Mended Hearts support group to meet Aug. 28
      Mended Hearts support organization for heart patients, families, health professionals and other interested individuals will meet 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Route 33, Neptune. Light lunch will be served at the free meeting. Registration is required and may be done by ...
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Blood drive slated for Aug. 23 in Long Branch
      Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drive: • Aug. 23 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., a Jersey Shore Hogs drive at Harley Davidson, 671 Broadway, Long Branch. All donors will be entered in a weekly drawing for a $500 gas card. The donation process takes abo...
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LBC Back to Basics Fair Aug. 23 in Long Branch
      The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) will hold its second annual Back to Basics Fair 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Aug. 23 in Slocum Park, Slocum Avenue and Broadway, Long Branch. The free event will feature information about local social services and resources, back-to-school supplies, T-shirts, health scre...
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Local History Room reopens at library Sept. 8
      Long Branch Free Public Library's local history room will reopen Sept. 8. The room will be open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays. The library is at 168 Lincoln Ave. The room features a large collection of books on the history of Monmouth County and New Jersey, and newspaper clippings in the Robert Van Ben...
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SCAN to hold video ID program Aug. 20
      SCAN Learning Center, Eatontown, will conduct its video identification of children (VIC) program noon-5 p.m. Aug. 20 at Jenkinson's Boardwalk (aquarium entrance), 300 Ocean Ave., Point Pleasant Beach. VIC is a free child safety program where parents and caretakers are encouraged to bring children...
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Agency to hold Day at Races, ChessFest 2008
      Prevention First, Ocean Township, will host a Day at the Races 11:30 a.m. Aug. 24 at Monmouth Park Race Track, Oceanport. The event is themed after the 1937 Marx brothers film, "A Day at the Races," and impersonators Groucho and Harpo will entertain guests during lunch.
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