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Summer in Central Jersey
Crowds enjoy the fireworks on the beach at Long Branch’s Oceanfest celebration on July 4. LONG BRANCH Crowds are expected to once again flock to Long Branch this summer during the annual Oceanfest celebration on July 4. The celebration, which regularly brings in more than 100,000 people to the city, features food, bands, acts, games,…
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Superintendent will leave RBR for Ocean district
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer James Stefankiewicz OCEAN TOWNSHIP — After a fouryear term as superintendent of Red Bank Regional High School, James Stefankiewicz has been named to the same position in the Ocean Township School District. Stefankiewicz said in an interview last week he will begin his tenure in Ocean on July 1 and…
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Bikers hope to find a cure for diabetes
The American Diabetes Association will hold its annual Tour de Cure on June 8 at the Educational Testing Services Campus, 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton. The cycling event is dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes. There will be a 10- mile family ride, a 30-mile ride, a 65-mile metric century ride and a 100-mile century…
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Chabad Jewish Center to hold benefit gala
The Chabad Jewish Center of Holmdel will celebrate its fifth anniversary of service to the communities of Colts Neck, Holmdel, Middletown and Brookdale Community College with an inaugural benefit gala at 5 p.m. June 1 at the PNC Bank Arts reception center in Holmdel. Proceeds will support the center’s ongoing community work. The gala will…
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Fresh coats of paint help Sea Bright revival
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Workers for Benjamin Moore paint the facade of a building in Sea Bright as part of the company’s Main Street Matters program. GREG KENNELTY/STAFF SEA BRIGHT — Residents are taking notice of the fresh coats of paint that a crew from Benjamin Moore has been applying to properties along Ocean…
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Gift auction May 30 to benefit the blind
The New Jersey Blind Citizens Association (NJBCA) will host its ninth annual Gift Auction from 6-11 p.m. May 30 at VFW Post 2179, 1 Veterans Lane, Port Monmouth. General admission is $20 for adults 18 and older, and includes one sheet of tickets. Admission tickets will not be sold at the door. Attendees are welcome…
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Sailing ship Onrust to visit Navesink
The Onrust, a replica of a 17th-century Dutch ship, will sail the Navesink River June 7-8 and dock at Fair Haven and Red Bank, where it will be open to the public. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NAVESINK MARITIMEHERITAGE ASSOCIATION To commemorate the 350th anniversary of the first settlers to put down roots in Monmouth County,…
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HERO Campaign plans benefit walk
The HERO Campaign, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the use of safe and sober designated drivers to prevent drunk-driving tragedies, will sponsor its first Monmouth County Hero Walk at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, on June 8. According to a press release, the walk is in remembrance of U.S. Navy Ensign John R. Elliott and…
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Towns use Sandy grants for long-term planning
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Superstorm Sandy-impacted towns in Monmouth County are beginning to reap the benefits of one of the state’s lesser-known recovery programs, receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars for longterm planning and mitigation projects. On May 14, the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) awarded a $255,000 grant to Rumson as part…
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