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Jewish Heritage Museum announces education fund
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County has received a generous gift from Freehold Township resident Dr. Melvin L. Druin and his family for the establishment of the Marilyn Druin Memorial Fund for Education. The fund, created in memory of Druin’s wife of 39 years and announced on the eighth anniversary of her passing, has…
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A dollar a day to help Millstone Twp. schools
MILLSTONE — A new campaign asks residents to spend a dollar a day to help improve the Millstone Township School District. The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE), a nonprofit organization devoted to funding educational experiences for Millstone’s public school students, has launched the “180 Day Campaign,” which asks for contributions of $1 for…
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Students help less fortunate have happier holidays
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Allentown High School students (l-r) Chase Sands, Stephanie Schember, A.J. Barone, Joseph Napoliello, Dajirah Davis, and Thomas Walker display their school’s spirit for collecting food donations for local families in need and the food pantry at the Allentown Presbyterian Church. ALLENTOWN — The holiday spirit abounds at Allentown High School.…
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UFRSD teachers awarded grants
ALLENTOWN — Thanks to community members, schools will get new books, instruments and graphing calculators. The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation (UFREF) has approved $8,210 in education grants for the Upper Freehold Regional School District, according to UFREF board president James Derasmo. “The foundation is pleased to assist our teachers by funding important programs and…
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Raymond Conover Gravatt Sr.
Mr. Gravatt, 71, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, died Nov. 29, 2009, at the Vitas Hospice program at Kennedy Hospital in Stratford. Mr. Gravatt served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a safety supervisor with Monmouth County for 33 years prior to retiring. He was a past president of the Howell…
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Donate to a Red Kettle during holiday season
In the next two weeks, you may pass a Salvation Army Red Kettle while holiday shopping at your local retail store or shopping mall. You may hear the ringing of a Salvation Army bell. If you see a kettle, please stop and place a dollar or some change in the kettle. When you do so,…
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Global warming is just a ‘dash’ of hot sauce away
Coda • GREG BEAN The office holiday party was last week, and to everyone’s pleasure, it was potluck. Attendees were encouraged to bring their favorite dishes and, man, did they come through. There was a whole cubicle filled with hot, maincourse dishes. Another was filled with salads. Another was crammed with desserts. Lots of the…
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Mama’s Night Out comes to Millstone Performing Arts Center
By Barbara Schulze “Mama’s Night Out” COMING TO Millstone TOWNSHIP Performing Arts Center Millstone TOWNSHIP, NJ, December 16, 2009 – Nationally-acclaimed Mama’s Night Out Comedy Show, which has been described as “pure hilarity” and plays to sold out audiences, is coming to the Millstone Township Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on Friday, January 22, 2010 at…
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PLUMSTED: Helping Hands extended by new church
By Joanne Degnan, Special Writer PLUMSTED On a recent bitter cold December night, Ken Erlenbusch clambered up onto the roof of his car to shine a spotlight on a backyard holiday scene more inspiring than even the most elaborate store-bought Christmas display. Helping Hands Pantry volunteers were giving away dozens of bags of donated food…
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