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    MATT DENTON The sun beams down and lights up the autumn leaves in Allentown.

  • Sandy, casino layoffs increase demand for food donations

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A s many prepare to give thanks and sit around the Thanksgiving table next week, many more are wondering where their holiday meal is going to come from on Nov. 27. This year, more than 13,000 turkeys have been requested of the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, up…

  • Area chefs compete in culinary challenge

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Above: Jada Weedon, center, and other eighth-grade students taking part in the Seashore School’s Chopped Challenge elective work together to create an Italian panini at the Long Branch Chef Challenge on Nov. 3. Below: Tre Amici chef Matthew Zappoli, right, Grace Cairns and Paul Zappoli prepare their entry of yellowtail…

  • Cancer patients to have day at Manalapan spa

    The Women’s Council for the Leon Hess Cancer Center will host its semiannual Spa for Spirit on Dec. 2 at Avanti Day Resort in Manalapan. The Spa for Spirit is held twice a year to give about 30 cancer patients a day of relaxation, rejuvenation and beauty, according to a press release. “The women spend…

  • Brookdale trustees OK staff reductions

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Faced with declining enrollment and funding, the Brookdale Community College board of trustees authorized a controversial reduction in force (RIF) in advance of a reorganization of the college structure. The unanimous vote, which came despite emotional pleas during the Nov. 13 meeting on the Lincroft campus, approved a preliminary…

  • Many hungry for later school breakfasts

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Many schools offer breakfast programs for students before the school day gets underway, but large percentages of students eligible for free or reduced cost breakfasts are failing to take advantage of the programs. The nonprofit Advocates for the Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) is advocating for a “Breakfast After…

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    FRANK GALIPO In honor of America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, Poricy Park volunteer Stephanie Kealy, right, demonstrates to April Lipp-Faczak how recycling can turn trash into useful products.

  • Flavors of the Jersey Shore Food & Wine Festival benefits cancer services

    Flavors of the Jersey Shore Food and Wine Festival event co-chairs Mary Clark of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Toms River and Rob Sickel of Pine Belt Chevrolet of Lakewood with Denice Gaffney, vice president, Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Foundation. More than 300 guests gathered recently to support the Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Foundation…

  • HOTTEST (FOR THE WRONG REASON) CARS

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features They may not attract much attention otherwise, but family sedans and pickups are among the models most favored among thieves While heads will turn whenever a flashy sports car assumes a prime parking position — and one can bet that its owner has fitted his or her coveted ride with…

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