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Asbury United Methodist Church will host a Christmas Bazaar 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 14 at 61 Atlantic Ave., Long Branch. Christmas items, toys, jewelry, crafts, attic treasures, stocking stuffers, chocolate, baked goods and gift baskets will be available. Breakfast and lunch, featuring Swedish pancakes, sausage sandwiches and chili, will also be served. Lutheran Church of…
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Gala slated to support local county residents
The Arc of Monmouth will hold its 49th annual Winter Glow Ball at 7 p.m., Nov. 13, at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, 1401 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. All proceeds will be used to provide health care, housing and other vital services to 1,300 Monmouth County residents with developmental disabilities. The ’70s-style celebration will feature hors…
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Physics of bird flight topic of Audubon talk
The Monmouth County Audubon Society will meet 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at the hall of the Knights of Columbus, 200 Fair Haven Road, Fair Haven. Retired pilot Tom Reider will present, “The Physics of Flight.” The public is welcome to this free event. Reider will discuss bird flight and use pictures, models, charts, sculptures, feathers…
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Transition of Gregory School to senior housing completed
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Conversion of the former Gregory School into 117 senior housing units was influenced by the historic designation of the historic school building. “It was unique because we were taking an existing structure — and remember it is historic so it is rehabbed different than going into a…
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Award-winning poet set to speak Nov. 17
Monmouth University’s 2015-16 Visiting Writers Series will continue with a reading by award-winning poet and prose writer, Edward Hirsch, at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Wilson Hall Auditorium, 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch. Hirsch is the author of nine collections of poetry and five prose books. His first collection, “For the Sleepwalkers,” received the…
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Long Branch considers changing mix of summer concert events
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Fans of the oldies may have more competition next summer as city officials are revisiting special events and mulling introducing other musical styles to the lineup of the summer concert series. Mayor Adam Schneider said during the Oct. 27 City Council workshop meeting that he’d like the…
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Good Samaritan returns wallet
On Sept. 22, my wife and I were shopping at Boscov’s in the Monmouth Mall. When we got home, I realized I didn’t have my wallet. My wife immediately called Boscov’s and spoke to Bonnie, who works in the department where we shopped. She transferred us to the courtesy desk, and Dottie told me if…
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Reader opposes bear-management plan
When Cecil the lion was wounded and then killed by an American dentist back in July, the world was outraged. Now is your time to stop the same fate for New Jersey black bears. Despite only 390 public comments supporting an expanded bear hunt versus 6,635 comments against the expansion, the New Jersey Fish and…
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Resident thanks first aid, medical staff
Recently, I was subjected to an affliction that caused me to suffer gastrointestinal problems, confusion, lethargy, agitation, headache, loss of appetite and muscle weakness. Thanks to the kindness of the Monmouth Beach First Aid Squad, I was transported to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. As soon as I entered the emergency room, I received…
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