Keyport street fair, ‘Battle of Bands’ Aug. 1-3
     Keyport Business Alliance will host the "Mid-Summer Street Fair" on Aug. 1-3 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The fair will be at West Front Street between Main Street and Broad Street.
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Day camp at Hazlet church begins July 28
     Faith Reformed Church, Middle Road and Poole Avenue, Hazlet, will offer a day camp July 28-Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for children completing kindergarten through eighth grade.
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Fire company ‘wet down’ celebration July 26
     The Cliffwood Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, Aberdeen, will hold a "wet down" celebration to dedicate its 70s Sutphen Platform on July 26 from noon-4 p.m.
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Bulletin Board
‘Grease’ at The Barn July 24-Aug. 10
     The Monmouth County Park System’s summer theater will present Grease July 24-Aug. 10. Show times are Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 7 p.m.
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Payment for ‘42nd Street’ due by July 28
     Hazlet Recreation is now accepting reservations for its trip to see 42nd Street Sept. 28 at the Ford Theater, New York City. The price is $67 for bus transportation and ticket, and payment must be received by July 28 or the trip will be canceled.
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Club donates ‘My Buddy’ books to area schools
     The Woman’s Club of Middletown re­cently donated a copy of My Buddy by Audrey Osofosky to each of the 13 Middle­town Township elementary schools. The book was inspired by Canine Companions for Independence, and tells the story of a disabled boy who receives a companion dog in order to promote indepe...
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Area finalists to perform at county fair this week
     Finalists in the Monmouth County Park System’s 2003 talent showcase will perform on the main stage at the 29th annual Monmouth County Fair July 24 at 7 p.m. and July 26 at 1 p.m.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Frank Russo and Joshua Arthur, both 13, Keyport, do some morning fishing from the Keyport pier Monday.
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Prescription drug discount program now available
     The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved participation in a prescription drug discount program to provide discounts on prescription drugs, with the program designed to benefit senior citizens and disabled residents of Monmouth County.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI T.J. Musto, 10, of Marlton checks his cage for crabs on the pier in Keyport Monday.
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Community Bulletin Board
Auditions scheduled for
‘A Murder Is Announced’
     Monmouth Players will hold auditions for Agatha Christie’s A Murder Is Announced July 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. at the Navesink Library Theater, Sears and Monmouth avenues, Navesink section of Middletown.
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Teleconference on childhood MS July 28
     The Mid-Jersey Chapter of the Nat­ional Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, will hold teleconferences addressing childhood MS July 28 at 6:30 p.m.
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Relay for Life raises more than $165K for ACS
     The recent Relay for Life held at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft sec­tion of Middletown, raised more than $165,000 for the American Cancer Society (ACS).
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Bulletin Board
Foundation to offer trees to volunteer groups
     The New Jersey Tree Foundation is offering free 2-year-old trees measuring 1 to 2 feet high to volunteer groups in New Jersey. Applications will be accepted until Aug. 15, and trees will be available for planting in October.
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Sandy Hook holds tours of Nike missile radar site
     The Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area will offer tours of the Nike missile radar site July 26 at 5 p.m. Tours will begin at the parking area at Horseshoe Cove, 1 1/2 miles north of the visitor center.
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‘Jamboree’ to benefit Michael’s Feat July 26
     The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial Fund Inc. (Michael’s Feat) will hold the fund-raiser "Country Jamboree" July 26 from 1-5 p.m. at the picnic grounds of St.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI John Cannizzaro performs as Antipholus of Syracuse during a scene from Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors at Brookdale Community College Sunday.
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Board of Ed. to review plans to shuffle principals
By josh davidson
Staff Writer
     MIDDLETOWN — With the retirement of two school principals, a shake-up of assignments throughout the school district is expected.
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Monmouth Friends host Oscar Wilde play
     The Monmouth Friends of the New Jer­sey Symphony Orchestra will present Os­car Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest July 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the performance by the Holmdel The­atre Company, to be held at the Duncan Smith Theatre at Holmdel High School, 36 Craw­fords Corner Road.
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Hazlet police plan ‘National Night Out’
     The Hazlet Police and Recreation De­partment will coordinate "National Night Out" Aug. 5 from 7-11 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, 1776 Union Ave.
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