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  • Christmas delights, Hanukkah lights

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Christmas was a lonely holiday when I was growing up, but that’s because my family celebrated Hanukkah. When I got married and became one-half of an interfaith couple, it was like winning the Christmas lottery. So we celebrate both holidays, and our children can enjoy the best of both worlds. Christmas…

  • Teachers can receive equipment

    The Freehold Soil Conservation District will provide free Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom resource kits to several teachers in Middlesex County and Monmouth County in early 2012. The Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom program is designed to help students discover the importance of native pollinators and to study the relationship between plants and…

  • Elsie M. Murphy

    Mrs. Murphy, 101, of Howell, died Nov. 20, 2011, at Bartley Health Care, Jackson. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Murphy was predeceased by two sons, John Murphy Sr. in 2010 and Arthur L. Murphy Jr. in 2007; and a grandson, Todd Murphy. Surviving are a son, William Larry Murphy of Las Vegas; nine grandchildren; and…

  • Our family’s ‘firsts’ create memories that bring lasting joy and comfort

    GIRL TALK CLARE MARIE CELANO Our lives are full of “firsts.” Our first kiss, our first crush, our first breakup. For some of us, there’s our first marriage, and maybe even our first divorce. Then there are our kids’ first steps, their first Christmas, their first day at school, and the first child’s graduation from…

  • Veronica “Ronnie” Gaillard

    Mrs. Gaillard, 72, of Hazlet, died Nov. 20, 2011, at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Margaret Steele. Surviving are her husband, Harold J. Gaillard; her children, Joseph Gaillard and his wife, Catherine, of Howell, Raymond and his wife, Elisabeth, of Union Beach, and Doreen Murray and her…

  • Eisenhower 8th-graders bring touch of Stardust

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A group of eighth-grade pupils at Freehold Township’s Eisenhower Middle School have a unique way of giving something back to the community — they sing. The students are advanced vocalists who perform in local venues to entertain and uplift students in local schools, and adults and…

  • Theresa Polimine

    Mrs. Polimine, 52, of Freehold Township, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Nov. 27, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Surviving are her husband, Stephen Polimine; a son, Michael Polimine of Freehold Township; two daughters, Laura Polimine and Alyssa Polimine, both of Freehold Township; her parents, Nicolina and Orlando James Moschella of Freehold Township; and…

  • Anna Cioffi

    Mrs. Cioffi, 83, of Lacey Township, died Nov. 14, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had lived there until retiring to Forked River 25 years ago. Mrs. Cioffi was predeceased by her husband, Theodore, in 1997. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Roseann and Sal DeSimone of…