• When it comes to love, can the third time be the charm?

    Girl Talk • CLARE MARIE CELANO There’s a great dialogue exchange between Christopher Plummer and Diane Lane who play father and daughter in the film “Must Love Dogs.” Lane is admonishing her widowed father about dating indiscriminately, seemingly unconcerned about hurting the women who have come to truly care about him. Plummer delivers a line…

  • This mom’s a member of the running club for scaredy-cats

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH At a gathering not too long ago, my good friend Terrie made a profound proclamation. “I’m a runner,” she said as though she was making a confession. “Not in the sense that you girls might think. I don’t put on a pair of Nikes and sprint down the…

  • That’s a big hole to fill, so he’d better get shoveling

    Coda • GREG BEAN It sure didn’t take our governorelect long to start looking like someone had whacked him upside the head with a two-by-four, did it? There he was on the news last week after a meeting with the state treasury people, saying that things are even worse than he imagined. What everyone was…

  • Christmas trees, gifts sought for military

    Crossroads Assembly of God Church, 7 Main St., Englishtown, is seek donations of artificial Christmas trees, lights, ornaments and decorations, tinsel and garland as part of its “Operation Christmas Tree!” drive. The donations will be delivered via military sleds to the troops overseas and to military families in New Jersey. Donations of gifts for the…

  • Drug, alcohol abuse prevention concert

    The Princeton Garden Statesmen, a chorus comprised of 40 male voices singing in four-part close harmony, will perform 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Allentown Presbyterian Church, 20 High St., Allentown. The concert is sponsored by the Upper Freehold/ Allentown Municipal Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Tickets are $10 each; children under age…

  • RAP to exhibit Linz, Brahinsky & Slamm

    The Roosevelt Arts Project (RAP) will present an exhibit and sale of work by painter Sheila Linz, potter Naomi Brahinsky and bead worker Amanda Slamm from noon-5 p.m. Dec. 13 at the RAP Assifa Gallery, 40 Tamara Drive, Roosevelt. For more information, call 609-443- 1898.

  • Hearth cooking will be discussed Dec. 12

    Learn about the flavors, the fads and the fundamentals of hearth cooking at “What Was For Dinner?” to be held 2-3 p.m. Dec. 12 at Historic Walnford, 62 Walnford Road, Upper Freehold. The non-cooking class will discuss how tastes and technologies have changed during an informal discussion of historic food ways. For more information, go…

  • Millstone slates Dec. 4 holiday lighting

    Millstone Township Recreation will host a holiday lighting event at the Millstone Township firehouse 6-8 p.m. Dec. 4. The lighting event will feature Santa Claus, the Millstone Township Middle School band and refreshments. In an effort to promote the spirit of giving in the youth of the community, the township is encouraging residents to bring…

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