Long Branch has heart ‘two sizes too small’
     This letter is about a little girl who bears the name Joy and the spirit of the holiday season. Whether it has a happy ending or not remains to be seen. Although Joy lives in Long Branch, she has not received the wish for “happy holidays” the mayor and council extended to other residents on the sign
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Parents should involve kids during holidays
     No matter their holiday tradition, parents work hard to make memories for their children. Children however, just want to be included and involved in the hustle and bustle of the season — baking, decorating, shopping and wrapping gifts.
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City officials are placing Christmas in the closet
     Christmas — the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ — is acknowledged as a universal holiday.
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Turn lives around through the gift of generosity’
     When I think about my childhood, I remember how special my mom and dad made the holidays for my family. All those details from decorating the Christmas tree to making that special holiday meal were built on the love they had for us. My parents, like many others, worked in a very deliberate fashion,
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