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Local schools, businesses ready for back to school
The Dance Factory USA There is a hidden gem in Monmouth County that combines a truly memorable round of golf with a membership best defined as affordable luxury. If you haven’t been to the Colts Neck Golf Club recently, you owe it to yourself to play there soon. The entire club has gone through a…
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Photographer’s works sought for exhibit
The Monmouth County Historical Association is organizing an exhibition to showcase the works of renowned photographer, Monroe Edelstein. Local families who have Edelstein portraits hanging in their homes are invited to loan their art for this exhibit, which is scheduled to take place this September at the historic Taylor-Butler House in Middletown. From 1960 to…
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Students invited to enter essay contest
The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) has announced the return of its Kid’s Corner Summer Reading Adventure essay contest. Students who will be entering grades 3-12 at a public or private school are invited to participate in the contest. To enter, students must read a book listed under their corresponding grade level and write an essay…
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Hazlet hires assistant superintendent
The Hazlet Township Board of Education appointed Joseph J. Annibale as assistant superintendent of schools during its public meeting on July 27. He will replace Dr. David A. Roman, who was recently appointed superintendent of the Perth Amboy Public Schools. “We are very pleased that we were able to secure such a high caliber candidate…
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NOTES
The Asbury Park High School Class of 1965 is planning a 50th high school reunion for Oct. 17. Those who have any information that would be helpful in locating classmates are asked to call Holly Newman Williams at 732-915-6928 and leave a message. Calls will be returned. Embury United Methodist Church will host a rummage…
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Chorus invites singers to a Summer Sing
The Monmouth Civic Chorus invites singers to a Summer Sing at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 112 Middletown Road, Holmdel. The Chorus will sing requiems by Gabriel Fauré and John Rutter. The Fauré Requiem, which was written in Paris in 1902, has been called “a lullaby of death”…
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Monmouth County Fair winners named
Last month’s Monmouth County Fair at the E. Freehold Showgrounds in Freehold included a home and garden competition. First-place winners of the 2015 Home and Garden Competition for children in the general categories of art, crafts and photography include the following: In the art category, first-place winners were: Crayon: Bethany Martino of Farmingdale; Marker: Victoria…
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Veteran’s words recount restoration of Huey
By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Carl Burns Vietnam War veteran Carl Burns’ essay “Hangar Crew” tells the story of restoring a long-forgotten helicopter that has since found a home at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Museum in Holmdel. Burns, of Manalapan, and a group of veterans restored a Bell UH-1D helicopter, which is…
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‘An Evening with Arthur Miller’ slated
The Monmouth Players will present “An Evening with Arthur Miller” at 8:15 p.m. on Aug. 15 and 22 and 2 p.m. on Aug. 16 and 23 at the Navesink Arts Center, 149 Monmouth Ave., Atlantic Highlands. Enjoy an evening of the most powerful scenes from two of Arthur Miller’s greatest plays — “All My Sons”…
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