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ARE WE THERE YET
Mom gets a bit of her own medicine LORI CLINCH For the last six years, we Clinches have been driving the wheels off our cherished Suburban. When we first acquired the vehicle, I cautioned the children against spills. I prohibited food consumption and gave lectures on vacuuming with mandatory return demonstrations. “This is not your…
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Decoy show back for annual run
More than 300 exhibitors and three dozen contests will be featured on Sept. 24-25 at the 29th annual Decoy and Gunning Show sponsored by the Ocean County Board of Freeholders and the Parks and Recreation Department at two locations: Tip Seaman County Park and the Tuckerton Seaport, which are within walking distance of each other…
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Handmade blankets delivered with love
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – As “Peanuts” character Linus Van Pelt waited for The Great Pumpkin, he clutched the very thing that always provided him with comfort and never left his side — his security blanket. Due to the efforts of the Bat Shalom Hadassah chapter of Jackson and the Monroe Township chapter…
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St. Aloysius to be honored for its community outreach
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — A local pastor and his parish will receive statewide recognition this month when the Diocese of Trenton holds its Catholic Charities’Guardian Angel Dinner Dance. The Church of St. Aloysius, Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson, will be presented with the Light of HopeAward for Ocean County on Sept. 23 in…
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Area man appears in ‘South Pacific’
Brielle Cotelo of Toms River and Anthony Marone of Freehold star in a revival of “South Pacific,” which is coming to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank and the Strand Center for the Arts in Lakewood. A nthony Marone of Freehold will appear as Lt. Joseph Cable in the Phoenix Productions revival of the…
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datebook
Exercise classes are held at the Howell Senior Center, 251 Preventorium Road, Howell, 11:15-11:45 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Classes are open to Howell residents age 60 and over. Registration is necessary prior to attending classes. Call 732-938-4500, ext. 2552, for information.
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Professor will discuss works of Michelangelo
On Sept. 23, join Lisa Festa, a Georgian Court University associate professor of art history, as she presents a multimedia lecture about famed Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475– 1564). Enjoy traditional music paired with a multicourse Italian dinner, followed by Festa’s lecture. This event will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the North Dining Room…
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Apple festival kicks off centennial celebration
Delicious Orchards reaches milestone BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Owner William McDonald stocks tomatoes at Delicious Orchards, which will begin celebrating its 100th anniversary with an apple festival on Sept. 17-18. ERIC SUCAR staff COLTS NECK — The orchards that have supplied the crisp, sweet apples that are found in the famous pies and cider at…
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Elk Fest will be held Sept. 17 in Plumsted
PLUMSTED — The New Egypt Elk Fest, rescheduled from Aug. 6 to Sept 17, will be held 1-11 p.m. at the New Egypt Elks Lodge, 105 Lakewood Road, Plumsted. The ticket price of $25 for adults ages 18 and up, $10 for children ages 6-17, and free for ages 5 and under will include food,…
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