• Skate with Josh to End Hydrocephalus

    “Skate With Josh to End Hydrocephalus,” a charity fundraiser, will be held Saturday, Oct. 30, starting at 10 a.m. Participants will rollerblade from the Acme shopping center on Route 71 and Taylor Avenue in Manasquan to Allaire State Park in Wall. Josh Stein, of Eatontown, has been treated for hydrocephalus since he was 21 months…

  • Women’s Assoc. slates Oct. 23 gift auction

    A gift auction sponsored by the Women’s Association of Allentown will be held on Oct. 23 at the Allentown First Aid Building on Route 526. The doors will open at 7 p.m. and the calling will begin at 8 p.m. Two sheets of tickets will be provided with a $5 donation; additional packets of 25…

  • Candidates sought for Watershed Comm.

    Millstone Township is seeking candidates interested in serving on the Watershed Commission, an advisory subcommittee to the Environmental Commission. Those interested should fill out a Talent Bank Application located on the township website (under quick links, forms, library). Completed applications may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to Maria Dellasala, municipal clerk, 470 Stage Coach…

  • Annual blood drive to be held in Allentown

    The Central Jersey Blood Bank along with the Women’s Association of Allentown will hold a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at Allentown Methodist Church, 23 Church St., Allentown. Once again, local Girl Scouts will assist the Women’s Association. Details: 609-758- 7878.

  • A dollar a day will go to Millstone schools

    The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE), nonprofit organization devoted to funding extraordinary educational experiences for Millstone’s public school students, has started its “180 Day Campaign.” The “180 Day Campaign” asks for contributions of $1 a day for each of the 180 days of school and extraordinary learning. Families who contribute will have their…

  • Millstone PTO sponsors Oct. 23 clothing drive

    The Millstone Township PTO is sponsoring a clothing drive. Donations of wearable clothing, handbags, belts, ties, shoes, soft household items (blankets, pillows, tablecloths, etc), stuffed animals and small hard toys will be collected. Bring items in plastic bags to the Millstone Township Primary School parking lot at 18 Schoolhouse Road from 10 a.m. to 2:30…

  • LAWRENCE: Library honors volunteer

    LAWRENCE: Library honors volunteer

    Branch Manager James Damron honored longtime volunteer Jane Dziura at a celebration held in her honor at the library.

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Anchorman: Seek many news sources

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Politicians prefer simple campaign advertisements and sound bites — but politics is rarely as simple as those ads would make it out to be, and neither are the solutions to the issues facing the legislators.    That was the message MSNBC newscaster David Shuster delivered to about 100 people Tuesday night…

  • LAWRENCE: Markers offer message of local history, culture

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    In death as in life, everyone is unique — and there are few better ways to express that uniqueness than through the headstones and their inscriptions in the local cemetery.    But the design of those grave markers and the wording on them also offers some insight into history and sometimes…

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