Social Services Information Fair

On Wednesday, May 21, 9:30 AM
At Brookdale at Long Branch at 213 Broadway
Free and open to all.
Are you a woman in a marriage that is not working out?
Are you facing loss of income due to separation, divorce,
widowhood, spousal disability, or spousal military
deployment and need to become head of household?
You Are Not Alone!
Displaced Homemakers Services at Brookdale Community 
College offers you free, confidential, holistic, customized
help to enable you to reach your full potential.
Our services include:
Personal counseling and emotional support
Peer support group where you have a safe place to share and
bond with women in similar life circumstances
Career development to help you choose training for an occupation
that matches your interests, abilities, and the current job market.
Job search skills including learning to network, resume writing, and interviewing.
Computer training to help you become comfortable with current technology.
Workshops to help manage your transition to self-sufficiency
Community referrals to assist with various needs.
Take the first step today! Contact us today!
Services are free and are provided at four convenient Brookdale locations.
Laurie Salka, Program Administrator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 732-739-6020
Eve Holliday, Program Assistant
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 732-739-6018

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New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial Service

Each Spring, the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police
coordinates and hosts the New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial Service,
the oldest state-wide memorial for fallen officers in the nation.

This emotional and moving ceremony will be held Tuesday, May 20th 
beginning at 11:00 AM at the historic Great Auditorium located at  
21 Pilgrim Pathway in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.

A tribute to those law enforcement officers who made the ultimate 
sacrifice in the line of duty over the past year, as well as all of those heroes who have been lost over the years.

The Memorial brings together the entire New Jersey law enforcement community for a day of solemn remembrance.

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Celebrate NJ 350th

Just when you thought you had it all planned and mapped out for this weekend Along comes that BizEturtle finding you more interesting and fun events to attend. Here are 2 for this weekend and more

Celebrate New Jersey’s 350th Anniversary at the Monmouth County Library

Great author talks and family fun programs as the Monmouth County Library marks New Jersey’s 350th Anniversary.

NJ Historical Commission Panel
New Jersey: A History of The Garden State
Saturday May 17 at 2 PM
Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan 07726
732-431-7220 x7222
The New Jersey Historical Commission, in Partnership with the
Monmouth County Library, is pleased to present a panel featuring the authors of the recent book, New Jersey: A History of the Garden State.
Join some of New Jersey’s leading archaeologists, political, social, and economic historians as they provide new perspectives on how the
Garden State evolved. New Jersey: A History of the Garden State
presents a fresh, comprehensive overview of New Jersey’s history from the prehistoric era to the present.
Featured speakers include Maxine Lurie (professor emerita of history at Seton Hall University), Paul Israel (director of The Edison Papers, Rutgers University), Larry Greene (professor of history at Seton Hall University), and Brian Greenberg (the Jules Plangere Jr. Chair in American Social History at MonmouthUniversity).
This program is free and open to all but registration is strongly recommended. Register online, over the phone at 732-431-7220 Ext 7222, or in-person at the Reference Desk.

Family Fun Saturday – Happy Birthday New Jersey!
11 AM to 2:30 PM
Saturday, May 17
Eastern Branch, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury 07702
1-866-941-8188
Join us in celebrating our state’s 350th birthday. For all ages!
11 AM – 11:45 AM – Storyteller Gerald Fierst will take you on an enjoyable “time machine” journey from when the early Lenape people lived here to present day New Jersey
12 PM – Enjoy a piece of birthday cake! Please let us know if your child has any allergies.
12:30 – 2:15 PM – Come create a Lenape coil clay pot with Debbie Hadley of WILD Jersey. Please register at library or call 1-866-941-8188 for this program. Choose one time:
Session one: 12:30 – 1:15 PM. OR
Session two: 1:30 – 2:15 PM.

Telling HerStories: Bridge Builder in Petticoats
Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 PM
Howell Township Library, 318 Old Tavern Road, Howell 07731
732-938-2300
Come learn about Emily Warren Roebling and her role in building the BrooklynBridge at a special Howell Township Library family program. Carol Levin of Telling HerStories will appear in costume as Emily Warren Roebling and tell her story. The presentation will include a lantern slide show.

The Jewish Newport on the Jersey Shore:
The History of the German Jews of Monmouth County
Wednesday, May 28 at 2 PM
Eastern Branch, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury 07702
1-866-941-8188
Presented by the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County.
The first permanent Jewish communities in Monmouth County were established by German-Jewish immigrants arriving in the mid-1800s.
By the end of the Civil War, sizeable numbers of these businessmen and their families were well established in and around Keyport, Red Bank, Long Branch and Freehold. Jewish hoteliers and other tradesmen catering to summer visitors were also a visible presence along the Atlantic coastline.

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Healthy Aging Fair Today–May 14

SCAN is presenting a Healthy Aging Fair, at the Monmouth Mall, 
Rte. 35 & 36, Eatontown, Today, from 11am to 3pm.

Everything you need to know about Healthy Aging, including Health Screenings: Cholesterol – Body Composition Analysis – Balance Screening – BMI – Derma View Facial Scans – Fall Prevention

Give-a-ways: Raffles, Gift Baskets, BlueClaws Baseball Tickets, Mall Coupons for Food and Shopping
Open to the Public, Please Join Us.

Sponsors include: New Jersey Natural Gas, 
Horizon Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Assisted Transitions, Comfort Keepers of Central Jersey, Central Jersey Radiologists, Laurel Bay Health Rehabilitation, Monmouth Medical Center.

