Brookdale showcase
to benefit relief fund
     The Brookdale performing arts center, in conjunction with 90.5 The Night, will sponsor eight hours of concert performances Sept. 14 to benefit the "Brookdale 9/11 Relief Fund.
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First Avenue to present ‘Heaven Help Me’
     The First Avenue Playhouse, 123 First Ave., Atlantic Highlands, will present Heaven Help Me through Aug. 31, and Butterflies are Free Sept. 6-28. For more information or show times, call (732) 291-7552.
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Storytime registration scheduled for Sept. 10
     The Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library, 165 Main St., Matawan, will hold registration for its fall Storytime Series Sept. 10 during regular library hours.
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Emergency management bans outdoor water use
     The Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management, Freehold, has ordered, effective immediately, a ban of all outdoor water use until further notice.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI A construction worker starts on improvements at the Hazlet train station.
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Coastal Communiversity moves to Wall campus
     The New Jersey Coastal Communiversity will move from the Brookdale campus, Lincroft section of Middletown, to its permanent location at Brookdale’s Wall campus beginning this fall. The campus is the former Camp Evans military base.
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‘Lecture and Light Lunch’ begins Sept. 30
     The Friends of Monmouth Museum will begin its "Lecture and Light Lunch" series Sept. 30. The museum is on the campus at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown.
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Heavenly Treasures to reopen in September
     The Reformed Church of Keyport, Warren Street, has announced its gift shop Heavenly Treasures (located in the church’s basement) will be closed June-August, and will reopen after Labor Day.
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Circus, ‘ladies night’ to benefit Village School
     Holmdel Village School PSA will host Vidbel’s Olde Tyme Circus Sept. 18 with shows at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the school grounds at McCampbell Road and Middletown Road, Holmdel.
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Keyport antiques and collectibles fair Sept. 8
     The Borough of Keyport will host a "Fall Antiques and Collectibles Street Fair" Sept. 8 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. along West Front Street.
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Eating disorders program to be held on Sept. 12
     Matawan Aberdeen Public Library, 165 Main St., Matawan, will present a program on eating disorders Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.
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Republicans to host riverboat cruise Sept. 20
     The Aberdeen Republican Club will host a riverboat cruise on the Navesink River from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 20.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI The Hazlet train station boasts a new platform.
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Fire department display at museum in September
     The Keyport Historical Society will present an exhibit on the Keyport Fire Department Sundays during September at Keyport Steamboat Dock Museum, American Legion Drive and Broad Street.
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‘Games on the Green’ at Poricy Park Nature Center
     Poricy Park Nature Center, Oak Hill Road, Middletown will offer "Games on the Green" Aug. 25 from 1-2:30 p.m. at the lawn at Murray farmhouse. The free event will feature games such as running with a hoop and stilt walking.
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Recreation commission seeks food, crafts vendors
     The Matawan Recreation Commission is seeking food, and arts and crafts vendors for Matawan Day which is set for Sept. 22 from noon-6 p.m. Food vending registration is $150, and arts and crafts registration is $25.
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Monmouth County Park System issues fire alert
     The Monmouth County Park System, in compliance with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, is restricting fire use at all county parks. Current dry conditions have led the New Jersey Forest Fire Service to declare a stage three fire alert.
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Open house planned for Sept. 7 at Lincroft studio
     The art studio Artrageous Kids, 517B Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will hold an open house Sept. 7 from noon-2 p.m.
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Memorial ceremony set to take place Sept. 10
     MIDDLETOWN — A remembrance ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the future site of the Middletown Memorial Gardens in order to honor the community’s 36 residents lost in the World Trade Center attack Sept. 11.
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Fireworks set
for Fri. night
     After more than 15 years, fireworks will again be seen from the Middletown waterfront.
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Marionette theater to show ‘Rumpelstiltskin’
     The Paper Moon Marionette Theatre at First Avenue Playhouse, 123 First Ave., Atlantic Highlands, will offer Rumpelstiltskin Saturdays, Aug. 31 through Nov. 9 at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $8 per person.
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Administration, courses changes for Keyport schools
     KEYPORT — When students arrive at school next week, they will see quite a few changes.
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Fire dept. display at museum in September
     The Keyport Historical Society will present an exhibit on the Keyport Fire Department Sundays during September at Keyport Steamboat Dock Museum, American Legion Drive and Broad Street.
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