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‘Ah, Wilderness!’
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Ocean Township High School students rehearse on Nov. 14 for the school’s upcoming production of Eugene ONeill’s “Ah, Wilderness!” Nov. 19-21. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Nolan Russel and Will Kervick rehearse a scene in the comedy about small-town life.
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NOTESAround Town
Fourth- and fifth-graders at Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore and their teacher Kim Isaacks met in their classroom with World War II veteran Bernie Tillis of Deal. The students participated in a memorial service for Jewish War Veterans Asbury Ocean Post 125 on Nov. 11. The students offered thanks to 10 veterans from the post…
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Minister and congregation begin new chapter
UUCMC welcomes ‘a woman of quiet strength’ BY LINDA DENICOLA Correspondent Our ancestors understood the importance of stories. It was the way values and mores were passed to future generations before college courses, genealogy searches and the Internet. The Rev. Virginia Harocha-Ernst interacts with a group of young people at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in…
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Holocaust exhibit to open at museum
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The winner of three awards, “The Exhibit: A Journey to Life,” is at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County. This multimedia, interactive exhibit teaches the lessons of the Holocaust through the life experiences of local Holocaust survivors, and fosters awareness and activism to address genocide and human rights abuses today, according…
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In the Service
Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Santiago Roldan has graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center, Cape May. A 2006 graduate of Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, he is the son of Norma Cardona of West Long Branch and Victor H. Roldan of Long Branch. Army National Guard Pfc. Samuel O. Siegel has…
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Ocean Twp. properties undergoing reassessment
Current assessments based on 2002 data BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — With the housingmarket still in the doldrums, the township has begun a town wide reassessment to bring property assessments and their corresponding market values in line. The assessment, which is currently under way, is, according to township officials, being performed…
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Help available for home energy assistance program
EATONTOWN — The Affordable Housing Alliance is accepting applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program known as LIHEAP. Applications may be filed from Nov. 1 through April 30, 2010. This federally funded program provides assistance to New Jersey’s most vulnerable populations, especially very low-income families, the disabled and the elderly. Traditionally these individuals…
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‘Celebration of Life’ benefits cancer support programs
Stylist Gia Pompeii-Watts and Monmouth Beach Mayor Susan Howard EATONTOWN — The Wellness Community— The Diney Goldsmith Center, a cancer wellness center dedicated to providing support, education and hope, hosted the third annual “Celebration of Life” event to benefit its free programs and services for people affected by cancer. Local restaurateur Tim McLoone served as…
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Grant will fund upgrades to Manahassett Park
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — City officials announced last week that they have received additional funding from the state for improvements to the city’s newest and largest park. Chief Financial Officer Ronald Mehlhorn Sr. said at the Nov. 10 City Council workshop session that the city will receive about $1 million in…
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