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    • The American Legion Auxiliary Post 434, 11 Sanford Ave., off Pension Road, Manalapan, is holding a toy drive for local needy children until Dec. 15. New, unwrapped toys may be brought to the post to be distributed locally. Unwanted coats are also needed and may be brought in for distribution to people in need.…

  • Nancy J. (Piecuch) Pilla

    Mrs. Pilla, 59, of Howell, died Nov. 21, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, following a lengthy battle with multiple sclerosis. She was predeceased by her father, Frank Piecuch Sr.; her first husband, Anthony Del Pezzo; and her husband, Louis Pilla. Surviving are a daughter, Angela Del Pezzo-Engel; her mother, Helen Hill;…

  • Register Jan. 4 for Howell kindergarten

    Howell kindergarten registration for children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2010, will begin online Jan. 4, 2010. Registration will remain open through Jan. 31, 2010. After completing the online portion of the registration, an email will be sent with instructions for the in-person verification process. An original birth certificate…

  • Angela K. Benedek

    Mrs. Benedek, 85, of Howell, died Nov. 22, 2009, at home. She was born in and had lived in Jersey City before moving to Howell in 1996. Mrs. Benedek worked as a secretary for Pacific Intermountain Express, Teamsters Local # 501, Union City retiring in 1985. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph F. Benedek…

  • Prom dress program will be held at library

    Beginning in December, the Howell Public Library, 318 Old Tavern Road, will accept gently used prom gowns as part of its second annual “Sweet Seconds” program. Dresses must be no more than four years old, clean, in pristine condition, on a hanger and preferably in a dry cleaning bag. Dresses can be dropped off through…

  • Kathleen Sullivan Paulson

    Mr. Paulson, 61 of Bluffton, S.C., formerly of Yardley, Pa., died Nov. 22, 2009, at home. She was born in Long Branch and grew up in Freehold. Mrs. Paulson is survived by her husband, Peter Paulson; her mother, Helen E. Sullivan of Bluffton; her father-in-law, Elliott Paulson; two daughters, Christine and Heidi and her husband,…

  • Patricia Clare Morris Sharkey

    Mrs. Sharkey, 51, of Rumson, died Nov. 22, 2009, following a brief illness. She resided in Monmouth Beach prior to relocating to Rumson. She was a member of Rumson Garden Club, and volunteer for the Rumson schools. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Bob Sharkey; two sons, Tim and Jack; her parents,…

  • Fundraiser will give warm PJs to children

    A fundraiser to benefit the Pajama Program, which delivers warm sleepwear and books to children in need, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 10 at Cheeburger, Cheeburger in the Best Buy Shopping Center, 33 Route 9 S., Manalapan. Cheeburger will donate 15 percent of all food sales during that time. Must…

  • Tickets for state wrestling tourney on sale Dec. 14

    In what has become an eagerly anticipated annual tradition, 336 of the top high school wrestlers from around the state will converge on Atlantic City to spend a weekend competing in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Wrestling Championships at Boardwalk Hall on March 5-7, 2010. Tickets for all four sessions will go…

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