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Holmdel church organizes ‘Crack the Code!’ run/walk
HOLMDEL — Hundreds of runners and walkers are expected to gather in Holmdel on Saturday, April 10, to participate in “Crack the Code!,” an event to help find the cause and ease the cure for breast cancer. The 5K run, 1-mile walk and children’s races will take place at the Vonage headquarters in Holmdel at…
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Spring Concert Series benefits food pantries, Haitian relief
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Holmdel will host a Spring Concert Series. The series opens at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 27, with a program featuring the N.J. State Youth Orchestra. The Chamber Players and the Preparatory String Orchestra will perform individual and joint selections. All money and food donations will benefit local food pantries. A…
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Middletown collects supplies for resident serving in Afghanistan
MIDDLETOWN — The township has reactivated the Support the Troops program to collect supplies for U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Nicholas Abbate, a lifelong township resident stationed in Afghanistan. Donations will be accepted through April 5 at Middletown Town Hall, 1 Kings Highway, and the Middletown Main Library, 55 New Monmouth Road. Abbate, a weapons…
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NJ Transit director seeks public input
Hearing will be held in Manalapan NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein has announced that the statewide transit agency is aggressively confronting current and future budget shortfalls that have arisen due to the severe national recession and the state’s $2.2 billion current-year budget gap, and $11 billion 2011 budget gap. In a press release, Weinstein…
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Middletown Arts Center seeks local talent for showcase
The Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council is sponsoring the 2010 annual Middletown Talent Showcase. The council is seeking all varieties of acts, including, but not limited to, vocal performance, musical performance, theatrical scenes and monologues, dance, magic tricks or any other special talent. All interested performers must participate in a formal audition to be…
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Aberdeen green team seeks community volunteers
ABERDEEN — The township Green Team is seeking volunteers to help deliver free compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs throughout the community at a special event to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17. Funding for the bulb distribution is provided by Project Porchlight, a grassroots energy efficiency program that encourages people…
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Holmdel Dems seek candidates
HOLMDEL — Local Democrats have begun their search for Township Committee candidates for the 2010 general election. Committeewoman Janet Berk and Mayor Serena DiMaso will complete their terms in December. The Democrats will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at the Holmdel Senior/ Community Center on Crawfords Corner Road, next to Town Hall, to…
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Boro police chief under review
MATAWAN — Chief of Police James M. Alston is under an administrative review by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, borough officials said Monday. Information about why Alston is the subject of a review is not available, but Councilwoman Toni Angelini, head of the borough’s Police Commission, said Monday, “The borough of Matawan looks forward to…
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Boro raises fees for summer camp
Council votes for $25 per-child increase BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Matawan Borough Council unanimously approved an increase in fees for its six-week 2010 summer camp program at a workshop meeting on March 2. The fee for the camp, which is held at Ravine Drive Elementary School, will increase by $25 across…
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