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Cupcake sale raises funds for Eatontown schools
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The cupcake sale held by the Eatontown Foundation for Excellence in Education at Boscov’s in the Monmouth Mall on Dec. 10 was a sell-out, raising $1,000 to benefit Eatontown schools. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK REGAN EATONTOWN — Cupcakes were in high demand in Eatontown last weekend during a bake sale…
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‘Season’s Greetings’
Brendan Moore performs “Christmas Oratorio” at the “Season’s Greetings” holiday concert held along the Grand Staircase in Wilson Hall at Monmouth University in West Long Branch on Dec. 8. The program included holiday music and poetry performed by choirs, a chamber orchestra and soloists. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff The Monmouth University Chamber Orchestra performs…
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OnRamp helps connect individuals to new jobs
On Nov. 30, Acting Gov. Kim Guadagno and Labor Commissioner Hal Wirths launched a new job-search engine at the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Jobs4Jersey.com to help people find jobs. According to a press release, Jobs4Jersey.com is part of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s emphasis on job assistance. The free Internet…
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Woe at U.S. Postal Service is being felt in Milltown
CODA GREG BEAN A s you’re listening to all the gloom and doom stories about what will happen next year when the U.S. Postal Service reduces its services even further to save money, here are two pre-cutback vignettes fromthe post office this holiday season, courtesy of the East Brunswick Post Office. Scene One: There are…
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Readers urged to support animal shelters, avoid pet stores
Two paws up to Macerich shopping malls for banning pet stores in more than 70 malls across the U.S. and offering space for adoption centers for homeless animals instead. This follows the company’s compassionate decision last year to ban booths that sell sugar gliders — exotic animals who may die from the stress of loneliness…
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Help is available to victims of sexual abuse
The recent scandal unfolding at Penn State serves as a stark reminder that sexual abusers can be anyone and anywhere. They can be someone we know and trust; in fact, over 80 percent of sexual assaults are committed by people we know, acquaintances, dates, neighbors and family members. And victims of sexual assault can be…
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Dreaming of a green Garden State Christmas
Real or fake? It’s an age-old debate, and this time of year we’re talking Christmas trees. You may think that an artificial tree is the more environmentally responsible choice — after all, it spares a real tree the woodsman’s ax! But buying freshly cut, locally grown holiday greens supports Garden State farms, which can help…
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Freeholders to reorganize on Jan. 5
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will hold a Sine Die meeting at 11 a.m. Jan. 5 in the second floor meeting room of the Monmouth County Hall of Records, Main Street, Freehold Borough. This meeting is held to conclude financial and other business matters for 2011. The Latin term Sine Die means the final…
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