April 18 is deadline to apply for business award
      Fairleigh Dickinson University's Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies,Madison, is accepting nominating petitions for the 16th annual New Jersey Business of the Year awards. All nominations must be postmarked byApril 18.
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Bayonet Farm Earth Day celebration April 27
      The 10th annual Bayonet Farm Earth Day celebration will be held April 27 from noon to 5 p.m. at Bayonet Farm, 41 Middletown Road, Holmdel. The day will begin with a hike from Holmdel Park to Bayonet Farm along the Ramenessin Brook.
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Parent/child art classes at mall for autistic children
      VSA arts of New Jersey will offer Parent/ Child Workshops in Art for Children with Autism or Autistic Behaviors at the Gallery in the Freehold Mall. The workshops are cosponsored by the VSA arts of New Jersey and the Arc of Monmouth.
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Program to encourage new beekeepers announced
      The New Jersey Department of Agriculture and Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station have announced a program to encourage new beekeepers in the state. The program will offer $300 in equipment and bees to the first 50 firsttime beekeepers successfully completing the "Bee-ginner's Beekeeping" course April 10-12 at Rutgers EcoComplex, Bordentown.
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Deadline is April 14 to enter poster contest
      The Regency Alliance on Senior Care, Hazlet, is sponsoring a poster contest for Monmouth County students in grades one through six, with entry deadline April 14. The theme is "My favorite memory of an older adult." Three winners will receive U.S.
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      • The Marlboro Chapter of Hadassah will sponsor its annual gala fashion show at 6:30 p.m. April 9 at the Marlboro Jewish Center, Marlboro. Fashions will be provided by Dress to Impress. Details: (732) 294-0511.
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