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IRS seeks tax season volunteers
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking volunteers for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (VITA/TCE) program. IRS spokesman Gregg Semanick said, “The IRS is looking for volunteers to take part in VITA/TCE throughout New Jersey during the 2010 tax filing season.” During the upcoming tax filing season, VITA/TCE volunteers, in…
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Dibyarka Chatterjee (l) and Sunghamita Chatterjee perform traditional Indian music on Nov. 4 during a celebration of the Hindu festival of Diwali at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. The message of Diwali is the triumph of light over darkness and of good over evil. FRANK GALIPO
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Girls achieve dreams through Girl Scout fall product sale
When girls dream, they dream big. Whether it is a trip to Europe, a snow tubing adventure or a tour of a national morning show, the fall product sale provided through Girl Scouts is a great aid in making these dreams, and others, come true. Girl Scouts throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties are selling nuts…
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Meals for senior citizens brighten Thanksgiving
Volunteers are sought to prepare home-cooked dinners for people in need BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent HOWELL — Senior citizens who are alone, homebound, or without family or family members nearby often do not look forward to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday as they once did. For more than 12 years, the combined efforts of the Howell…
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Kane, Sims win re-election in Freehold
Democrats enjoy 5-1 majority on Borough Council BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Democrats Kevin Kane and Jaye Sims have been re-elected to three-year terms on the Freehold Borough Council. Democrats will continue to hold a 5-1 majority on the town’s governing body. Kane and Sims will begin their new terms in January. The terms…
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Marlboro targets land for preservation
BY REBECCA MORTON MARLBORO — Steps are being taken to preserve open space in Marlboro, with municipal officials using funds to acquire two additional properties. During the Township Council’s Oct. 21 meeting, held at the Marlboro Greens adult community, two resolutions and an ordinance pertaining to open space were acted upon by the governing body.…
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Colts Neck house tour includes ‘Monticello’
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The Colts Neck home of Patti and Ed Eastman, a replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, will be included on the 11th annual house tour to be presented by the Colts Neck Historical Preservation Committee. The tour is scheduled for Dec. 4. COLTS NECK — A replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home…
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Lucas and Maskowitz are winners in Manalapan
Republicans will maintain 3-2 majority in local govt. BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Voters re-elected Andrew Lucas to a third three-year term and elected Jordan Maskowitz to his first threeyear term on the Manalapan Township Committee in the Nov. 2 municipal election. Lucas and Maskowitz ran as a Republican team. They defeated Democrats Mark Eiger…
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‘Navesink 52: A River Year’
The changing vista of the Navesink River viewed from Locust Point is the subject of a series of photographs by local artist Gerda Liebmann that are now on display in Red Bank. The exhibit, “Navesink 52: A River Year,” captures a year of changing light and mood over the Navesink. The photographs may be seen…
