Graduates sought for AmeriCorps program
     The New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) is currently recruiting recent college graduates from Monmouth County to take part in AmeriCorps.
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Registration now taken for U.S. Open trip
     Registration is now being accepted for a trip to the U.S. Tennis Open Championships offered by Holmdel Township Recreation. The trip will be Aug. 28 from 8:30 a.m.
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Blood drive at Aberdeen establishment Aug. 30
     The Blood Center of New Jersey, East Orange, has announced it will hold a blood drive Aug. 30 from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Ice Cream Palace, 1059 Route 34, Strathmore Plaza, Aberdeen.
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     JEFF GRANIT Kids learned how to use handcuffs and nightsticks during the Police Youth Program held by the Middletown Police Department last week.
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VNACJ hospice volunteer orientation Aug. 27
     The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Hospice Program, Red Bank, will hold an orientation session for individuals interested in becoming hospice volunteers Aug.
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‘Boater’s Pumpout Facility Guide’ available
     The New Jersey Clean Vessel Act Steering Committee has announced the release of The 2003-2004 New Jersey Boater’s Pumpout Facility Guide — the official map of New Jersey marinas with vessel pumpout facilities, which lists all of the currently operating pumpout facilities available to boaters.
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Local Red Cross joins Project Video Connect
     The Jersey Coast Chapter of the Ameri­can Red Cross, Tinton Falls, has joined forces with AOL for Broadband to support "Project Video Connect: We’re Here Until They’re Home" in the Monmouth and Ocean counties area.
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Registration under way for ‘Ride for Rett’ bike-a-thon
     Registration is now under way for the "Ride for Rett" bike-a-thon, hosted by the International Rett Syndrome Association, Sept. 28. Six different routes, ranging from seven to 61 miles, will be offered, with the ride beginning and ending at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of ...
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Travel club sponsoring trip to Canada, Niagara
     Reservations are now being accepted for a trip to Canada Sept. 14-18 sponsored by the Glenwood Seniors Travel Club, Old Bridge and Matawan. The cost is $399 per person (double occupancy), $498 (single), and $378 (triple).
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Dance scholarship
auditions Aug. 25
     The American Academy of Dance and Performing Arts, 2 Bridge Ave., Red Bank, will hold open auditions for dance scholar­ships Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. Dancers should bring ballet, pointe and/or jazz shoes, and wear dance attire.
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     FARRAH MAFFAI Haley Sheehan, 6, Middletown, reaches for the jungle gym bar at Marine Park in Red Bank on a recent afternoon.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Wendy Tooker and Queen Mother Betty Murphy chat during a Red Hat Society meeting at the Bulkhead Restaurant in Keyport on Friday. Club members wear red hats and purple dresses at get-togethers designed solely to enjoy each other’s company.
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Register for ‘Saturday in the Park’ by Aug. 24
     Jersey Shore Running Club, Shrews­bury, will host the 10th annual "Saturday in the Park 5K" Aug. 30 at Holmdel Park. Regis­tration is at 8 a.m., the 5-kilometer run and walk are at 9 a.m. and children’s races are at 10 a.m.
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