March programs and events at library
      The Brick Branch of the Ocean County Library, 301 Chambers Bridge Road, has announced its schedule of free events and programs for March. Registration is required unless otherwise noted. Call the library at 732-477-4513, ext. 2, or visit www.theocean-countylibrary.org for registration and details.
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CONTACT to host luncheon and show
      CONTACT of Ocean and Monmouth counties will hold its 24th annual spring luncheon, gift auction and fashion show April 25 at the Ramada Inn, 2373 Route 9, Toms River. The event will offer a multi-course lunch, a fashion show, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and a premium gift auction.
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Brick High School to hold rummage sale
      Brick Township High School will host a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28 in the west cafeteria, 346 Chambers Bridge Road. Items such as baby gear, books, movies, furniture, clothes, housewares, toys, games, outdoor needs, electronics, CDs, sporting goods and fashion accessories will be ...
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Library to hold 'Food for Fines' April 12-19
      The Ocean County Library will provide its customers an opportunity to combat hunger as well as reduce their library fines during National Library Week, April 12-19. The accounts of customers with outstanding fines will be credited up to 50 cents for each canned food item donated to any of the lib...
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Brick High School to present Miss Saigon
      Brick Township High School Musical Theatre will present the long-running Broadway classic "Miss Saigon" at the high school, 346 Chambers Bridge Road. The musical chronicles a tragic love story set against the American evacuation of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War. Parental guidance is sugges...
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Jersey Shore Model Car Club to meet
      The Jersey Shore Model Car Club will hold its annual stock car night 7-11 p.m. March 20. Models from other racing series will be on display as well as racing memorabilia. Members are of all skill levels and enjoy all aspects of plastic model building.
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Brick Garden Club to meet April 13
      The Brick Township Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. April 13 in the Cultural Arts Center, Herbertsville Road, Brick. Lee Crisci, president, will conduct a short business meeting to discuss upcoming events and trips for the club. The committees for the annual garden tour will also give reports.
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Jersey Shore Model Car Club to meet
      The Jersey Shore Model Car Club will hold its annual stock car night 7-11 p.m. March 20. Models from other racing series will be on display as well as racing memorabilia. Members are of all skill levels and enjoy all aspects of plastic model building. The club meets on the third Friday of every ...
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Marching Dragons to host fundraiser
      The Brick Township High School Marching Dragons will hold a fundraising event March 21 for their upcoming trip to Walt Disney World and their performance at Epcot's "World Fest" in April. Family Feast Fundraising Night is being held 3-9 p.m. at Chicken and the Sea, 602 Mantoloking Road, Brick.
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Church to offer soup kitchen
      The First Baptist Church of Laurelton, 1836 Route 88, Brick, will serve a soup kitchen on the last Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All are welcome. There is no charge.
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Free job seekers club offered at OCC
      If you are out of work or want to change jobs, Ocean County College Career, Employment and Counseling Services sponsors a weekly job seekers support club. Meetings are held on Monday mornings from 9-10 a.m. in Room 104 at OCCs Center for Business Education and Training, 150 Brick Blvd., Brick. Adm...
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Football scholarships to be awarded
      The Brick Township Junior Sports League will once again award The Anthony F. Mancino Memorial Scholarships to eligible Brick Township High School football players who will graduate in 2009, based upon academics and need. Tony Mancino was a football player on three Brick Township High School state...
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Ocean County College to offer Praxis Review
      Ocean County College will offer Praxis II Review sessions in March and April at the college's main campus on College Drive in Toms River. Reviews in general science, elementary education, social studies, middle school math and English language, literature and composition will be offered at a cost...
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Birthday celebration for Pinelands Alliance
      The Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA), the environmental nonprofit, is celebrating its 20th birthday all year long and the public is invited to attend. PPA will take time this year to look back and build on its accomplishments over the last 20 years. They will hold a membersonly birthday bash...
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Fire co. beer, wine tasting March 28
      Laurelton Fire Company No. 1 will hold a Beer and Wine Tasting Party 4-8 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Laurelton Firehouse, Route 88 west and Olden Street, Brick. Tickets for the event are $40 per person, and attendees must be at least 21 years of age. There will be several different beer and w...
