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  • ALLENTOWN: Open House Weekend to feature three contests

       ALLENTOWN — The Holiday Open House Weekend to be held in Allentown Dec. 4 and 5 features three contests in which residents can participate.    • A Holiday Outdoor Decorating Contest for Allentown area homes. Register by Nov. 30 by calling Yovone Rasor at 609-529-1225.    • The annual Gingerbread House Contest with three categories: adult; ages 13 to…

  • Toll Gate Grammar PTO sets kitchen tour

    By: centraljersey.com "Homes for the Holidays: A Holiday Kitchen Tour" will be held Dec. 4 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. rain or shine. This tour features eight renovated kitchens, all decked out for the holidays. Using creative design ideas, each kitchen will be adorned according to a holiday theme and festive decor style, a spokesman said.…

  • ALLENTOWN: Hall of Famers: AHS honors four distinguished alumni
  • CENTRAL JERSEY: HOLIDAY STRESS: Some tips on how to manage

    CENTRAL JERSEY: HOLIDAY STRESS: Some tips on how to manage

    By Dr. Mahmood Siddique Special to The Packet     Although the holiday season is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be very stressful , as people have increased responsibilities relating to decorating, shopping and entertaining. While many feel stressed, few understand what stress really is or are aware…

  • Project Graduation sets sixth annual crafts show

    By: centraljersey.com Saturday, Nov. 27, South Brunswick High School Project Graduation will be sponsoring its sixth annual crafts show. The event will be held at the high school at 750 Ridge Road in Monmouth Junction from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show will offer jewelry, handbags, clothing, personal items, gift for children, home decor,…

  • MVC closed for Thanksgiving

    By: centraljersey.com TRENTON – New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) customers are advised that all agencies and driver testing centers will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday and Friday, Nov. 26. MVC agencies will reopen for business on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 8 a.m. Additionally, the MVC General Information and Suspension/Restoration…

  • Michele Byers

    By: centraljersey.com Every year around this time, public attention focuses on enormous evergreen trees – the kind that are festooned in twinkling lights at Rockefeller Center, the White House lawn and other public places. In New Jersey, there’s a quieter search going on for gigantic trees, and not just those of the holiday variety. The…

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    By: centraljersey.com And so begins the story of "Santa-gate." You see, it turns out Santa is gay, and he gave Gary a truck out of shame after the reindeer cracked some homophobic jokes. When Gary sends a quiet letter of complaint, it shakes St. Nick to the core. Playwright and actor Jeffrey Solomon transforms into…

  • Book designer Kidd to lecture

    By: centraljersey.com Chip Kidd, associate art director at Knopf and the designer of highly original book jackets for many widely read writers of the last two decades, will deliver a public lecture on the principles of good design on Tuesday, Nov 30. "SIGNALS GraphicChipDesignKidd" takes place at 8 p.m. in McCosh Hall 50 on the…