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VSA arts seeks creative writing
The Unlimited Potential Theater Company (UPTCo), a project of VSA arts of New Jersey (VSA/NJ), is seeking poems, essays, short stories and plays by New Jersey residents 18 years of age or older for its 16th annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition. The contest is open to all writers, and submissions by writers with…
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IN THE ARTS
‘Nine’ at Art Alliance Nine mid-career and emerging artists are showing new work at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank. The show includes paintings, collages, fabric art, and ceramics by Heather Brown, Mary Cooper, Jill Kerwick, Melissa Pyle, Betsey Regan, Sandy Roberts, Elaine Shor, Katie Stone and Joyce Anastasia-Urbanski “Root” by Heather…
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President Barack Obama congratulates Ensign Brett Sadowski, who graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., with a degree in chemistry. He is the son of Meg and Don Sadowski, of Holmdel, and a 2005 graduate of Holmdel High School. The president was the commencement speaker. Sadowski will attend the Georgetown…
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Slocums of New Jersey plan reunion
LONG BRANCH — The Slocums of New Jersey have planned their annual family reunion for Sunday, Oct. 4, at The Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch. All interested parties are welcome to attend the event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Dutch lunch will be available from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Buffet…
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Josephine Mastrocola, Matawan, relaxes lakeside at Lake Lefferts along Ravine Drive while waiting for the borough’s July 5 fireworks display to get underway.
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Squad celebrates 75th anniversary
Matawan First Aid one of county’s oldest BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN — In 1934, a group of volunteers at the Washington Engine Fire Company decided that the town’s residents needed someone to look after them when they had brush-ups and bang-ups requiring medical attention. That effort would later become the Matawan First…
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Sun, surf and smiles as Life Rolls On
Day of surfing for people with spinal cord injuries BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Beachgoers flocked to the Jersey Shore this weekend, but none enjoyed themselves as much as a group who gathered on the beachfront to catch a wave, some for the first time. Volunteers are watchful as Keaghlan Strauss, Toms River, rides a…
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Mid’town to repeal residency restrictions for sex offenders
Municipal limits struck down by N.J .Supreme Court BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Nearly four years after the Township Committee limited where sex offenders can live in Middletown, the committee is moving to strike the ordinance from its law books. The committee is expected to repeal Middletown’s Sex Offender Residency Limitation at its…
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Annual house tour in Ocean Grove on July 17
The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will hold its 41st annual House Tour on Friday, July 17, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. One of Ocean Grove’s famous tent homes. The tour is a self-guided walking tour within this seaside Victorian community. It will include nine charming homes, both historic and new, two of Ocean…
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