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Angela Shanahan
Miss Shanahan 98, of Hazlet, and formerly Tinton Falls, died Nov. 19, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was employed as a defense worker during World War II. Miss Shanahan was predeceased by six siblings. Surviving are a sister, Lily Ryan of Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, Canada; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.…
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Matawan PBA drive seeks food, toy donations
MATAWAN — Matawan PBA Local 179 is sponsoring its yearly collection of new, unwrapped toys and canned and nonperishable food items to distribute to those in need this holiday season. Toys are needed for boys and girls of all ages. Collections will continue through Dec. 20. Participating businesses will have a box for donated toys:…
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CBA sixth at NXN Northeast Region
Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) goal of returning to the Nike Cross Nationals went unfilled in 2009. The Colts, competing as the Brothers XC Club, finished sixth at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) Northeast Regional Championships held at Bowdoin Park in Wappiners Falls, N.Y., on Nov. 28. CBA, which had been ranked No. 1 in the…
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Ralph Nader at Brookdale Dec. 5
MIDDLETOWN — Ralph Nader will host a question-and-answer session and a book signing 7-9 p.m. Dec. 5 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. The presentation will be held in the Navesink rooms of the Warner Student Life Center. Nader’s newest book, “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us,” is a fictional account of 17 famous American billionaires…
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Sightseeing president has chalked up some gems so far
Well, the first 10 months have been a scream. Our sightseeing president, along with his congressional playmates, has chalked up some gems. For example: they say they will improve health care with “Stealth Healthcare,” but for whom, at what price and restrictions? For those over 65, hospices and funeral directors appear to be the winners.…
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Elizabeth A. “Betty” Emerson
Mrs. Emerson, 80, of Middletown, died Nov. 19, 2009, in Holmdel. She was a nurse’s aide at Atlantic Highlands Nursing Home, Middletown. A communicant of St. Catherine’s Roman Catholic Church, North Middletown, Mrs. Emerson received the bishop’s Nostrum Ecclesiam Tempus Award in recognition of her steadfast service to the church. She was predeceased by a…
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VNA extends community-based services to North Jersey
Central Jersey VNA partners with Newark nonprofit BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Judith Stanley Coleman, chairwoman of the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, and VNACJ Chief Operating Officer Ashley Wharton flank Monsignor William J. Linder, founder and CEO of the New Community Corp., and Donnett Brown, executive director of Essex Valley VNA. RED BANK…
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‘United We Sing’
The Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought sponsored the ninth annual “United We Sing” celebration on Nov. 22. The event, hosted by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation Meeting House in Lincroft, is a multicultural, interfaith presentation of music, dance and verse. Clockwise from top: The choir performs “Va Pensiero” from the opera “Nabucco.” Uma…
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Middletown Nationals top second division
The Middletown Nationals U13 travel soccer team playing in the Monmouth Ocean Soccer Association, once a seventh division soccer club, rose to the top of the second division after a strong 6-3-1 fall campaign. The Middletown Nationals finished out a strong season at the top of their division. Each spring and fall season the top…
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