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Hospice training programs begin Feb. 5
Saint Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center will host 17-hour training programs for individuals interested in becoming a hospice volunteer. Programs will be 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26; and March 5, 12 and 19 at Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. A second program will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May…
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Benefit concert for FoodBank Jan. 30
Ocean Grove Area Chamber of Commerce will present the seventh annual benefit concert for the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Youth Temple, 22 Pilgrim Pathway, Ocean Grove. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Featured will be David Cohen, classical and flamenco guitar, Chinese pipa, Turkish oud and the Highland bagpipes;…
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Brooklyn College ’70s HPA reunion aids kids
The Brooklyn College 1970s House Plan Association reunion is slated to be held from 8 p.m. to midnight March 13 at Palms Plaza Catering, 343 Route 34, Matawan. Proceeds from the reunion will benefit the ENS Foundation, the charitable arm of the Smith Sherman Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 780, Brooklyn, which donates to organizations…
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The Monmouth Beach School eighthgrade class will hold its annual pasta dinner 5- 8 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Church of the Precious Blood Parish Center, 72 Riverdale Ave., Monmouth Beach. The event will feature gift basket raffles, a 50/50 raffle and a dessert table. Price is $8, and $6 for children younger than age…
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Help is available for perinatal mood disorders
The time when families begin preparing for the arrival of a new baby can be a time of joy, filled with hopes, dreams and high expectations for the future. While many women feel this elation throughout their pregnancy, for some women, the periods before, during and after pregnancy are anything but happy, according to the…
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New director brings personal experience to Vietnam vet center
Plans call for public education and outreach program BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer William Linderman brings his personal experience of serving in Vietnam to his new post at the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation. HOLMDEL — William “Bill” Linderman is standing in the center of exhibit space at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel, surrounded…
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Senator’s bill proposes putting end to COAH
Towns would be authorized to plan for development of affordable housing BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Abill that would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) has been introduced in the state Senate as S-1. The bill was introduced in a Senate session that was held after Gov. Chris Christie was inaugurated on Jan.…
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Chamber awards dinner March 20
The Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual business awards dinner March 20 at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch. Honorees are Dr. Margaret “Meg” Fisher, medical director of The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, and Howard “Howie” Marlin, a Long Branch resident with…
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‘Fight Like a Girl’ benefits women being treated for cancer
LONG BRANCH — The second “Fight Like a Girl Against Cancer” benefit will be dedicated to women being treated for cancer, including a local mother of two who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Wendy Estrada Martinez, a Long Branch resident, will be among those celebrated in the second “Fight Like a Girl Against Cancer”…
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