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MCSPCA distributes pet supplies, seeks donations
The Monmouth County SPCA is distributing pet food and supplies to those impacted by Sandy. People who need help feeding their pets can stop by the Thrift Store at the Homeward Bound Adoption Center, 260 Wall St. in Eatontown, or contact their local emergency shelter. The MCSPCA is coordinating a distribution center in partnership with…
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Church offers food, clothing to people affected by storm
WEST LONG BRANCH — Reformation Lutheran Church, located at 992 Broadway in West Long Branch, is offering water, boxed emergency rations, snacks and clothes to those in need who have been affected by superstorm Sandy. Help will be available Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The church food pantry will be open and…
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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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on campus
Anthony Rice of Millstone Township, the son of Tom and Debbie Rice, has been accepted to the honors program at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa., where he is a freshman majoring in biochemistry. Anthony is a 2012 graduate of Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville. The honors program at Susquehanna offers an academic program to students interested…
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Pietro Iaia
Mr. Iaia, 92, of Princeton, died Sept. 30, 2012. He was born in Italy and resided in the Bronx, N.Y., before moving to Princeton 12 years ago. Mr. Iaia served in the Italian Army during Word War II. Prior to retiring, he was employed as a butcher in the United States for 17 years. He…
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Input sought on natural disasters
Has your home ever been flooded? Have you been affected by any other type of natural disaster? Monmouth County residents can now learn more about a comprehensive, all-natural-hazards mitigation plan for the county and its 53 municipalities, and complete an online citizen questionnaire at the website www.monmouthsheriff.org. Through a grant provided by the Federal Emergency…
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Power loss frustrated residents
PLUMSTED — Municipal officials in Plumsted were counting their blessings in the wake of Sandy’s passage through New Jersey on Oct. 29. Although the post-tropical storm that began as Hurricane Sandy pounded Plumsted with high-speed winds and torrential rain that disrupted electricity for most of the population, officials said only minimal damage was caused by…
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High winds knocked out power, but no major damage reported
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — In the wake of Post-Tropical Storm Sandy, many towns along the east coast were left facing a long, costly recovery process after utilities were damaged and in some cases, entire homes were swept away by raging flood waters. It is with the knowledge of what other towns…
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Pushed over the edge, by a string
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Roll your eyes if you must, but my beloved spouse and I are one of those couples who rarely argue. Although we’ve been together for many years, we’ve never thrown a punch, a skillet, or called each other a dirty so-and-so. Quite frankly, I must give the credit to…
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