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County Announces 2020 Paper Shredding Dates
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Opportunities to dispose of old documents safely
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County has scheduled 13 upcoming 2020 Paper Shredding events in local communities so that County residents have opportunities to dispose of old documents and confidential files safely.
“Identity theft is a serious concern and can happen to anyone,” said Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone, liaison to the Monmouth County Recycling Division. “Disposing personal documents properly not only protects residents from identity theft, but also helps reduce your impact on the environment.”
All shredding events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following locations:
- Saturday, April 4 – Marlboro Municipal Complex, 1979 Township Drive
- Saturday, April 18 – Manasquan, 4th Ave. parking lot on the corner of Main St. & 4th
- Saturday, April 25 – Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion, 29 Ocean Ave.
- Saturday, May 16 – Keyport Fireman’s Park, West Front St.
- Saturday, June 13 – Middletown High School North, 63 Tindall Road
- Saturday, July 11 – Matawan/Aberdeen Train Station, parking lot #1, Main St. & Atlantic Ave.
- Saturday, July 25 – Howell Memorial/Adelphia Schools, 485 Adelphia Road
- Saturday, Aug. 8 – Union Beach Recycling Center, 1400 Florence Ave.
- Saturday, Sept. 26 – Eatontown, Lower parking lot off Throckmorton Ave.
- Saturday, Oct. 3 – Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor parking lot
- Saturday, Oct. 24 – Belmar Recycling Center, 13th and Railroad Ave.
- Saturday, Nov. 7 – Holmdel Dept. of Public Works Yard, 14 Crawfords Corner Road
- Saturday, Nov. 21 – Aberdeen, 1 Aberdeen Sq. /141 Church St.
County residents may bring up to 100 pounds of documents to be shredded. The shredding event will stop once the shredding truck is full. All papers will be shredded on location in the mobile truck. Large binder clips must be removed from documents; staples and paper clips can remain. This event is a free service to Monmouth County residents.
This is a program of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the participating municipalities: Aberdeen, Atlantic Highlands, Belmar, Eatontown, Holmdel, Howell, Keyport, Manasquan, Marlboro, Matawan, Middletown, Monmouth Beach and Union Beach.
Information about the paper shredding events and recycling can be found on the recycling section of the County’s website www.visitmonmouth.com or by calling 732-683-8686 ext. 8967.
11th Annual Markham Cares Day Honors Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, II
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100 Sixth Graders Prepare Movie Night Care Packages for Deployed Soldiers and Hear First-Hand Experiences from Gold Star Mother Marion Zilinski
LITTLE SILVER, NJ – “This provides the kids with an opportunity to do something which has an immediate impact on another individual. It allows students to experience empathy, responsibility and caring, instead of just being told about it. That’s how they learn and express those values,” said Sylvia Wittenberg, 6th Grade Science Teacher at Markham Place School in Little Silver during the 11th Annual Markham Cares Day.
YMCA of Greater Monmouth County Delegation Excels at Model UN Conference
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PHOTO: Eighty Monmouth County high school students represented the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County at the annual Mid-Atlantic Region Model United Nations Conference in Hershey, PA.
SHREWSBURY, NJ - The YMCA of Greater Monmouth County was named an Outstanding Delegation by YMCA Model United Nations conference leaders at the recent annual three-day gathering in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
A number of individual honors were also awarded to YMCA of Greater Monmouth County delegates, and Ashley Biddle, Civic Engagement Program Coordinator, was awarded the Gail C. Jochen YMCA Values Award, an annual honor given to an advisor who demonstrates dedication to youth development and the values of the Model United Nations (Model UN) program.
2020: The Year of Basie
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RED BANK, NJ - The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center Salutes Black History Month and announces, “2020: The Year of Basie,” in honor of the 85th Anniversary of the Count Basie Orchestra that is still playing to sold-out audiences. The Cultural Center will honor William James “Count” Basie, with a pre-Valentine’s Day reception, on February 13, from 6-8 pm with the reading of letters from “A Love Letter to Count Basie: The Kid from Red Bank.” Basie used his music to break through racial barriers, during a time when segregation was the law of the land. When it comes to jazz, Basie’s incomparable legacy as a trailblazer is that he launched the careers of many jazz greats.
Lisa Bagwell Fills Window Exhibition Space at the Atlantic Highlands Art Council
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ- Lisa Bagwell is a self-taught artist and has been working with recycled materials for over 15 years hoping to spark curiosity and raise awareness of the waste we create in our lives and the shortsightedness of consumption.
