Author: Greater Media
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A youngster makes the walk back up the hill near the Howell library during a sledding session on Jan. 28.
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Donations brightened holidays for families
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many companies, individuals and families who helped make the Christmas season bright for nearly 450 children served by the Community YMCA’s Counseling and Social Services division. Many people are not aware that the Y provides outpatient and outreach counseling programs, including mental-health services, mentoring, parent…
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Grants to fund heating upgrades, generators
OCEANPORT — Three portable generators will be stationed at locations in the borough for use during townwide power outages. The borough accepted a $100,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to fund the purchase of the three generators at the Jan. 15 Borough Council meeting. Mayor Michael Mahon said the borough received the grant through…
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Oceanport resident receives art award
Awards were presented to winners of the 48th annual New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show last October at Meadow Lakes in East Windsor. The art show is a co-sponsored project of the New Jersey State Council of the Arts. Over 200 works of art by professional and amateur artists from 17 counties were exhibited in…
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County college to offer Saturday advising
Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, will offer Saturday enrollment services 8:30 a.m. to noon on Feb. 7. The offices of academic advising, admissions, financial aid, student account services, registration and testing will be open. The Middlesex County College Perth Amboy Center, 60 Washington St., and the Middlesex County College New Brunswick Center, 140…
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Habitat moves ReStore to South St. building
Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County has opened a ReStore home improvement resale store at 45 South St. in Freehold. The location is the former site of Silvert’s furniture store and more recently, a supermarket. The ReStore will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “We recognized we could serve more…
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K-9 officers ready for duty in local police departments
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Local police officers and their K-9 counterparts have graduated from basic patrol school and will begin duty with seven law enforcement agencies in the coming month. The eight German shepherds and Belgian malinois will serve in six local police departments and with the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department.…
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Choral concert slated for Feb. 8
The choirs of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Long Branch and St. Luke’s Church in Gladstone will present “Choral Evensong” at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at St. James’ Episcopal Church, 300 Broadway, Long Branch. The works of two of England’s greatest composers, Thomas Tallis and Herbert Howells, will be featured. After the concert, refreshments and…
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The numbers never lie
By Bev Bennett CTW Features Knowing your cholesterol numbers says you’re in charge; you’re the master of your heart health.What more do you need to track? Plenty. Your age, race, gender, weight, diet and exercise habits and whether you have diabetes could determine your potential for a heart attack or stroke, according to new guidelines…
