Auditions
     Center Players, Freehold, will hold auditions for its presentation of "The Boys Next Door," written by Tom Griffin and directed by R.J. Lamb.
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Conservation district offering scholarships
     Freehold Soil Conservation District will award three $1,000 college scholarships in 2004. The Neal Munch, Marvin "Mac" Clark, and Freehold Soil Conservation District Scholarships are awarded annually to students majoring in a field related to conservation.
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Freehold Area AAUW
group seeks used books
     Used books are again needed by the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women for its annual sale. Hardcover books and paper­backs are needed; only recent textbooks (five years old) can be used.
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Command performance
     STEVEN M. BARON Courtney Lin Kaita, 13, a seventh-grader at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, performs with the Edison Symphony Orchestra at Middlesex County College, Edison, on Dec. 14.
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Township OKs trail crossings
     FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Monmouth County Park System is in the process of establishing an extension to the Henry Hudson Trail that will link the existing trail that ends in Matawan to the Freehold area.
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     MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Brianna Kane performs a holiday favorite during the Dec. 11 winter concert at the Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold Borough.
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Volunteers needed to
help victims of assault
     Volunteers are needed to assist sur­vivors of sexual abuse. Rape care advo­cates and new members are being sought by the Monmouth County SART (Sexual Assault Response Team).
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BBBS information session at library Jan. 6
     Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County (BBBS) will mark its centennial in 2004 with an information session Jan. 6 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury.
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Free workshop offered by local psychotherapists
     Tinton Falls Courtyard by Marriott, 600 Hope Road, will host a workshop on understanding a spouse or partner Feb. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Seating is limited and reservations are required.
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Reading ‘buddies’ needed to visit local schools
     RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) of Monmouth County is asking adults to consider joining its Reading Buddies program. Adult "buddies" visit local schools throughout the county once a week to read with students.
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Monmouth County
surrogate receives honor
     Monmouth County Surrogate Marie S. Muhler has been selected to receive the 2003 Gill C. Job Award from the New Jersey Constitutional Officers Association. The award was presented to Muhler at the association’s conference held recently in Cape May.
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Datebook
     • Gamblers Anonymous, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 8-9:30 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church, 211 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Township. No fees.
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Area residents awarded
Poppick Scholarship
     Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, has announced the winners of its 2003 Poppick Nursing Scholarship. The scholarship was named for Harry M. Poppick, M.D., a founding member of the hospital’s medical staff and a physician in Keyport for 35 years.
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Kateri Center to host
New Year’s Eve ritual
     Kateri Environmental Center, Marlboro, will host a special New Year’s Eve event Dec. 31 from 7-8:30 p.m. Participants are invited to ring in the new year with a streamside ritual based on a tradition from Asia, in which one’s troubles and cares will "float down the Tan Vat Brook.
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Yesteryear
100 years ago
     The spirit of Christmas is not confined to the churches. It is an all pervading spirit so it is not at all remarkable that it should have invaded the Freehold public schools.
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