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2009 Ryan’s Run set for June 20 in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN — The planning committee for Ryan’s Run, an annual 5K run and 1-mile fun run/walk to benefit the Ryan Andrew Kaiser Memorial Foundation, will sponsor its sixth annual event on Saturday, June 20, on the grounds of Mountain Hill School in Middletown. The Jersey Shore Running Club will again partner with the event that…
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Middletown voters ‘Meet the Candidates’
Six running for BOE field questions, state views BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Dan Skelton MIDDLETOWN — All six candidates for the district Board of Education were in agreement last week that the current economic downturn and flat state aid numbers represent the biggest challenge faced by the Middletown Board of Education. The candidates, three…
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Bryanna Long, 4, Aberdeen, checks out what’s hidden inside the eggs she collected during Matawan’s annual Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Bonnet Contest on April 4. With Easter approaching, volunteers at Cross of Glory Lutheran Church are gearing up for their 25th annual Easter egg hunt on Sunday, April 12. Children and their families are…
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Helping hands
Devrin Vivino, Freehold Township, and Mary Anne Mitchell, Wall, participate in a cleanup of the wooded boundary along the reservoir side of the Brookdale campus on April 5. The cleanup was sponsored by the Navesink Swimming River Group, Brookdale Waterwatch and the Monmouth County Clean Committee.
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Yvonne Yaar, Glass
The Monmouth Museum is beginning the third season of its New Jersey Emerging Artists Series in the Nilson Gallery with an exhibition of works in glass by artist Yvonne Yaar. “Switchboard Without an Operator” Yaar is especially interested in the medium of glass, intrigued by its transparency, color and light-reflecting qualities. She creates both glass…
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Yard debris will be picked up curbside
MATAWAN — The borough is sponsoring a curbside cleanup and will provide pickup services for residential yard debris. Only yard debris, such as thatch, tree and bush clippings, and branches 4 inches in diameter and smaller will be picked up. The Matawan Borough Department of Public Works will begin picking up debris on the west…
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$950K will help 180 build new shelter
Larger facility will double families served BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET — The nonprofit 180 Turning Lives Around is now a step closer to building a larger domestic violence shelter, thanks to funding procured by Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District). According to a press release from Holt’s office, 180 Turning Lives Around will be…
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‘Annie Get Your Gun’
FRANK GALIPO The cast of Mater Dei High School Drama Club’s production of “Annie Get Your Gun” included Kyle Conover (above) in the role of sharpshooter Frank Butler.
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VSA arts to observe Autism Awareness Month in April
VSA arts of New Jersey, New Brunswick, is observing Autism Awareness Month during April by encouraging the community to contact the organization to learn about its services for children with autism and register for upcoming programs. VSA’s parent/child workshops in the arts provide opportunities for children with autism ages 3-17, along with parents and siblings,…
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