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Nov. 10 food drive to benefit Union Beach
The Youth Ministry at Holy Family Parish in Union Beach will assist Holy Family Scout Pack 134 with their annual food drive. Any nonperishable food items will be accepted along with gift cards to local businesses, Shop-Rite, Foodtown, A&P, Target, etc. Holy Family’s St. Vincent De Paul Society will distribute the food and gift cards…
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Union Beach council meets Nov. 14
The Borough of Union Beach will hold its Borough Council meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. in council chambers. The meeting was rescheduled following the cancellation of the N.J. League of Municipalities Conference due to the storm. The Borough Council meeting scheduled for Monday, Nov. 19, is cancelled.
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real estate briefs
Iris Silverberg, sales associate at RE/MAX Central in Marlboro/Manalapan, has achieved the level of being in the top 1 percent of RE/MAX of New Jersey Sales Associates for Closed Gross Commissions and the top 1 percent for Closed Number of Transactions for the first half of 2012. A resident of Jackson and a 25-year veteran…
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There’s a new real estate company in town — Encore Real Estate
Joseph Roda, broker-owner, announces Encore Real Estate’s arrival to the New Jersey real estate market. The new office is located at the corner of business Route 33 and Howell Road in Freehold. As the former owner of two successful New York offices in Brooklyn and Staten Island, Roda brings with him a strong referral network…
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Building a solid recovery
More good news for the housing recovery — builders are gaining confidence There’s a new buzz of optimism among builders these days. With inventories down, home sales on the rebound and interest rates still hovering at the bottom, home starts are picking up steam. So is builder confidence. “We are seeing an uptick in sales…
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How to get your sports news in the paper
If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Email to [email protected], fax to 732-780-4192, or…
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sport shorts
The Manalapan Parks and Recreation Youth Track Meet was held on Oct. 21, on the Recreation Trail at the Manalapan Recreation Park. The results were: 400 meters-1st and 2nd Grade, Boys: first, Ammar Danish (1:48.9) and second, Tyler Robbins (1:53.0). Girls: first, Danielle Vogel (2:21.2). 800 meters-3rd and 4th Grade, Boys: first, Mohammed Danish (3:30.9);…
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NJSIAA playoff games rescheduled due to Sandy
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Scholastic sports can bring stricken communities together. However, even they couldn’t escape the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, sending New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) officials and athletic directors scurrying for alternative schedules for the state tournaments that were supposed to begin play last week. The NJSIAA pushed the starting…
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Richard H. “Dickie” Gibson Jr.
Mr. Gibson, 65, of Howell, died Nov. 1, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was employed by Stavola Asphalt and Contracting Company for more than 25 years, retiring as maintenance foreman for the company’s asphalt plants in 1997. An avid hunter, he was also a well-known local farmer. Mr. Gibson was predeceased by…
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