Howell Township offers adult exercise classes
      The Howell Recreation Department is holding registration for the following exercise classes for people age 16 and older. Rebounding: Mondays 6-7 p.m., June 18 to July 23. Cost: $25. Afternoon Pilates: Mondays 1-2 p.m., June 4-25. Cost $25 one day a week or $40 two days per w...
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Six-week summer golf instructional program
      A summer golf instructional program is being offered by the Lakewood Community School for the beginner, intermediate and youths. Hourly day and evening classes will be held on the driving range of the Lakewood Country Club for six weeks commencing June 27. A fee of $40 will be charged f...
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Ocean County Library summer hours in effect
      All branches of the Ocean County Library will be closed Sundays until Sept. 9, and two branches will extend their hours of operation from June 1 until Sept. 30. The Point Pleasant Beach branch (710 McLean Ave.) will extend its Thursday hours from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.
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Auditions
      Brick Community Players is searching for a person to play the role of Marian in their July presentation of "The Music Man." Details: (732) 840-3515. Pennington Players will hold auditions for "Once On This Island," June 13 from 7-10 p.m. at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Tren...
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Cape May Oktoberfest trip slated for Sept. 29
      The Lakewood Community School is sponsoring a bus trip to an Oktoberfest in Victorian Cape May Sept. 29. The bus will depart from the Lakewood Municipal Building at 8:30 a.m., arriving in Cape May about 10:30 a. m. The festival features German food, music, a beer garden and handmade ite...
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Community school slates Spirit of Philadelphia trip
      The Lakewood Community School has scheduled a trip to the Spirit of Philadel-phia, July 13 from 9:15 a.m. to approximately 6:30 p.m. The fee of $75 per person includes bus transportation to Penn's Landing, a two-hour narrated cruise along the Delaware River, gourmet luncheon and enterta...
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Datebook
      + A spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit Nicholas Zichella, a fourth grade pupil at the Taunton School, Howell, who is battling Duchene's Muscular Dystro-phy, will be held by Cub Scout Pack 258, which Nicholas is a member of, and the Taunton School Special Education Parents Advisory Council...
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'Grease' was the word in Jackson Township
      More than 150 Jackson fifth- and sixth-graders enjoyed a night of music, food and dancing at the Jackson Senior Center on April 27. As part of the Department of Recreation and Senior Services Teen Dance program, students danced the night away to the theme of "Grease," the popular 1978 f...
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Knights' Father's Day event at Monmouth Park
      The Howell-Jackson Knights of Col-umbus Council 6201 will hold its fifth annual Father's Day at Monmouth Park, Oceanport, June 17, starting when the gates of the thoroughbred race track open at 11:30 a.m. Ticket prices are $28 for adults, $7 for children ages 13-17 and free for ch...
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Plumsted library collecting used books
      PLUMSTED - The Friends of the Plumsted Library will collect used books July 7, Aug. 4, Sept. 1 and Oct. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. The books will be sold at a book sale in November. Books, videos, CDs, DVDs, puzzles and comic books in good condition will be accepted. Books may be ...
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Optimist raffle helps children's charities
      The Jackson Optimist Club is conducting a raffle to raise funds for children's charities supported by the organization. The winning raffle prize is an eight-day Carnival cruise to the Caribbean from Sept. 8-15. The cruise will set sail from New York with ports of call in San Juan...
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Family festival and pet adoption set for June 9
      The public is invited to enjoy an outdoor family festival and an indoor "Pet-a-thon" adoption program on June 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at CareOne at Jackson, 11 History Lane, Jackson. The festival will feature free pony rides, face painting, clowns, snow cones, prizes, and giveaw...
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