SCAN is located at the basement level of Monmouth Mall, 
180 Highway 35 S., Eatontown, NJ 07724. Phone 732-542-1326,www.scannj.com


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May 15-American Poetry Theater Open Reading

Heading down the home stretch to the Debut of 
THE AMERICAN POETRY THEATER

A theater of the blues and revolution. 
Making it’s debut and declaration of purpose and intent. 
Featuring readings from American Poets followed by An Open Reading.

Takes place on Thursday, May 15, 7pm, at Central Avenue House, 
24 Central Ave, Ocean Grove. 

Come read from Walt Whitman, Amiri and Amina Baraka, Allen Ginsberg, Howard Zinn, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Cornel West, Nikki Giovanni, Diane DiPrima, Sonya Sanchez, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and any other American poet or writer of liberation.  
And bring your own poetry for the Open Reading that follows.
 This is a FREE event. Info: Rich Quatrone, 732-822-4338


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UPDATE_Fireman’s Fairs in Monmouth County

Nothing says SUMMER like a FIREMAN’S FAIR.
And Monmouth County has them for you.
Get out your datebooks and jot down these dates.
Soon it will be time to support your local Fire Department.
Filled with Games -Rides-Food-Music and Fireworks night.
These Fun Time Events are sure to please.

Please see the correction on the Fair Haven Fireman’s Fair

Wednesday, July 2- Saturday, July 5
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS FIREMAN’S FAIR
6:00 PM –  10:00 PM
Municipal Harbor Gazebo
2 Simon Lake Drive, Atlantic Highlands
Info: 732-291-1444, x 3005
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Wednesday, July 28 – Saturday, August 2
KEYPORT FIREMAN’S FAIR
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Fireman’s Park 
West Front Street and American Legion Drive, Keyport
Info: 732-739-5138
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Tuesday, July 29– Saturday, August 2
MANASQUAN’S FIREMAN’S FAIR
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Volunteer Engine Company #2
111 Parker Avenue, Manasquan
Info: 732-223-3501
www.manasquanfair.com/–
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Friday, August 22 & Saturday, August 23
FAIR HAVEN FIREMAN’S FAIR
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Fair Haven Fire Department
645 River Road, Fair Haven
Food-Beer-Rides-Games-Entertainement
Also on Monday, August 25-Thursday, August 28, 6p-10p
and Friday, August 29 & Saturday, August 30, 6p-11p
(closed on Sunday, August 24)
www.fhfd.org/firemansfair.html
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for more information on these fairs and more happenings in
Monmouth County

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Save the Date, Saturday, May 23, 2014

The Atlantic Highlands Police Benevolence Association Local 242 
hosts their 27th annual event, which, for many residents of Atlantic Highlands, is an annual rite of Spring on Saturday, May 23rd, 2014 

Fine dining, hors d’oeuvres and an open bar combined with a 
charity auction with dozens of spectacular prizes are expected, as always, to attract large numbers of residents.Over the years, P.B.A Local #242 has contributed proceeds from the event to local organzations, including : The AH Historical Society, Henry Hudson Regional School and the Atlantic Highlands Elementary School. 

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Tuesday, May 6, Greater Shore Concert Band Spring Concert

The Greater Shore Concert Bandwill be performing it’s
SPRING PROGRAM tonight at 7:30 PM at the
Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 992 Broadway, West Long Branch

The Greater Shore Concert Band of Monmouth County, New Jersey is comprised of amateur musicians who meet, practice and perform 
for the love of music. The band is comprised of approximately 
70 musicians whose ages range from students in junior high school to retired individuals.
The band’s concerts consist of marches, symphonies, overtures and
popular music. The band performs a series of winter concerts and a spring concert.
The band is a non-profit and volunteer organization. Band members 
are not paid for their services. The band is self-funding through concert ticket sales, program advertisements and donations.

This is a Free Will Offering Event, donations are gratefully accepted

If you miss this performance, the GSCB will be at Wall High School
on Friday, May 9th. This is their fundraising event and tickets are $10

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Free Responsible Bartender Training

Monday, May 5 from 10am to 3pm at Monmouth University, 
Prevention First will hold a free training for owners, managers and employees of Monmouth County businesses that hold liquor licenses (restaurants, hotels, bars, nightclubs, etc.). Attendees will be taking a leading role in the effort to prevent alcohol misuse by attending this 
training which will assist local servers and vendors in preventing illegal sales of alcohol to underage youth. Guests can expect to learn more about staying on top of the latest trends in false identification, developing innovative strategies to prevent selling alcohol to underage customers, understanding the legal and social consequences of serving underage 
youth and helping to protect their community and becoming a part of the Hero Campaign. Register online for this event at www.PreventionFirst.net. 

Free breakfast, lunch and giveaways will be provided.

For more information, contact Liza DeJesus, Prevention First, 
732.663.1800, x 218, [email protected] or Suanne Schaad, Monmouth University, 732.263.5804, [email protected].

About Prevention First — 
Prevention First is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that has been 
providing youth, parents and professionals with research-based 
prevention programs to help children stay healthy, safe and 
drug-free since 1967.

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Sunday, May 4 in Monmouth County

It’s Sunday, May 4 in Monmouth County. 
As usual I am up with the birds and pounding away on my computer.
Not sure what the day will bring. 
Will there be rain or will the sun be shining? Either way here are some events that are sure to please. 

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