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Historical society slates craft workshops
The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will host winter and spring workshops at 50 Pitman Ave., Ocean Grove. The cost is $15 for each class along with an additional kit fee. A yo-yo stitchery class will be held 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 28. Instructor Vicki Bacolo will show how to use this simple stitchery to…
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Greater Media Newspapers win in N.J. Press Association contest
Members of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertising, editorial, photography and production staffs scooped up 16 awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. “We are blessed with an exceptional and dedicated staff,” Greater Media Newspapers General Manager and Publisher Ben Cannizzaro said. “I am extremely pleased with the well-deserved recognition from the New Jersey…
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NJ Rep plans second theater in West End
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The New Jersey Repertory Company has purchased the West End Elementary School for $2.25 million. The theater company plans to keep the current lower Broadway theater open while constructing a 125-seat theater in West End. COURTESY OF LONG BRANCH SCHOOL DISTRICT The New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch has…
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Sports broadcaster will discuss hockey coverage
Sports broadcaster Stan Fischler will hold his annual hockey lecture at 7 p.m. March 19 at the Spring Lake Public Library, 1501 Third Ave., Spring Lake. Fischler began his career as a publicist for the New York Rangers in 1954 and has been covering hockey for half a century. The winner of five Emmy Awards,…
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Hospice course begins March 2 for volunteers
The Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center will host an eight-week training program for individuals interested in becoming a hospice volunteer in Monmouth County. The program will be held 6:30-9 p.m. Mondays, beginning March 2, at Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. Participants will gain an understanding of the needs of patients…
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Annual artist event slated for this weekend
Sickles Market will host its annual Artists’ Weekend from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 1 at 1 Harrison Ave., Little Silver. The event is free. Artwork will be available for sale with all proceeds benefiting artists. Each day, approximately a dozen artists will display their art and hold demonstrations at Sickles Market’s greenhouse.…
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Hoops tourney to score for local youth
RUMSON — The 13th annual Hoops for Horizons 3-on-3 basketball tournament will take place March 5-7 at the Rumson Country Day School. All proceeds will benefit the Horizons Student Enrichment Program, which serves more than 175 at-risk children from Red Bank for six weeks each summer, with additional programming throughout the year. The charity event…
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Ranney School names head of Middle School
TINTON FALLS — Ranney School has named Matthew Hall as head of the Middle School division, which serves approximately 200 students in grades 6-8. Currently dean of students at Pace Academy in Atlanta, the Middletown native will assume the post at the start of the new school year on July 1, according to a press…
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Homeland Security shutdown would have local impacts
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SANDY HOOK — A potential federal shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could impact Coast Guard personnel on Sandy Hook and federal stormmanagement workers. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) said during a Feb. 18 press conference on Sandy Hook that if Congress does not extend funding to the department…
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