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The Arc slates 65th anniversary dinner
TINTON FALLS — The Arc of Monmouth will hold its 65th Anniversary Dinner and Dance at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Sheraton Hotel of Eatontown, 6 Industrial Way East, Eatontown. Doors will open 6:30 p.m. with a cheese platter and cash bar. The event will highlight the achievements of individuals with Down syndrome, autism,…
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Garden club to host talk on growing roses
The Little Silver Garden Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 9 at the Women’s Club of Little Silver, 111 Church St., Little Silver. The guest speaker will be Diane Wilkerson, an American Rose Society consulting rosarian, who will present the illustrated lecture, “Rose Growing in New Jersey” at 10:30 a.m. This is a change…
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Slade named head of Rumson school
The Rumson Country Day School (RCDS) has announced Whitney C. Slade as the new head of school, succeeding Chad B. Small, who retired after 25 years at RCDS. Slade was hired by the school’s board of directors last October and began his tenure in July. “I am thrilled to have been welcomed into this community…
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Corrections officers join ranks
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced the graduation of 14 recruits from the 28th Basic Course for County Corrections Officers. The graduation, held at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold Township, followed the completion of a 13-week curriculum that prepares recruits for careers as corrections professionals, according to a press release. “It takes courage,…
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St. Mary’s Church to host orchid auction on Oct. 11
The Deep Cut Orchid Society will sponsor an orchid auction Oct. 11 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Route 34 and Phalanx Road, Colts Neck. CHERYL A. LANGSETH An event dubbed as the largest orchid auction in the Mid-Atlantic region is scheduled for Oct. 11 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Route 34 and Phalanx Road, Colts…
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A girl can dream
Showing ‘re2pect’ to my idol Jennifer Amato We say in my family that I played shortstop for Joe Torre before Derek Jeter did. That’s because as a 7-year-old living in Brooklyn, N.Y., my parents enrolled me in Joe Torre Little League, where I defended the hot spot between second and third base roughly six years…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Riverview Medical Center has announced the new members of the Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees, who include Hilary DiPiero, Charles E. Komar, Shawn Reynolds, Jonathan Schultz, Danielle Sherwood and Benedict J. Torcivia Jr. DiPiero is a board member of Horizons, where she co-chaired both the 2013 and 2014 Albert E. Martin Jr. Hoops…
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Library hosts photo-paintings exhibit
A n exhibit of photo-paintings by Marlboro photographer and artist Alexander Agor is on exhibit at the Highland Park Public Library through the end of this month. Agor is an artist and photographer who has covered the Six Day War in Israel and had work published in the magazines Harper’s Bazaar and Italian Vogue. Along…
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‘Dead Man Walking’ author, students discuss death penalty
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Acclaimed author Sister Helen Prejean speaks of her experience with the death penalty to a crowd of students gathered at Old Bridge High School on Oct. 3. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Students at Old Bridge High School were challenged with difficult questions on human rights and decency upon being visited…
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