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December 20, 2010

Simplify and Savor the Holidays

Simplify and Savor the Holidays This is the time every year that I start using my Holiday Handbook on a daily basis to keep my thoughts, lists and paperwork […]
December 20, 2010

Berlin Wall opened for first time today Dec. 20 1963

More than two years after the Berlin Wall was constructed by East Germany to prevent its citizens from fleeing its communist regime, nearly 4,000 West Berliners […]
December 19, 2010

Dec 19, 1732: Poor Richard’s Almanack is published

On this day in 1732, Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia first published Poor Richard's Almanack. The book, filled with proverbs preaching industry and prudence, was published continuously […]
December 18, 2010

The Mayflower arrived today in Plymouth Mass.

Dec 16, 1620 – On December 16, 1620, a second commercial adventure began when the ship Mayflower landed and founded the Plymouth Colony, a second British […]
December 17, 2010

Looking for local baked goods? Look no more

These bakeries are good and they also bake old fashioned cookies and cakes as well as the fancy stuff 🙂 Cravings Fine Desserts310 Main StreetAllenhurst, NJ […]
December 17, 2010

Advocating for you in New Jersey

Many Low Income  older New Jersey residents are missing out on food assistance; others are confounded by all the complex paperwork and requirements. AARP New Jersey […]
December 17, 2010

Wright Brothers – First Manned Flight on this day in 1903

Wright Brothers – Inventing the Flyer During 1902, the brothers flew numerous test glides using their new glider. Their studies showed that a movable tail would […]
December 16, 2010

Sea Streak Holiday schedule

  SeaStreak Holiday Schedule: Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24th: New Jersey Departures Conner's Highlands Departures Atlantic Highlands Departures Pier 11 Arrivals East 35th St. Arrivals 6:00 […]
December 16, 2010

On December 16, 1773, The Boston Tea Party begins

On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and […]