Easter Bunny to visit Howell Dunkin’ Donuts
     The Easter Bunny will visit Dunkin’ Donuts at Aldrich Plaza, Howell, April 10 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Pictures with the Easter Bunny may be purchased in a personalized frame for $5, or without a frame for $3.
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Club seeks volunteers to raise assistance dogs
     When Bruce Springsteen was singing about his Jersey Girl, he probably wasn’t talking about the four-legged, furry kind. Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), the national nonprofit organization that places assistance dogs with adults and children with disabilities, has named one of its puppies-i...
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Datebook
     • Book signing by local author Beth Rothstein Ambler, April 1, 6:30-9 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, Route 9, Howell. Ambler is the author of "Cup of Comfort for Courage" and "Cup of Comfort for Inspir-ation."
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Datebook
     * Easter Egg Hunt April 3, 9 a.m., at Lakewood Pine Park. For children ages 3-10. Rain date April 4, 1 p.m. Details: (732) 905-3685.
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Community Bulletin Board
St. Clare of Assisi topic of presentation tonight
     St. Clare of Assisi will be the subject of April’s "Women of Witness: Influential Women In Religious Traditions," a yearlong series at Georgian Court University, 900 Lakewood Ave., Lakewood.
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‘Suited for Success
Boutique’ aids workers
     The Lakewood Community School sponsored welfare-to-work program, "Suited for Success Boutique," provides a retail-like environment where women without appropriate workplace clothing can find clothes, and women without skills can be trained in the retail field.
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Annual chalk art event scheduled for May 8
     The Jackson Community Alliance for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and the Optimist Club of Jackson will present Chalk Day 2004 on May 8 (rain date May 15) at the Jackson ShopRite (Jackson Plaza) on County Line Road from noon to 2 p.m.
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The pursuit of knowledge
     FARRAH MAFFAI staff Carl W. Goetz Middle School, Jackson, pupils (l-r) Brendan Britton, Danny Bluman and Nick Pucci work together to solve a problem at the 12th annual Goetz Academic Bowl on March 25.
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In the Service
     Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephen G. Lanham, son of Annette B. and Wayne E. Lanham of the New Egypt section of Plumsted, recently returned from a routine, scheduled deployment on board the USS Peleliu, homeported in San Diego, while assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), based out of Ca...
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Spend time with Eleanor Roosevelt at university
     Georgian Court University, Lakewood, will offer students and the community a unique in­sight into the lives of three influential and charismatic first ladies at "First Ladies During War Years," a dramatic and interactive living-history presenta­tion scheduled for May 25 at 4 p.m.
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Jackson Twp. Easter Egg Hunts set for April 3
     Jackson Township will host an Easter Egg Hunt April 3 for 2-year-olds through fifth-graders at John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park, starting at 12:15 p.m.
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Aldrich Road in Howell
to be closed April 5-9
     The Howell Police Department has announced that, due to sight distance improvements, Aldrich Road will be closed between Salem Hill Road and Pinewood Road April 5-9. The closure will start at 7 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. each day for the five-day period.
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Mayors oppose nuclear plant
     Brick Mayor Joseph Scarpelli has joined with Dover Township Mayor Paul Brush and other mayors in Ocean County to voice their opposition to the license renewal for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.
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Christian Life Fellowship Pinewood Derby winners
     Christian Life Fellowship held its first Pinewood Derby March 20. Children of all ages took part in the event.
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Lakewood’s Easter Egg Hunt slated for April 3
     Lakewood Township’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled at Lakewood Pine Park April 3 at 10 a.m. for Lakewood children only, ages 3-10.
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Free rabies vaccination clinic for cats and dogs
     The Monmouth County Health Department will sponsor a free rabies vaccination clinic for cats and dogs April 24 9 a.m. to noon at the Howell Township Public Works Garage, Old Tavern Road.
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