Manchester, NJ

PDF of print edition COUNCILMAN, LOCAL BUSINESS BRING KIDS SOME HOLIDAY SPIRIT By Keith Hagarty       Over 200 kids were treated to a holiday delight on Saturday at the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Ocean County annual party. Now in its sixth year, the event included the distribution of over 400 gifts to kids who even got a meet and greet and personalized picture of themselves with the rosy-cheeked e... More ... Shoppers Crowd Local Malls For Last-Minute Christmas Shopping By Jo Ann La Russo       Last minute shoppers crowded the stores this week. And they came prepared for business. “I did all my shopping in one day,” said Donna Eccles, Seaside Park, at the Ocean County mall, toting boxes and bags of gift items for her family. “I just made two trips to the house to empty the truck,” she s... More ... Allaire Gives Visitors An Historic Christmas By Joseph Kienzlen       It was a Christmas for the senses, with the sounds of church bell’s toll echoing through the park and the locomotive’s whistle signaling its arrival to holiday guests as it pulls up to the Allaire Village train station. In the distance the joy of laughter could be heard as young visitors enjoyed a... More ...