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‘Wine and Dine’ for kids Dec. 3
The Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch, assisted by the Frances Foundation for Kids Fighting Cancer (www.francesfoundation.net), is sponsoring a “Wine and Dine” night to benefit children with cancer 7 p.m. Dec. 3. The evening will feature six top chefs showcasing their culinary talents in a fivecourse dinner featuring pan-seared scallops, chili-seared prawns, Long Island…
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Hydrofracking to be discussed Nov. 17
The Coastal Monmouth Democratic Club (formerly the Greater Township of Ocean Democratic Club), serving Ocean, Allenhurst, Interlaken, Loch Arbour and Tinton Falls, will present a seminar on the topic of hydrofracking. The program will be presented after a short business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the West Park Recreation Complex, 615 West Park…
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Eatontown Lions get Santa visit Dec. 4
Santa Claus will make a pre-Christmas trip from the North Pole to the Eatontown Lions Club pancake breakfast Dec. 4 at the Meadowbrook School, Wyckoff Road near Broad Street (Route 71), Eatontown. Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., featuring all the pancakes you can eat. In addition, the breakfast includes sausage,…
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Incumbents hold on to seats in Eatontown, W. Long Branch
The Eatontown Borough Council makeup remains unchanged after Republican incumbents defeated their Democrat challengers in the Nov. 8 election. The race was close, with Councilman Dennis Connelly garnering 1,199 votes followed by running mate Councilman Mark Regan, who received 1,182 votes of the 4,501 votes cast. “I am happy with the results,” Connelly said. “I…
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Library hosts hall-of-famer, photos program
LONG BRANCH — Dr. William B. Gould IV, a member of the Long Branch High School Hall of Fame, will visit the Long Branch Free Public Library, 328 Broadway, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. He will discuss his book “Bargaining With Baseball: Labor Relations in an Age of Prosperous Turmoil.” In 1995, Gould,…
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Remembering the boys who came home
Memorial program honors veterans who died as a result of their service BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Veterans and attendees watch the presentation of the wreaths during the Veterans Day Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel on Nov. 11. The ceremony included special guest speakers, induction into the memorial’s In Memory program…
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Get your motor runnin’, then sit in the recliner
CODA GREG BEAN Bummer alert: If you need one more reason to feel old, there’s nothing better than a commercial selling Medicare supplement insurance to the tune of Steppenwolf’s 1968 rock anthem, “Born to Be Wild.” By now, you’ve probably seen the commercial, and if you come from the generation for whom that song was…
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Organ donors give hope, help make miracles happen
The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) was founded 25 years ago when residents of Bloomington, Ind., rallied around a little boy who needed a life-saving liver transplant. In less than eight weeks, the community raised $100,000 to place the boy on the organ waiting list. But the child died before an organ became available. Those…
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Senator, assemblywomen thank voters
We would like to thank the voters of the new 11th Legislative District for giving us the opportunity to serve you in Trenton once again. We will continue our fight to make New Jersey an affordable place to live or do business, as well as serving the needs of our constituents through our district offices.…
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