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Artists Fran and Doug McIlvain escape from traditional careers
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

TINTON FALLS, NJ – Thick, rich, deep colored globs of oil paints dot a palette. Paint brushes rest upright, for now, snug in an old tin can. A few photographs scatter the sunlit workspace. Clipped to an easel, the same image as in the photographs – a bishop dressed in traditional vestments – starts to take shape as a sketch that lays the ground work for a painted portrait.

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Second annual fall fest is a huge success
Thursday, November 16, 2006

TINTON FALLS, NJ – Recently, the more than 1,400 people who reside at Seabrook celebrated fall with a fabulous festival. Residents, their families, friends, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were treated to a day of fun.

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November Brings Out the Best in Monmouth County
Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Seabrook’s Voter Turnout Is County’s Highest

It’s an established fact that older Americans vote in greater numbers than their fellow citizens. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 65.1 percent of all U.S. citizens age 65 to 74, and 60 percent of those age 75 and up, voted in 2002—the last “off-year” congressional election.

Pilates: The New Old Craze
Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Century-Old Fitness Program Regains Popularity

The Hundred. The Roll Up. The Roll Over. The Criss Cross.

They may sound like a military drill, snack food, bed-time shift, or grade school rhyme, but these are actually the names of four exercises in an almost 100-year-old fitness regimen— pilates.

Communication Motivates Computer Literacy
Wednesday, November 01, 2006

E-mail Keeps People in Touch With Family and Friends

Move over paper and pen. Your days of romantic letters, beautiful stationary, and long rides in the mail truck are nearing the end. As usual in our technologydriven world, convenience and haste are taking over.