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Barnegat Bay focus of Sierra Club meeting
      The Sierra Club of Ocean County will hold its next general meeting 7 p.m. March 23 at the Skywalk Café in the Ocean County Administration Building, 129 Hooper Ave., Toms River. William de Camp, chairman of Save Barnegat Bay, will present a power point on strategies that could be used to prot...
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Temple Beth Or to host 'Oy Broad-vey'
      Temple Beth Or, 200 Van Zile Road, Brick, will hold its annual Belle A. Fierstein Memorial Concert titled "Oy Broad-vey" at 4 p.m. March 29. David Weintraub will accompany Rabbi Shaffin on the piano with selections from Broadway, Yiddish theatre, Israel and the Cantorial Arts. The cost of $10 inc...
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B-MAC to recognize pure acts of kindness
      The Brick Township Municipal Alliance Committee on Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Youth Services (B-MAC) will be rewarding high school seniors who have done good deeds with its Spc. Christopher M. Duffy Pure Act of Kindness award. Up to four qualified high school seniors may each receive an award of $...
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Day trips offered by Ocean County College
      Ocean County College, Toms River, is offering the following day trips. All ages are welcome. • The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters with lunch at Petrie Court Café, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. March 24. The fee is $139.
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NAMI to host annual fundraiser April 4
      The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ocean County (NAMI) will hold its sixth annual fundraiser 7 p.m. April 4 at Potter's Hall, 645 Route 9, Bayville. The gala will honor Toms River Councilwoman Maria Maruca, who has been a longtime supporter of citizens with mental illness and NAMI in Ocea...
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Ocean County Coin Club to meet
      The Ocean County Coin Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. March 19 for an auction night at the Ocean Firehouse, Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach. All are invited. Free admission. A coin auction for juniors takes place before each meeting at 6:45 p.m. Details: 732-255-6911 or occoinclub.org.
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Dinner to benefit Parade Committee
      A benefit for the Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee, "Pasta and the Sounds of the Sinatra Era" with Vince Torrell, will be held 7 p.m. March 28 at the Brick Elks, 2491 Hooper Ave. A donation of $35 includes salad, stuffed shells, sausage and meatballs, dessert and coffee. A cash bar is av...
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Ladies Auxiliary to take Showboat trip
      The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8867 will take a bus trip to the Showboat, Atlantic City, on March 27. The bus will depart from the VFW parking lot, 373 Adamston Road, Brick, at 9 a.m. and will leave Atlantic City at 4:30 p.m. The cost of $22 includes a $20 coin return an...
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Philharmonic to host Una Bella Notte
      The Garden State Philharmonic will host Una Bella Notte, an evening of dining, wine and opera by renowned soloists, at 6 p.m. April 2 at Caffe Italia, 2414 Route 37, Toms River. Tickets are $70 per person. Proceeds from the event will benefit live music at the Jersey Shore. For tickets, email info...
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Boating safety course dates scheduled
      U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Division 16, will offer three test-out dates to obtain a state boating safety certificate, which is required to be in compliance with New Jersey State Marine law. All boaters who wish to operate a power vessel must possess a certificate by June 1.
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Snowman photo deadline draws near
      The deadline for the snowman photo contest being conducted by the Ocean County Parks and Recreation Department is March 31. Awards will be given for the most original and best traditional snowman. A children's division for youngsters under age 5 will be included this year. All snowmen must be bui...
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Veterans' Foundation to offer scholarships
      Graduating high school seniors have until April 17 to submit applications and essays to qualify for one of two scholarships offered by the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation (NJVVMF).
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Mothers Center to hold gift auction
      The Mothers Center of the Jersey Shore will hold its 17th annual gift auction March 26 at the Ramada Inn in Toms River. Proceeds will benefit local charities and the Mothers Center of the Jersey Shore. Tickets are $30 and include a full dinner, dessert, soft drinks and coffee. Doors will open at 6...
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Library to host second annual Flowerfest
      Ocean County Library will present its second annual FlowerFest: "How Does Your Garden Grow" April 18 at the Toms River Library, 101 Washington St. It is the only gardening festival in Ocean County.
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