Swinging for the fences
     JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Eric Klarmann, 10, makes contact with the ball during the Lakewood Recreation Department’s annual home run hitting contest at FirstEnergy Park on July 9. Eric finished first in the 9- to 11-year-old age group.
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Local students graduate from Schroth School
     The LADACIN (Lifetime Assistance for Developmental and Challenging Indi­vidual Needs) Network, formerly Cere­bral Palsy of Monmouth and Ocean Coun­ties Inc.
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Jackson’s ‘Concert Under the Stars’ series to begin
     The Jackson Township Recreation Department will present three free outdoor concerts as part of its sixth annual Concert Under the Stars Series. The concerts will be held at John F.
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‘Seining Sundays on the
Silver Bay’ July 18
     Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will host "Seining Sundays on the Silver Bay," July 18 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Cattus Island County Park, 1170 Cattus Island Boulevard, Toms River.
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Food pantry helps those in need, and needs help
     The food pantry run by the Jackson Women of Today will be open July 22 from 5-7:30 p.m. for residents of the township in need of grocery assistance. The pantry is located in the old library building at 65 Don Connor Boulevard in Jackson.
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Absenteeism slows work
of two Howell boards
     Absenteeism issues for two Howell committees has prompted action by Councilman Juan Malave.
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Community Bulletin Board
Children’s musical
teaches patriotism
     The Three-Story Players of Ocean County College will present the stories of Pocahontas, Johnny Appleseed and the Statue of Liberty in the original children’s musical, "Patriotic Pals.
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Community Bulletin Board
Experience an 1830s
classroom at Allaire Park
     Allaire Village Inc. will present "School Days at the 1830s Howell Works," July 18 from 1-4 p.m. Children ages 6-12 and adults will get a taste of what it was like to attend school (even if only for 30 minutes at a time) in 1836 at the Historic Village Carriage House in the Historic Villag...
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On Campus
     Christopher Ryan Carbonella of Howell has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Radford Univer-sity, Radford, Va., where he is a senior majoring in art.
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Datebook
     • Free tai chi classes will be offered by the Howell Recreation Department every Tuesday and Thursday evening in July from 7-8 p.m. at Echo Lake Park, Maxim-Southard Road.
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X-treme Fest returns to Plumsted
     PLUMSTED — Trinity Financial, Sports and Entertainment Management Company is sponsoring the second annual X-treme Fest extreme sports festival, Aug. 7, from noon to 9 p.m. at New Egypt High School, Evergreen Road.
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N.J. ice cream festival features lots of cool stuff
     The second annual New Jersey State Ice Cream Festival in downtown Toms River will take place July 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. along Washington Street.
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Sheriff’s Office does not endorse request for funds
     Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley announced that his agency received a number of calls from residents in reference to a telephone solicitation for funds for the Sheriff’s Office.
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Summertime fun
     PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Participants in the Lakewood summer camp program at the Clifton Avenue School had plenty of ways to keep busy on July 9.
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‘Lady and the Tramp’
dinner benefits animals
     Laurelton Village Health and Rehabilitation Center, 475 Jack Martin Blvd., Brick, is sponsoring a pasta dinner July 21. The event will benefit the Jersey Shore Animal Center.
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Student receives award
at honors convocation
     Heather Ciribassi of Jackson received the Henry L. Sundberg Jr. Award at the Western New England College Academic Honors Convocation held in May at the school’s Springfield, Mass.
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‘Guys and Dolls Jr.’ at
Jackson Fine Arts Center
     HTC Productions will present "Guys and Dolls Jr." July 16 at 17 at 8 p.m. and July 18 at 3 p.m. at the Jackson Fine Arts Center located on Don Connor Boulevard in Jackson.
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College Adventures for
children, teens at OCC
     Children and teenagers ages 8 to 14 are encouraged to sign up for the new "College Adventures" program offered through the Department of Continuing and Professional Education at Ocean County College (OCC), Toms River.
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Ocean County Library
offers voter registration
     Ocean County residents can now register to vote at the Ocean County Library with its new program called "Register toVote @ your library." Voter registration forms, in English and Spanish, plus the new registrant forms are available at all 20 branches of the Ocean County Library as a public...
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