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Film explores mental toll of war on soldiers
The Sanctuary program offers support for family and friends of active-duty members or veterans experiencing emotional difficulties. The Safe Place program offers bereavement therapy to family and friends who have lost an active-duty member or veteran to casualties of war or suicide. Film tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the Middletown Arts Center…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Suzanne Young of Woodland Park has launched Sassy Strapps, a women’s shoe accessory that solves a common problem for high-heel wearers. The elastic strap slides over an existing shoe while the foot is inside to act like a “seatbelt” for the foot so that it does not slip out. Designs of the straps include rhinestones,…
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Helping hands
Cindy Manrique, a student at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center for Resilient Design, works with school staff and volunteers from The Provident Bank to help construct beds as part of the school’s Alternative Spring Break effort at the Monmouth County Long Term Recovery Group headquarters in Wall Township on March 19. The effort…
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Oceanport Garden Club sets meeting
The Oceanport Garden Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. on March 27 at the Oceanport United Methodist Church, 50 Main St., Oceanport. Lunch will be provided at noon. The artistic design “Tea Time Tray” will be staged on trays provided by five designers. After lunch, Ted Krulikowski, a local authority on gardening, butterflies and birds,…
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Synagogue’s ‘Casino Night’ on March 29
Congregation B’nai Israel (CBI) will host a Casino Night fundraiser at 8 p.m. on March 29 at 171 Ridge Road, Rumson. Proceeds will go toward the creation of an outdoor exploratorium for children, which will replace the existing playground. The entrance fee is $75 and includes music, dancing and hors d’oeuvres. Grand prize raffle tickets…
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Dance event to benefit animal rescue group
Kick Fitness and Dance invites families to enjoy a free day of dance at its Pirouettes for Pets event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 30 at 62D Carton St., Rumson. Donations will be collected to benefit All Fur Love Animal Rescue. Girls and boys age 3-14 will meet Kick’s instructors who will…
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Oceanport library has family events in April
The Oceanport Library will hold special events in April for families at its new location at the Oceanport Community Center, 8 Iroquois Ave., Oceanport. Registration is required for some programs by calling the library at 732-229-2626. “Woodland Party” for children age 3 and up will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 3. Musical arranger…
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Distracted-driving campaign will target unsafe drivers
It’s time to put down the cellphone, coffee cup or mascara. Local law enforcement officers will be cracking down on distracted drivers as part of a national campaign to make the state’s roadways safer. The high-visibility initiative, “UDrive, UText, UPay,” will target motorists who engage in distracted-driving behaviors, including talking on handheld cellphones and sending…
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IN THE NEWS
Cancer research at core of fundraising effort Mark Rosman When I embarked on my journey in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS)’s Man/Woman of the Year program, I said I was doing so to honor my late wife, Stephanie, who died of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in April 1999. Although I have never participated in a public…
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