to bring their pole and bait and take part…
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‘Band Aid’ benefits African orphans
On March 20, eight Holmdel bands, including Anacin, Jubaroo, Peach Snapple Brownies, Untitled, Insomnia, C Level, Definitely No and Terminal, joined forces to headline “Band Aid for Uganda,” a Holmdel High School musical competition fundraiser for Holmdel-based charity Sylvia’s Children. The winning band, Definitely No, was awarded three hours of recording studio time at Retromedia…
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Holmdel police offer self-defense class for college-bound women
HOLMDEL — The Holmdel Police Department will offer a program to help female high school seniors understand the dangers they may face as college freshmen and in their everyday lives. The department will sponsor a self-defense class for Holmdel High School and St. John Vianney High School senior girls at 7 p.m. Wednesdays over a…
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Special planning board mtg. scheduled
MATAWAN — A site plan application for a mixed-use retail center proposed at the intersection of Routes 516 and 79 will be heard at a special meeting of the borough’s Unified Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. The 7,908-square-foot construction plan, prepared by Laurdan Realty LLC, Freehold, calls for the demolition…
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Whale Creek cleanup set for Cliffwood Beach
ABERDEEN — The Aberdeen Environmental Committee, NY/NJ Baykeeper and the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council will conduct a cleanup of the freshwater tributary leading into Whale Creek on May 1 from 10 a.m. to noon. According to the NY/NJ Baykeeper, the stream flows through riparian forest spotted with vernal pools and flows down to the tidal…
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Resident wants more transparency in Holmdel BOE
GUEST COLUMN WILLIAM J. ALLINGHAM The Holmdel Board of Education conducted two meetings at which Holmdel residents were invited to learn about and comment on the 2010-11 school budget — a first-reading meeting on March 24 and the final approval meeting on March 31. Before discussing the details of those meetings, it is useful to…
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NOTES
The New Jersey Blind Citizens Ladies Auxiliary will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser 4-7 p.m. April 17 at 18 Burlington Ave., Leonardo. The cost is $8. Details: 732- 291-0878. ***** Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County will host its 11th annual gourmet food and wine tasting 6:30-10 p.m. April 26 at the Monmouth Museum…
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Monmouth Festival of the Arts celebrates 40th anniversary
“A Great Rhode Show” by Jane Lux TINTON FALLS — Art lovers can enjoy the creative inspirations of more than 250 regional artists on display and for sale at the Monmouth Festival of the Arts on April 17-21. This year the Monmouth Festival of Arts celebrates its 40th anniversary as one of the most popular…
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