Medical center to host baby shower Nov. 15
      Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, will host a baby shower for expectant or prospectiveRiverviewparents 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 15. The free event will feature an educational session featuring a panel discussion on "Childbirth: Everything You Want to Know, But Are Afraid to Ask" by Sagar Patel, M.D.
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Audubon Society to meet, hold bird walk
      Monmouth County Audubon Society will meet 8 p.m. Dec. 10 at Trinity Episcopal Church, White Street, Red Bank. The public is welcome to attend the free meeting. Naturalist Mark Garland will present "Tropical Birds Do The Coolest Things" at the meeting. The multi-media presentation will look at beh...
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'Green Team' training Nov. 15 in Freehold
      The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders and the Monmouth County Cool Cities Partnership will hold Green Team training 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 15 at the Monmouth County Agriculture Building, 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township.
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Applications taken for MS Scholarships
      Applications for the 2009 National Multiple Sclerosis Society Scholarship Program are now available at www.nationalMSsociety. org/scholarship, with deadline to apply Jan. 15.
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Holiday Express names director, trustees
      The nonprofit Holiday Express, Tinton Falls, has announced its new board of trustees and development director. Christine Mosher, Middletown, has been hired as director of development.
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2009 Teen Arts Festival set for March 19, 20
      The Monmouth County Arts Council announced the 2009 Teen Arts Festival will be held Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft.
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Local blood drive slated for Nov. 14
      Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, will hold a blood drive Nov. 14, 3-7 p.m., at Shrewsbury Borough School, 20 Obre Place. The donation process takes about an hour.
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Talks, counseling at Shrewsbury Library
      Local fitness professional and author Fred Fornicola will discuss his book, "Youth Fitness: An Action Plan for Shaping America's Kids," 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury.
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Summer program seeks volunteers
      The Fresh Air Fund's Northern Monmouth County area committee is currently seeking a new chairperson and additional volunteer members to ensure that summer 2009 is a success for visiting New York City children.
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Kristallnacht survivors to speak at BCC
      The Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center at Brookdale Community College (BCC), Lincroft section of Middletown, will present "70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht: Eyewitnesses Speak," 3-5 p.m. Nov. 9 at Warner student life center.
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Courtney's Butterfly Walk slated for Nov. 22
      On Sept. 15, 2008, Courtney Dayback passed away, leaving family members and friends that loved her dearly. The community is encouraged to help give back to the Dayback family which has given to the community on so many levels, and celebrate in Courtney's life by walking in Courtney's Butterfly Wa...
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'Surviving the Holidays' lecture Dec. 1
      John E. Day, Bedle and Braun Funeral Homes are sponsoring the bereavement lecture, "Surviving the Holidays," 7-9 p.m. Dec. 1 at Sheraton Eatontown Hotel, Route 35, Eatontown. Speaker at the free lecture will be Mary Logan, MA.
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Junior League hosts parenting workshops for nonprofits
      The Junior League of Monmouth County (JLMC) sponsored two Nurturing Parenting Facilitator Training Workshops in October for close to 100 community staff members and volunteers from 23 community organizations serving families in need.
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Master gardener applications by Jan. 1
      The Monmouth County Master Gardener Program is accepting applications for 2009; the deadline to apply is Jan. 1. Classroom sessions will be held Tuesday and Thursday mornings, February through May at the Monmouth County Agriculture Building, 400 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. Topics covered in...
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