CHRIS KELLY Mary Marlborough shows off her traditional Chinese outfit during the Chinese New Year celebration held at the Nutswamp Elementary School on Middletown-Lincroft Road, in Middletown on Jan. 31.
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     CHRIS KELLY Construction for the Dunes at Shoal Harbor, a luxury townhome complex on the Sandy Hook Bay in Port Monmouth, has begun. The K. Hovnanian development will be located on Port Monmouth Road next to the Belford Seafood Co-op and the new Bayshore Ferry Terminal.
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‘Rhythm of Life’ concert at high school Feb. 7
     Matawan Regional High School will present a "Rhythm of Life Concert" in honor of Ashlea Rodriguez Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. The concert will be held at the school, Atlantic Avenue. The cost is $10, and $5 for children.
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Community Bulletin Board
Holmdel kindergarten registration Feb. 12, 13
     The annual registration for children who will enter kindergarten in the Holmdel district in September will be Feb. 12 and 13 from 9-11 a.m.
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     CHRIS KELLY A field full of markers are a sign of a pending luxury townhouse development by K. Hovnanian on Port Monmouth Road in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Helen Yu provides interested comers with information about her husband’s artwork at the Christian Brothers Academy Art Show, Newman Springs Road, Middletown, Saturday.
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     CHRIS KELLY Ann Chuang, 17, Holmdel, performs in a traditional iron fan dance commemorating the Chinese New Year at the Nutswamp Elementary School, Middletown-Lincroft Road, in Middletown on Friday.
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Men’s group to host breakfast Feb. 15
     The Men’s Group of Matawan United Methodist Church, Atlantic Avenue and Church Street, Aberdeen, will hold a breakfast Feb. 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at the church.
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Irish Federation’s ‘Ceili Dance’ set for Feb. 9
     The Irish Federation of Monmouth County, Hazlet, will hold a "Ceili Dance" Feb. 9 from 5-8 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Church hall, Shore Acre Avenue, North Middletown. The donation is $7, which covers instruction, sandwiches and refreshments.
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     CHRIS KELLY Bob O’Connor, a teacher at St. Joseph’s School in Keyport, sets the volleyball for his fellow teachers at the student-vs.-teacher volleyball game played Jan. 31 in celebration of Catholic Schools Week.
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     CHRIS KELLY Noelle Maiello participates in the parade of costumes for the Chinese New Year held at the Nutswamp Elementary School, Middletown-Lincroft Road, Middletown, Friday.
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Woman’s Club to hold meetings Feb. 6, 13
     The Woman’s Club of Middletown will hold its monthly daytime meeting Feb. 6 at noon, and its evening meeting Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m., at Middletown Reformed Church, 121 Kings Highway.
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Bereavement groups for children offered
     Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), Red Bank, will offer a bereavement support group for Monmouth and Middlesex County children ages 5-16.
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Free lectures offered by Bayshore in February
     Bayshore Community Hospital, 727 N. Beers St., Holmdel, will present a free lecture, "How to Manage Hypertension" Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.; and "Eye Laser Vision Correction" will be presented Feb.
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Registration for karate, soccer, trips under way
     Registration is now being accepted for Hazlet Recreation’s karate lessons for children ages 4-12, which will begin Feb. 8. The 10 lessons will be held Mondays from 4-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10-11 a.m. at Amato’s Studio, Palmer Avenue.
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     CHRIS KELLY The students at St. Joseph’s School in Keyport, including Justin Latorraca, above, played the teachers in a competitive game of volleyball Jan. 31 to celebrate Catholic Schools Week.
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