Pet therapy available
for cancer patients
     The Medical Center of Ocean County, Brick, is offering a fully certified pet therapy program for cancer patients, the first such program in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
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Distinguished Scholars named at Mon Don
     Thirteen seniors from Monsignor Donovan High School, Toms River, have been named Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars for 2002-2003 through the Garden State Scholarship Program.
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Family Health Center receives donation
     Medical Center of Ocean County’s Family Health Center received a donation of pharmacy gift cards from the Christos A. Kaiafas Foundation. The gift cards will help provide prescription medication to patients in need.
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Diane Turton teams with Habitat for Humanity
     Diane Turton, president and broker owner of Diane Turton, Realtors, is making a significant contribution to the New Jersey Coastal Chapter of the Habitat for Humanity (CHFH) in a very personal way.
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Lakewood firms help needy local family
     Every year Bonnie LeVance, CADD manager at D.W. Smith Associates, coordinates a holiday food and gift drive for a needy area family.
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     CHRIS KELLY Robert Beck goes back for a pass in the snow at Windward Beach Park, Princeton Avenue, on Thursday afternoon.
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Brick eyeing Migas home, several others for open space purposes
By karl vilacoba
Staff Writer
     BRICK — Checking the mail is an exciting event during the holiday season for most people, with Christmas cards and party invitations stuffing their boxes. But for the Migas family, the thought caused dread.
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Financial aid workshops being offered at OCC
     The Ocean County College Financial Aid Office is sponsoring workshops at area high schools in January which will focus on how to apply for college financial aid.
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Health officials urge parents to inoculate kids
     With the flu season lasting from November to April, it’s still not too late to get an annual influenza vaccination. In an average year, influenza is associated with more than 20,000 deaths nationwide and more than 100,000 hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Woman’s Club sponsors trip to ‘The Odd Couple’
     The Woman’s Club of Brick Township are selling tickets to see The Odd Couple at The Tides in North Haledon on Feb. 20. The Odd Couple is the Neil Simon comedy about two middle-aged, divorced men who move in together and drive each other crazy.
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