Blood center drive slated for Aug. 31 at Ice Cream Palace
     The Blood Center of New Jersey, East Orange, will hold a blood drive Aug. 31 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Ice Cream Palace, Route 34, Aberdeen. Donors must be 18 or older, and 17-year-olds may donate with parental permission.
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Battleground Arts Center’s season kicks off with ‘The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe’
     Battleground Arts Center, Freehold, will begin its 2002-2003 season on Oct. 20 with Youth Stages’ production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe from the novel by C.S. Lewis.
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Central Jersey Blood
Center seeks donations
     The Central Jersey Blood Center is seeking donors to combat a nationwide blood shortage that is especially prevalent in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Although there was a large increase in donors around Sept.
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Support group to host
gluten-free foods show
     The Central New Jersey Chapter of ROCK (Raising Our Celiac Kids) will host a gluten-free sample show Sept. 28 from noon-4 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Road, Manalapan. The event is open to the public.
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Bus trip to Mystic,
casinos Oct. 28-30
     A bus trip Oct. 28-30 to Foxwoods casino; Mystic, Conn.; and Mohegan Sun casino will benefit Women’s American ORT (Organization for Educational Resources Through Technical Training).
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9/11 designated
as Patriot Day
     On Dec. 18, President George W. Bush signed legislation designating Sept. 11 as Patriot Day, a day of remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attacks on the United States.
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Fresh Air Fund seeks
families for next year
     The Fresh Air Fund, New York City, is beginning its drive to enlist the help of suburban families for next summer. Thousands of children have participated in the organization’s Friendly Town Program this summer.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Nicholas DeCarlo, 11 months old, of Freehold Township holds on tight to his balloon as he enjoys the festivities at Howell Day in Oak Glen Park, Saturday.
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Free clinic for rabies vaccinations Sept. 12
     Freehold Borough will hold a free rabies vaccination clinic for cats and dogs from 6-7 p.m. Sept. 12 at the firehouse on Main Street. Although the clinic will be held in Freehold Borough, it is open to residents of any municipality.
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Recreation supervisors
needed in Manalapan
     Manalapan Parks and Recreation is accepting applications for seasonal recreation supervisors. Applicants must be 18 years of age and be available to work at night and on weekends.
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Senate pres. tours detention center
     FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — State Senate Co-President John O. Bennett (R-Monmouth) visited the Monmouth County Youth Detention Center, Dutch Lane Road, recently to tour the facility and address some of its 50-plus residents.
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Kruise Nite will return on Thursday
     FREEHOLD — The rock and roll cover band Naked Prey will be featured at the fourth Kruise Nite of the season from 6-10 p.m. Aug. 29 on the streets of downtown Freehold.
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4-H members
compete at RU
     On June 8, Rutgers University hosted the 2002 New Jersey State 4-H Public Presentations Program at Cook/Douglass Campus in New Brunswick. According to a press release, 137 4-H members from 18 counties participated, giving presentations on a variety of subject areas.
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Freehold Twp. Woman’s Club to meet Sept. 9
     The Freehold Township Woman’s Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at Grace Lutheran Church, Park Avenue and Main Street, Freehold. Freehold lawyer John Ross will discuss the changing regulations for wills and estate planning, and answer questions.
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Manalapan Symphony Pops concert set for Sept. 1
     The Manalapan Battleground Symphony, sponsored by Manalapan Parks and Recreation, will present its traditional Labor Day Weekend Pops Concert at 7:30 p.m.
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     FARRAH MAFFAI Jodi Swain, of Freehold, an honorary corporal with the Third New Jersey Volunteers, watches two other members play their characters as they educate the audience at Heath Farm, Middletown, Aug.17.
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Horse show will
come to county
     An internationally recognized horse show will be held Aug. 30-31 and Sept. 1, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at the Horse Park of New Jersey, Route 524, Upper Freehold.
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Chabad to hold Sept. 11 memorial service
     Chabad of Western Monmouth County will hold a memorial gathering and a late-night pre-Selichot evening at 11 p.m. Aug. 31 at Chabad House, Manalapan. In addition to being the night of the first Selichot, the date is the same Hebrew date (23rd of Elul) as the original Sept.
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Marlboro call for tax equity fails to account for state aid
     Marlboro’s Township Council is leading the charge to change the funding formula in the Freehold Regional High School District; they would like to see more tax dollars paid by their regional partners in Howell, Manalapan and Freehold Borough, in the name of equitable taxation.
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Hunters have a long heritage in Monmouth County
     Over the past several months a group calling itself the Coalition to Abolish Hunting has been placing advertisements for membership in local newspapers.
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Safety measures needed when cutting trees apart
     Shame on the Monmouth County Shade Tree Commission employee shown on page 34 of the Aug. 7 News Transcript. Where are the safety glasses and/or full face shield, hearing protectors and hard hat of the person cutting trees?
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Theft, assault charges
lodged against resident
     MANALAPAN — Police arrested one man and are continuing to search for two more suspects in an incident that started with the theft of a purse and ended with an assault on a police officer.
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Manalapan Recreation offers adult and teen yoga
     Manalapan Parks and Recreation is accepting registrations for the adult yoga program. Registrants must be 18 years of age or older.
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