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At Spanish American Festival in Keyport, everyone is family
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer KEYPORT — The Spanish American Club will host its 17th annual Spanish American Festival, an event that celebrates Latin American culture with the entire community. The festival will take place at the Keyport waterfront at the corner of Broad and First streets on Aug. 8 from 12 p.m. until 7:30…
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Additional charges for former Monmouth Regional teacher
A former Monmouth Regional High School teacher was charged on July 24 with having sexual contact with a second student. Nicholas DePue, 29, was charged last month after allegedly carrying on a yearlong relationship with one of his students, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni. DePue, of Jackson, was charged last month with…
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Gala to raise funds for animal welfare
The sixth annual Purr’n Pooch Foundation for Animals Sunset Summer Gala will take place from 6-10 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Channel Club, 1 Channel Drive, Monmouth Beach. Proceeds will support the work of the Foundation’s grantees, organizations and non-profits working for animal welfare, such as no-kill animal and marine mammal rescue groups. The gala…
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Sandy program could see more funding due to application volume
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer INCROFT – State officials hosted a public hearing on a plan to provide more funding for a superstorm Sandy recovery program that was launched last year. Representatives of the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Rebuilding took questions at Brookdale Community College…
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Did you know …
Fred Armisen and Bill Hader in IFC’s “Documentary Now!” TYLER GOLDEN/IFC IFC is rewriting history with its new series, “Documentary Now!,” premiering on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 10 p.m. Created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Seth Myers and starring Armisen and Hader, this new comedy series lovingly parodies some of the world’s best known…
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Five radio disc jockeys who rocked our socks off
By Lucie M. Winborne Wolfman Jack With so much music out there to listen to, it always helps to have a good navigator. Such is the radio disc jockey, or DJ. And through the decades, a few are remembered as the ones who introduced America to its greatest hits. The term “disc jockey” was coined…
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Evening of outdoor theater set at library
The Elberon Branch Library will host The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, which will give an outdoor performance of “The Triumph of Love” at 7 p.m. Aug. 4 at 168 Lincoln Ave., Long Branch. Bring blankets or chairs and a snack or dinner to enjoy this rain-or-shine presentation based on Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de…
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Library has reading program for adults
The Long Branch Free Public Library at 328 Broadway is offering its summer reading program, “Escape the Ordinary,” for adults to enjoy book discussions, programs, prizes and more through Aug. 22. Read new fiction, a biography or a literary classic and be rewarded with a chance to win a prize. Adult readers are invited to…
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Childhood poverty on the rise, according to national report
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A report detailing levels of childhood poverty nationally and statewide found more children are growing up impoverished than were following the 2008 financial crisis. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the private charitable organization that released the annual Kids Count Data Book on July 21, concludes that while childhood poverty…
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