Articles Posted December 2011
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Night Grooves: Live Music at the Jersey Shore in December
by Uncle Mike Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone in the blink of an eye and December is here. And we all know what that means. ‘Tis the season and time of year when children…
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Holiday Happenings
December 2 First Avenue Playhouse, Atlantic Highlands, presents A Partridge in a Palm Tree. It’s Christmas Eve and the Partridge family can’t wait to fly south for the holidays…that is until they find themselves snowed…
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The Christmas Tree: A tradition rooted in New Jersey
By Sharon Hazard WHO WOULD HAVE guessed that a symbol of love and peace had its American origins during time of war and in the state of New Jersey? The Christmas tree was not always…
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Hoping For The Trickle-Down at Lunchbreak
RED BANK — Gwendolyn Love, executive director for Lunch Break soup kitchen and food pantry, was guarded but hopeful when she was informed this week that some additional state funding would be making its way to…
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Croydon Hall Memorial Recalls “An Extraordinary Person”
By Eileen Moon MIDDLETOWN – Colleen Piano has many happy memories of her son, Daniel’s growing up years in Leonardo. “He was a special kid,” she said recently, recalling the many hours he spent…
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Middletown Snow Removal Regulations Enhanced
TO ENSURE THE safety of Middletown’s school children and pedestrians, the Township Committee has added some teeth to the Township’s snow removal ordinances. The amount of time property owners have to clear snow and ice…
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Some Tips for Holiday Shopping
From the Monmouth County Dept. of Consumer Affairs FREEHOLD, NJ – Credit cards and gift certificates are the gift of choice for many people during the holiday season. If you will be purchasing a gift…
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A Fervent Wish For The Beach
By Margaret Nitka SOMETHING IN THIS cloudy, damp morning draws me to Sea Bright beach. I had been neglecting my beach walks in favor of flaming autumn leaves. Now here I am, better late than…
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Louise Harrison: Keeping the Music Alive
Louise Harrison, older sister of the late Beatle George Harrison, is working to Help Keep Music Alive—the music her brother spent his life creating. Today, Harrison’s music is being learned and performed by young, aspiring…
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A Lullaby of Old Red Bank
by Eileen Moon on Dec 01, 2011 | No Comments
By Jeanne Van Dorn Mauk JEANNE FROMMER LIVED in Red Bank only a year or two, and her father, Nathan Frommer, was employed at the Eisner clothing/uniform factory. The family lived on John Street, second…
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