Local Girl Scout seeks donations of sleeping bags
      Alexandra Murdoccaa will be collecting new or used sleeping bags and sweaters during the months of September and October in order to earn her Girl Scout Gold Award. Donations will be given to homeless veterans. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that approximately 200,000 veterans a...
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Fabulous Fall Fiesta at Lakewood Library
      The Lakewood branch of the Ocean County Library, 301 Lexington Ave., will host a Fabulous Fall Fiesta 6-9 p.m. Sept. 12. The fiesta will feature games, refreshments and dancing. Music will be provided by Sammy Galvez and his band. All are invited to join the free event. Details: 732-363-1435.
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Play Texas Hold'em in Jackson and help charity
      The Howell-Jackson Knights of Columbus Council 6201 will host a charity Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament on Sept. 27 at the council home on Bartley Road in Jackson. The event will start at 6 p.m. and the cost is $100 to participate, with additional re-buys and add-ons available during the event.
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Register now to take a historic tour of Lakewood
      The Lakewood Community School has scheduled a historic tour of Lakewood for Oct. 7. Join tour guides Edith and Sheldon Wolpin for a tour that will include Lakewood recreational and municipal facilities, schools, churches, synagogues, the Strand Theater, the Lakewood Heritage Museum and more. Lunch...
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Datebook
      • Cruise Nights will be held at the Jackson Crossing shopping center, Hope Chapel Road and East Veterans Highway, Jackson, at 6 p.m. on the second Friday (Sept. 12) of each month through October. The events will feature classic cars, music of the 1950s and prizes.
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Psychic Night fundraiser will be held in Jackson
      The Jackson Liberty High School Parent Teacher-Student Network will host a Psychic Night fundraiser from 6-10 p.m. Oct. 17 at the high school, 125 North Hope Chapel Road, Jackson. Early bird tickets are $22 and tickets at the door will be $25, which will include one psychic reading and coffee, tea...
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University offers trip to Broadway show
      Join Georgian Court University for a trip to see the 2008 Tony Award winner for best musical, "In the Heights," on Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. "In the Heights" is a new musical about three days in the life of Washington Heights, a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan.
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