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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI staff Joshua Yetsko, 4, looks for his Halloween costume at Party City last week.
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County Historical Society
celebrates Archives Day
     The Ocean County Historical Society (OCHS) will participate in Archives Day Oct. 18 at the Monmouth County Archives, located at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan.
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Double Trouble State Park adds 460 acres
     The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Coalition for Conservation last week announced the acquisition of 460 acres of Pinelands watershed land that will be added to Double Trouble State Park in Berkeley, Ocean County.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI staff Terry Ninivaggi holds her daughter, Emily, at Windward Beach Park last week as Gov. James McGreevey delivers a speech about preserving the Metedeconk River.
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Former youth pastor to sing at St. Paul
     Dennis Craig, former youth pastor at St. Paul
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Halloween Fest events scheduled for Saturday
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Medical center to host women
     Community Medical Center will celebrate Women
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Philharmonic opening season in Lakewood
     The Garden State Philharmonic opens its "Season of Inspiration" on Oct. 18 at the Strand Theatre in Lakewood. The program stars New York Philharmonic principal trumpet Phil Smith in a rendition of Haydn
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Benefit CROP Walk to stamp out hunger
     The 2003 Ocean North CROP walk to stamp out hunger will kick off Oct. 19 at the Toms River Presbyterian Church on Hooper Avenue and Chestnut Street. Registration will begin at 1:30 p.m. and the walk will start at 2 p.m.
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Annual beach sweep slated for Oct. 25
     Clean Ocean Action will hold its 18th annual beach sweep on Make a Difference Day, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The sweeps will take place at area lakes, rivers, bays and ocean beach areas.
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Partake in an 1830s All Hallows Eve at Allaire
     The nonprofit Friends group supporting the educational programming at the Historic Village at Allaire, Route 524, Wall Township, will present an 1830s "All Hallows Eve," a living history re-creation of 19th-century Halloween activities held in the restored iron works company town.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters to hold art, gift auction
     Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County will hold its Second Annual Great Stuff and Art Auction presented by Ross Galleries of New York. The auction will take place Oct.
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