• Allentown Library sets children’s events

    The Allentown Library, 16 S. Main St., will offer the following children’s programs: • Lego Club at 4 p.m. Jan. 19 for children in kindergarten and up. Those attending will read a book and build a Lego design. (Legos will be provided.) • Tender Smiles at 2 p.m. Jan. 12 for children ages 2 to…

  • Prom fashion show slated for Jan. 20

    Cinderella’s Closet of Monmouth County will host its fifth annual prom fashion show 7- 10 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch. All are invited. Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door and include a light buffet dinner, a prom fashion show featuring 2012 prom fashions provided by Whisper’s…

  • Art auction will benefit Lions Club

    An art auction, sponsored by the Allentown Lions Club, will be held Feb. 3 at the Hope Fire Company banquet hall, 82 Route 526, Allentown. Art in all media and price ranges will be offered. The preview will begin at 7 p.m. and the auction will start at 8 p.m. Admission is $15 per person…

  • Turkey dinner will help people in Turkey

    A turkey dinner to help raise funds for the people of Turkey will be held 4-7 p.m. Jan. 14 at New Egypt United Methodist Church, 38 N. Main St., New Egypt. All proceeds will be sent to United Methodist Committee on Relief Turkey fund, to aid people while they recuperate from the earthquakes that occurred…

  • New app will enhance visitors’ use of parks

    The state Department of Environmental Protection has launched a new mobile phone application to help visitors plan for and make the most out of their trips to New Jersey’s state parks, forests and historic sites. The free Pocket Ranger application provides information about activities, amenities and services directly to users’ smartphones and is part of…

  • The stars are aligned at area planetariums

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN I n my youth, my family spent summers at the Pine Knoll bungalow colony in Monticello, N.Y., a small town in the heart of the Catskills’Borscht Belt. Itwas the late ’70s, and we had tremendous freedom to run around barefoot and scamper about our private community of small rental cottages. Our…

  • Heartbreak of family time texting (FTT)

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I f there is one thing I’ve noticed lately, it’s the way that our family is plugged in. Not with extension cords protruding from our bodies as they reach into the nearest outlet, mind you, but heaven forbid that we don’t have the latest technological advancements within easy reach…

  • Support sales of NJ wines

    A s a former resident of Monmouth County (Clarksburg), I enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere and wines of the Laurita Winery in New Egypt, the Silver Decoy Winery in Hightstown and Cream Ridge Winery. I urge the residents to contact their respective assemblyperson to support A- 4436 and allow incoming and outgoing shipping of the great…

  • Is faulty info behind parking lot decision?

    Last week Allentown Mayor Stuart Fierstein rejected a new downtown parking area proposal that would have run directly behind the old hardware store to Swal Dairy’s parking lot thatwas large enough for 50 cars. The mayor stated the reason why he rejected a more convenient parking concept over his football field away (Lot 28) concept…

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