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‘Blue Danube’ fundraising gala set for Oct. 25
The Family Children’s Service (FCS), Monmouth County’s oldest nonprofit social service agency, invites the public to attend its annual fundraising gala, “Blue Danube,” at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Navesink Country Club, 50 Luffburrow Lane, Middletown. The event will feature cocktails, dinner, dancing, a live auction and a silent auction. To attend, contact Diane…
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GUEST COLUMN
Employee says care center should remain with county JENNIFER GREGORY I am an 18-year employee of Monmouth County and I work at the John L. Montgomery Care Center in Freehold Township. We are a long-term-care facility that takes care of Monmouth County’s most vulnerable young citizens. There are 62 residents under the age of 59.…
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Funding must be restored at The Arc
I t has come to my attention that The Arc of Monmouth County will no longer be able to continue their mental/behavioral health services due to budget cuts. The Arc was receiving $392,000 through the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), but this will end in December. Our son, who has autism, needs this service to…
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Conines Mill Pond in Allentown is a place of serene beauty on an early fall afternoon. MATT DENTON
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Blankets donated to cancer patients
LONG BRANCH — Five students who recently graduated from Brookdale Community College (BCC) took time from their summer vacations to deliver knot blankets to cancer patients at the Leon Hess Cancer Center at Monmouth Medical Center. The students, who originally met during high school, included Michelle Fernandez, Jaclyn Corson, Alexandra Callirgos, Amanda Sorrentino and Lindsey…
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Young people to gather for music, fun
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — Live musical entertainment and fun activities will be featured at the “Rock The Farm” Amplify Your Life Music Festival to be held in Howell on Oct. 11. The event is sponsored by Musicians on a Mission, a nonprofit organization. The organization will host the outdoor music festival…
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Run benefits children with disabilities
The first Color Me Belmar – Run for FRA 3K will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 11, at the beach in Belmar. Participants of all ages can walk or run on the beach together, and sunglasses are encouraged. The course will run from First Avenue to 14th Avenue and back. Proceeds will benefit local…
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Light the Night Walk scheduled for Oct. 18
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2014 Light the Night Walk will take place at 5 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Great Lawn by McKinley Street and Whitman Terrace in Long Branch. Each year, in communities all across the United States and Canada, teams of families, friends, co-workers and local and national corporations come together to…
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Pianist David Dubal to perform on Oct. 19
The Monmouth Conservatory of Music will celebrate 50 years of excellence in teaching and performance by hosting “An Afternoon with David Dubal” at 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the conservatory, 50 White St., Red Bank. Dubal is an internationally known pianist, teacher, writer, broadcaster and painter. He will take the audience through a journey into…
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