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Jackson tea party set for July 4
JACKSON — All citizens are being invited to John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park in Jackson for a July 4 “Don’t Tread on Me” tea party. According to a press release from the Jackson Tea Party, the rally will take place at the park on Kierych Memorial Drive, just south of South Cooks Bridge Road,…
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Program on antique & vintage purses slated
Collector and antiques dealer Kate Butler of Pemberton will present “Antique & Vintage Purses” 7 p.m. June 11 at the Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River. Examples of purses from the 1800s through the 1960s with a special emphasis on the Victorian through the art deco period will be shown. For more…
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Fresh Air Fund seeks local host families
The Fresh Air Fund is seeking volunteer host families to share their community with an inner-city child. Join thousands of volunteer host families throughout 13 northeastern states and Canada as they open their hearts and homes to New York City children from underprivileged communities through The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family program. In 2009,…
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Howell Scouts will return to collect food
HOWELL — Boy Scout Troop 258 of Howell is conducting a food drive to help replenish food and goods needed at the Howell Emergency Food Pantry as part of its community service project. The Scouts have already dropped off bags in their neighborhoods and they will return between 10 a.m. and noon June 13 to…
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Barnflies to perform classic rock at library
A live outdoor classic rock performance by local band Barnflies will be held at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, on June 27 at 2 p.m. The Barnflies are Mike Meriney (lead guitar); Mark Weber (lead guitar, vocals); Michael Casper (drums); Bruce Venner (rhythm guitar); Mark Wybierala (bass); Rob Walsh (bass); Kurt Martin (rhythm…
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St. Veronica School will offer summer camp
St. Veronica School Summer Camp for children in prekindergarten through eighth grade is currently accepting registration. Camp will be held from June 29 through Aug. 7 at the church and school, Route 9, Howell. Activities for those in grade six and younger will include arts and crafts, basketball, computer skills, drama, dance, music, academic enrichment,…
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Drum corps event at Jackson Liberty H.S.
The Jackson Liberty High School Band Parents and Students Association have announced that Jackson Liberty High School has been selected to host the 2009 “Music in Motion” Drum Corps International competition on July 6. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Jackson Liberty High School, 125 North Hope Chapel Road, Jackson. The Drum and…
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Jackson church slates June 20 family event
Jackson United Methodist Church invites the community to attend its annual youth/family event, “Illuminating Immersion III,” from 4-9 p.m. June 20 at the church, 68 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. Free admission will include food, games, worship and contemporary Christian music. The theme is “God in the Storms” and everyone is invited to “learn to dance…
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Raceway Park hosting 40th NHRA Nationals
Raceway Park will be the center of the drag racing universe this weekend. The famed quarter-mile drag strip on Pension Road in Old Bridge will be reverberating with the sounds of the most powerful drag racing machines as Raceway Park hosts the National Hot Rod Association’s NHRA) 40th annual United Association NHRA SuperNationals from June…
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