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    Holiday Happenings: Calendar of Holiday Events

    November 25 The  Poricy Park Conservancy Holiday Shop opens its doors at 9 a.m., with a wide selection of hand-crafted items – original hand-made quilts and needlework, jewelry, homemade jams and jellys, stockings and ornaments, and much…

  • Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1961

    Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1961

    John F. Kennedy Jr.,35th President of the United States “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.”
More than three centuries ago, the Pilgrims, after a year of hardship and peril, humbly and…

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    Have a Happy Two River Thanksgiving!

    Thanksgiving in the two rivers offers a cornucopia of enjoyable activities for the whole family. So as the holiday season begins, why not step back from the bustle and have some home-made fun? Here are…

  • Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1933

    Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1933

    President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do set aside and appoint Thursday, the thirtieth day of November 1933, to be…

  • Murder suspect Patrick Allen in court on Monday

    Lincroft Man Charged In Wife’s Murder

    FREEHOLD — Patrick Allen sat silently, with his head bowed, peering out from behind dark-frame eyeglasses in state Superior Court on Monday as he was charged for the murder of his wife. Middletown police responded…

  • Chayah Lichtig, (left) who lives in Montpelier, Vt., joined her mother, Dolores "Dee Dee" Lichtig outside their Sycamore Avenue home in Shrewsbury last Sunday to protest a state statute that allows hunting on private property. The elder Lichtig, whose neighbor allows hunting on his property, is concerned about the dangers hunting poses.

    Deer Hunting: Dangerous in the Suburbs?

    Sycamore Ave resident organizes protest Story by John Burton SHREWSBURY — The increasing deer population in suburban areas is creating hazards on the roads and damage to landscaping. Fall is mating season for deer –…

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    Guilt Food Sunday

    By Kathy Miele MY SON ALEX came wandering into the kitchen wiping the sleep from his eyes. It was three in the afternoon. “Do I smell sausages?” he asked. “Good afternoon!” my husband Steven and…

  • Township Seeks Funding For Shadow Lake Cleanup

    Township Seeks Funding For Shadow Lake Cleanup

    Township Seeks Funding For Shadow Lake Cleanup By John Burton   MIDDLETOWN — Residents in the area of Shadow Lake have some reason to hope that township officials may soon move forward with a plan…

  • Pallone Objects To Sandy Hook Fee Hike Proposal

    Pallone Objects To Sandy Hook Fee Hike Proposal

    SANDY HOOK — Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) sent a letter to National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis on November 7 expressing his opposition to a proposed fee hike at Sandy Hook. The NPS has…

  • N.J. Appreciates Sacrifices Its Veterans Made

    N.J. Appreciates Sacrifices Its Veterans Made

    By Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, 11th District Veterans Day started out as a commemoration of the end of World War I, which was supposed to be “the war to end all wars.” Sadly, a century…