Crossroads of the Revolution
project advances in U.S. Senate
     The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to establish a National Heritage Area in New Jersey that recognizes the critical role the state played in the American Revolution. The legislation was introduced in July by Sen. Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ).
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Mollie Marko (l), Danielle Petrics, and her mother Reenah Petrics dance to the music at a concert held at Congregation Anshei in Roosevelt on Sunday.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Josh Burton of the Princeton University Klezmocrats plays the clarinet at a concert held at Congregation Anshei in Roosevelt on Sunday.
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Opera singer to perform in Roosevelt Dec. 7
     The next event of the Roosevelt Arts Project will be an evening of song with Cheri Rose Katz, mezzo-soprano, at 8 p.m. Dec. 7 at Roosevelt Borough Hall.
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St. Joseph’s annual Christmas dinner Dec. 8
     St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Perrineville section of Millstone, will hold its annual Christmas dinner Dec. 8 from 1-6 p.m. in the church auditorium, Stillhouse Road.
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Tour of historic Freehold homes planned Dec. 14
     The Freehold Center Partnership’s 10th Annual Holiday House Tour is set for Dec. 14. The tour will feature 10 stops that include some of the borough’s oldest private residences and public buildings.
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Classes on children’s cooking, celosia tree
     Millstone Township Community Education has scheduled two additional classes for the holidays crafts.
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Allentown FFA officers attend state conference
     The Allentown Chapter of FFA recently attended a weekend-long conference for chapter officers from around the state. The officers from the Allentown Chapter who attended are Erica Runge, Matthew Russell, Ryan Chiste, Danielle Conk, Kristal Brink, Stephen Dey, Ben Emery, Laura Pinhas and Timothy Crot...
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     ALISON GRANITO Fourth-grader Dimitrius Smith sorts through donations for a holiday food drive at Millstone Elementary School last week.
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Sweet Adelines chapter to hold two holiday concerts
     The Millstone Valley Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, will present two performances of its holiday concert Dec. 15, at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Church of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road (at Route 206).
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Online tutors available through county library
     The Monmouth County Library has qualified tutors available online to assist county children and teens in grades 4-12 who are stumped by homework assignments.
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     VERONICA YANKOWKSI In preparation for the holiday season, Art Walshe, an employee of Bertani Promotional Display, puts up holiday decorations on a telephone pole in downtown Allentown on Saturday.
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Students sought for peer leadership conference
     The New Jersey State Elks Association is looking for students to attend the ninth annual Peer Leadership Conference Feb. 7-9 in New Brunswick. The goal of the conference is to develop and implement an alcohol, tobacco, and drug use prevention program within the community.
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