Grant would fund drunk driving enforcement
      Freehold Township is applying for a grant to participate in the state's Drunk Driving Enforcement Program. The program, a part of the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, is to increase awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving. The Township Committee has applied for a grant of $...
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Advocate for inclusion to speak at high school
      Al Condeluci, an author and advocate of community inclusion for people with disabilities, will speak at a workshop sponsored by the Special Education Advisory Committee at Freehold Township High School, Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold Township, on Oct. 29 from 7-9 p.m.
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Optimist club to host wine tasting series
      The Noontime Optimist Club of Freehold is hosting a three-part tasting adventure series. Each program will feature wines and cuisine of a particular area of the world prepared by Metropolitan Café, 8 E. Main St., Freehold.
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Freehold YMCA to host Halloween party Oct. 26
      The YMCA of Western Monmouth County is sponsoring a Halloween party on Oct. 26 from 7-9 p.m. at the Freehold Borough YMCA Community Center, 41 Center St., Freehold. The proceeds from this event will go to the Y-Cares Financial Assistance Program, which enables families and children in need of to p...
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Environmental center to hold Haunted Night Hike
      Kateri Environmental Center, Marlboro Township, will present Haunted Night Hike: The Story of Irish Jack on Oct. 26-27. The Woodland trails are lit with over 250 Jack O' Lanterns. Visitors walk through the woods and meet characters along the way as the story of the origins of Halloween unfolds. Th...
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Optimists' gift auction to benefit local children
      The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will hold its fifth annual gift auction at the Forsgate Country Club, 375 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. This event is the major fundraiser that supports many of the club's projects that benefit and encourage youth in the local community.
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Vendors sought for YMCA shopping night
      The YMCA of Western Monmouth County, 470 East Freehold Road, Freehold Township, will hold its Holiday Celebration Shopping Night from 7-10 p.m. Dec. 7. Vendors are being sought for the event. Spaces are $20 each. Call (732) 462-0464, ext. 132, or e-mail astattel@ymcanj.org.
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Donations of used books being sought by AUUW
      The Freehold Area branch of the American Association of University Women is seeking donations of old books for its annual book sale. Adult and children's fiction and nonfiction books are needed, but not encyclopedias or textbooks. Proceeds of the sale will help fund scholarships and educational pr...
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Datebook
      • A Country Folk Art Craft Show will take place at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison, Oct. 18-21. Admission is $8. Free parking. Details: (248) 634-4151. • A blood drive will be held Oct. 18, 6- 8:30 p.m., at CentraState Medical Center's Greenhouse Café, 901...
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Historical society to host program on old theaters
      The Battleground Historical Society, Englishtown, will host a presentation on the old movie palaces of the Asbury Park area Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., at the historic Village Inn, 10 Water St., at the corner of North Main Street in Englishtown.
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Vendors sought for YMCA shopping night
      The YMCA of Western Monmouth County, 470 East Freehold Road, Freehold Township, will hold its Holiday Celebration Shopping Night from 7-10 p.m. Dec. 7. Vendors are being sought for the event. Spaces are $20 each. Call (732) 462-0464, ext. 132, or e-mail astattel@ymcanj.
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Open house at Holmdel high school Oct. 18, 24
      St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel, will hold an open house for prospective seventh- and eighth-grade students Oct. 18 and 24 from 7-9 p.m. Families are welcome to attend. For more information, call (732) 739- 0800 or visit www.sjvhs.com.
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Girl Scouts collect items for soldiers overseas
      Howell Cadette/Senior Girl Scout Troop 1190 recently participated in a community service project at Stop & Shop on Route 9 in Howell. The girls, Kristina, Daniella, Steffanie, Kelly and Kristine, were astonished by the response from the community and are grateful to everyone who contributed.
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Oakley farm open house Oct. 20
      FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - The Freehold Township Heritage Society and the the township's Historic Preservation Commission will be presenting the fourth annual fall festival at Oakley Farm, Wemrock Road and Oakley Drive. Once again, the popular Third New Jersey Volunteers Civil War re-enactors will be f...
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Colts Neck Community Band to perform Nov. 1
      The Colts Neck Community Band will perform an evening of music Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Colts Neck High School, Route 537 and Five Points Road, Colts Neck. The band is conducted by Lyn Lewis, Richard Grossman, Kelly Tyma and Joseph Lawlor. The free concerts have been presented by the Colts Neck Town...
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