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Christmas caroling, tree lighting slated
The annual Christmas caroling and tree lighting event, sponsored by the Women’s Association of Allentown, will be held 4:30 p.m. Dec. 6. Carolers will meet in front of the Allentown Borough Hall, 8 N. Main St., where songbooks will be provided. Flashlights are suggested. Anyone wishing to accompany the carolers with a musical instrument would…
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County establishes an ethics board
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has created a county ethics board as a means of assuring standards of ethical conduct for county employees and officers are clear, consistent, uniform in their application and enforceable. A resolution adopted by the freeholders on Nov. 10 alters the county’s Administrative Code to include the newly created ethics…
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New horse club will hold open house
The newly formed Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey will hold its first holiday open house gathering 7:15 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Millstone Township Community Center (2nd floor). All are welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. This new horse club was established for enjoyment, to meet new people who share the same…
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Master Gardeners graduate a new crop of volunteers
Twenty-four Monmouth County residents became certified Master Gardeners at a graduation ceremony held Nov. 12 at Hominy Hill Golf Center, Colts Neck. “These graduates from the Monmouth County Master Gardeners program embody expertise in all things related to gardening and community service in Monmouth County,” Freeholder Lillian G. Burry said at graduation. “Their efforts are…
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Irwin Service Center collects for Open Door
Irwin Service Center, 4000 Route 9 south in Freehold, is collecting food for the Open Door on Throckmorton Street in Freehold during the month of November. Every item donated will earn $1 off your service bill. Items in need at the food bank are: hot cereal, rice, tuna fish, coffee, tea, canned soup, jelly, snacks,…
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Village center will be built over 20 years
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The Manalapan Planning Board got a refresher course in a plan for The Village at Manalapan retail and commercial center at its meeting on Nov. 12. The applicant is seeking approval for a General Development Plan (GDP) of a 135-acre parcel at Route 33 and Millhurst Road that its representatives…
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Art that looks good enough to eat
Spiral School student-artists exhibit sculptures in downtown confectionery BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Clay and acrylic paint never looked so yummy. Patrons of Chocolate N Dreams in downtown Allentown had more to drool over than the shop’s handmade chocolates on Nov. 20. Student-artists exhibited art that looked good enough to eat in…
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CCC’s 30th season will include Radio City
The Community Christian Choir (CCC) will open its 30th season at 6 p.m. Nov. 29 with “Light of Hope” at Robbinsville Seventh Day Adventist Church, Robbinsville. A program of music celebrating the Christmas message, “Light of Hope,” will feature performances of both the Community Christian Children’s Choir and the adult CCC. The concert is free…
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Operation Medicine Cabinet takes drugs out of N.J. homes
More than 9,000 pounds of medicine, with a street value of more than $35 million, was collected during Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey, the statewide day of disposal of unused, unwanted and expired medicine. The effort was spearheaded by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Jersey Division, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General,…
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