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    • “Understanding Today’s Retirement Living Options” will be presented by Applewood Estates, CentraState’s active continuing care retirement community, on Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. and March 6 at 10:30 a.m. at Applewood Estates, 1 Applewood Drive, Freehold Township. The free informational seminar is for adult children of active senior parents. There is no fee to…

  • Drawing contest open to New Jersey teens

    The state Department of Human Services Division of Family Development will hold its annual Teen Media Contest to reinforce the department’s mission to instill an understanding of parental responsibility in teens. The statewide contest is open to all New Jersey middle school and high school students. This year’s theme is: Depict how your parent(s) help…

  • School board to host town hall meeting

    The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education will host a town hall meeting on March 16 as part of an effort to maintain open lines of communication with the community it serves. The meeting will be held at the West Freehold School from 7-9 p.m. This will be a public forum in which…

  • Poker tournament at Forsgate March 7

    Forsgate Country Club, 375 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township, will hold a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament on March 7. Doors open at 2 p.m. A seminar at 2:30 p.m. will be led by “Ultimate Poker” host and teacher Dr. Richard Lederer, a poker player and author of more than 30 books who is also the father…

  • Hadassah members donate baby blankets

    Co-chairwomen Elaine Blatt and Miriam Applebaum of the Project Linus Committee of Bat Shalom Hadassah, Jackson /Howell, recently presented five knitted and crocheted baby blankets to Lisa Schlesinger, R.N., director of the Mother/Infant Pavilion at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Also present was Donna Salin, director of volunteer services. The blankets will be used to cover…

  • Freehold Twp. H.S. to present ‘The Wiz’

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township High School Patriot Players will present “The Wiz” in the high school’s auditorium, 281 Elton-Adelphia Road, on Feb. 25, 26 and 27 at 7 p.m., with a matinee performance on Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. Tickets to “The Wiz” are $5 for children, students and senior citizens, and $10…

  • Teachers’ pampering event fights cancer

    The Relay for Life committee at the Wemrock Brook School in Manalapan hosted a charity event for its teachers on Feb. 19 at the home of a Wemrock Brook School teacher. All proceeds from the event are being donated to the American Cancer Society. During the event, dubbed “Pamper Yourself,” teachers were given the opportunity…

  • The New Volume to play at Freehold VFW

    The New Volume, a three-piece rock ’n’ roll band from Freehold, will perform at a benefit concert for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti on March 6 at the Freehold VFW post, 50 Waterworks Road, Freehold. The show will run 4-10:30 p.m. and the cost of admission is $12. All proceeds will be donated…

  • Colts Neck H.S. will present ‘Grease’

    The Colts Neck High School Cougar Catwalkers Drama Club will present “Grease” March 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. with matinees March 13 and 14 at 2 p.m. General admission is $10, with seniors and children under age 12 paying $6. The shows will take place at Colts Neck High School, 159 Five Points Road,…

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