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N.B. sends out good tidings and cheer with gift drive
Operation Holiday Cheer is collecting basic needs, toys, food for residents in need Jennifer Amato NORTH BRUNSWICK — Operation Holiday Cheer is in full swing for the sixth consecutive year. Gifts, gift cards and monetary donations are requested to assist families in the township who are in need this holiday season. Basic needs, blankets, warm…
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BCC women have jelled quickly with new cast
BY TIM MORRIS Despite the addition of eight new freshmen, the Brookdale Community College women’s basketball team is playing as if it were a veteran team. “The kids have jelled since day one,” said Jersey Blue co-head coach Joanne Cobb. “They’ve really clicked. They do everything together. “It’s a very unique team,” she added. “It’s…
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RFH turns tables on Matawan and wins CJ II football crown
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Rumson-Fair Haven pulled off an upset victory in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II sectional final at Kean University, defeating the defending champion, Matawan Huskies, 13-7. The Bulldogs’ defense made the difference on Saturday with an incredible performance. Rumson was ready for Matawan’s explosive offense, which was held to 62 total…
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Shore captures CJ I title beating Dunellen in final
First grid state title for Shore since 1997 BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Shore Regional High School football team prepared for Dunellen’s aggressive 6-1 defense, but the Destroyers changed it up and came out in a 4-4 set, but it didn’t matter to the Blue Devils who rolled to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I…
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Hildur Johnsen
Mrs. Johnsen, 90, of Little Silver, died Nov. 28, 2010, at home. Born in Vigeland, Norway, she came to the United States in 1936 at the age of 16, settling in Brooklyn, N.Y., until she married and moved to the River Plaza section of Middletown in 1956. She was a longtime member of Holy Trinity…
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Privatization works for only corporations, politicans
There is a big push from “less-isbest” deficit hawks who claim we have to privatize many traditionally government-run programs to reduce our deficits. For example, Gov. Chris Christie’s carefully culled procorporate “advisory” panel proposed that we even privatize our state parks, among other things, to save money. Nonsense. Our state’s fiscal crisis has nothing to…
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Fort developer loses lease for three buildings
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent Historic Fort Hancock in Sandy Hook was serene last Friday morning; the only signs of life were the Marine Academy of Science and Technology students practicing their drill on the parade grounds behind the row of officers’ houses built in the late 1800s that line the winding road that borders Sandy…
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Elks host holiday festivities
LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Elks Lodge at 150 Garfield Ave. will host its annual Children’s Christmas Party on Dec. 19 beginning at noon. Admission is $6 per person, which includes lunch. DJ Lee and The Inspirational Dance Group will provide the entertainment. Bring a gift because there will be a visit from Santa.…
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Menorah lighting
Rabbi Laibel Schapiro, of Chabad of the Shore, lights the menorah at Pier Village in Long Branch on Dec. 5. The Long Branch Fire Department assisted with the lighting. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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