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Middletown's Ross Brewing Hosts First-Ever Chili Cookoff Contest - Middletown, NJ - Think you've got a great chili recipe? Enter it next weekend at the first-ever Chili Cook-off Contest. Nick Ditri of Disco Fries is a judge:

Matawan Woman, Son Win Third Place In Local Apple Pie Contest - Matawan-Aberdeen, NJ - 14 people total entered pies in the first-ever Apple Pie Contest, held Sunday afternoon at Ross Brewing in Belford.

The Autism Resources Fair takes place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library.

Ross Brewings April 14 opening will be followed by a celebration through Sunday with live music, celebrity beer tenders, and 12 different beers.