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    The Turner Syndrome Foundation invites the community to join its Team TSF as a walker, runner or volunteer at the 2015 New Jersey Marathon scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. April 25 at Pier Village, 1 Chelsea Ave., Long Branch. The Turner Syndrome Foundation is a nonprofit organization that seeks to better the lives of…

  • Volunteers sought for Holmdel’s April event

    Holmdel Recreation and the Holmdel Youth Activities Association (HYAA) have scheduled a Community Day/HYAA Opening Day Parade for April 25. The rain date is April 26. Community Day will kick off with a parade starting from Village School at 10 a.m. and ending at Cross Farm Park. The event will feature food and craft vendors…

  • Women’s conference slated at college

    LINCROFT — Brookdale Community College will host “A Women’s Conference” 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 20 at 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The conference will feature a full day of interactive workshops and networking opportunities. Keynote speakers will include Sandra Tsing Loh, author of “The Madwoman in the Volvo,” and Fox 5 News reporter Teresa Priolo.…

  • Freeholders vote to privatize Monmouth’s two care centers

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has voted to privatize both of the county’s care centers that officials said lose millions of dollars annually and create financial problems for the county. At a March 24 special meeting of the freeholders at the Monmouth County Agriculture Building, Freehold Township, the…

  • Soccer complex plan seen as ill-conceived

    In March, the Holmdel Township Committee introduced an ordinance that would, in effect, change zoning to allow for a soccer complex to be built on Route 520, across from Vonage. A private developer has already filed an application for the soccer complex with the Holmdel Planning Board. Detailed plans of the original project can be…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Raindrops gather on a car window at the Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township.

  • Youth quartet to perform at benefit concert

    Four teenage musicians, under the direction of organist Miae Park, will perform several classical compositions at a benefit concert at 3 p.m. April 26 at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 112 Middletown Road, Holmdel. The hourlong concert is free and open to the public, but attendees are encouraged to make a freewill offering donation…

  • Abraham Lincoln lecture slated for April 15

    The Atlantic Highlands Historical Society will present the lecture “Ten Moral Moments in the Life of Abraham Lincoln” 7:30-8:30 p.m. April 15 at the Atlantic Highlands Senior Center, 1 Simon Lake Drive, Atlantic Highlands. Glenn LeBoeuf will be the speaker. For more information about LeBoeuf’s lectures on Abraham Lincoln, visit www.newlethistorylive.net. Refreshments will be served.…

  • Family Promise has plans for new location, growth

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A rendering of the community room planned for the future location of Middletown-based nonprofit Family Promise, which assists families at risk of homelessness. COURTESY OF FAMILY PROMISE MIDDLETOWN — Family Promise of Monmouth County, a nonprofit that assists at-risk families, is on the move to meet a growing need…

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