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A trip to the home of their grandparents, Don and Linda Irvin of Howell, must have been a busy one for siblings Tyler, Dillon and Andrew Irvin, who were caught napping in this cute photograph. Readers may email creative photos to [email protected]. READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO BY LYN IRVIN/StringFly@GMNews
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DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS
October Spookfests LIZZ DINNIGAN Tis the season for Oktoberfests, hayrides, apple harvests and pumpkin picking. But for Halloween enthusiasts, it’s also time for terror! There are loads of unique, ghostly attractions in New Jersey and the surrounding area. Asbury Park Zombie Walk: On Oct. 6, thousands of zombies will flock to the Asbury Park boardwalk…
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CODA
America’s most dangerous city is about to get worse GREG BEAN You’ve got to wonder what Camden will look like in 10 years, but it’s a pretty good guess it will look like one of those post-apocalyptic cities on “The Walking Dead.” It’s well on its way to that state now, with row after row…
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All governments operate under a religious worldview
A recent letter writer who claims to be a Christian makes this remarkable statement: “The laws should not be made based on religion and what God might think.” She goes on to say that the most important values she retained from her Christian upbringing are compassion and respect for all living things, which sentiments I…
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Project Our Town has found a new home
Project Our Town is up and running — again! Back in June, I lost the place for the packing and storing of items that were to be sent to our troops. After much inquiry in many places, I discovered there was nowhere to go. Feeling very disheartened, I called Jackson Mayor Mike Reina, thinking this,…
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We must let the Affordable Care Act advance
Lack of appropriate access and outcomes to healthcare for the most vulnerable citizens, specifically minorities, the elderly and the poor, are a matter of life and death. Dr. Martin Luther King once said, “Of all forms of inequalities, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.” Providing full access to needed health services was…
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Farmingdale festival welcomes neighbors to get to know town
BY ANGELA SANTORIELLO Staff Writer FARMINGDALE – The first Farmingdale Community Festival is a long-awaited event that will take place in the borough on Oct. 6. The gathering was a notion 10 years ago when Bill Shaffer, a current member of the Farmingdale K-8 School District Board of Education, approached municipal officials with the idea.…
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Russian and Slavic festival returns to Howell church
HOWELL — The eighth annual Russian and Slavic Cultural Festival promises to bring residents a bit of ethnicity in their own backyard on Oct. 7. The festival will take place from noon to 7 p.m., rain or shine, at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Our Lady of Tikhvin Church, 200 Alexander Ave., Howell. Residents from…
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