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    The Goddard School, 50 Route 520, Morganville, is participating in the 2011 School Hunger Challenge. The school will be collecting items to donate to the Food- Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, such as children’s boxed cereals, applesauce, oatmeal, cereal bars, cheese and cracker packages, dried fruit, spaghetti, macaroni or noodles. Monetary donations can be…

  • Volunteers will help people prepare taxes

    AARP Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service, is seeking volunteers in Monmouth County to help taxpayers who are seeking assistance preparing and filing their 2011 tax returns. According to a press release, volunteers do not need to be anAARPmember or a retiree to participate, nor do they need prior tax…

  • St. Peter’s Church will host Holiday Bazaar

    AHoliday Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19 and from (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 20 at St. Peter’s Church, corner of Throckmorton and Main Street in Freehold. The bazaar will feature Thanksgiving baked goods, baskets of jam, Christmas decorations and costume jewelry. There will also be an “attic…

  • Cornucopia of Thanksgiving fun

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN A s the brisk chill of late autumn settles in and the leaves begin to emerge as brilliant spectacles of harvest gold and fiery red, most families begin planning their cozy Thanksgiving feasts and prepare to tuck in for the winter. But before you curl up for those seemingly endless, freezing…

  • We’ve got to act before lives are lost in Jersey

    CODA GREG BEAN Here’s an opportunity alert for the state lawmakers in Trenton who are always looking for new ways to protect us from ourselves here in The Nanny State. It seems like every year they pass a bunch of new laws to prevent us from injuring ourselves by our own stupidity — like the…

  • Many answered the call

    GUEST COLUMN MARTIN MABE This year, Americans will celebrate the 92nd anniversary of Veterans Day. I am old enough to remember a generation when Veterans Day was barely acknowledged even by the retailers who might benefit from additional sales. But morning in America dawned, and with it a new presidency that restored hope and faith…

  • Howell Township Council takes action to assist residents

    Having lived in Howell for about 17 years, I have noticed an increasing number of power outages in the last few years. Not only have the number of outages increased, but also the duration seems to be increasing. There are predictions that with increasing power demands, an aged power grid infrastructure, and changes in the…

  • Initiatives help to pursue a sustainable future

    Wow! What a difference a few kids could make. Actually, it wasn’t just a few. On Oct. 16, more than 150 Marlboro teens with the help of many parents walked door to door not to sell something, but to give Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs to the residents of Marlboro. Embarking on a route of…

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