In & Around Town
SATURDAY, Oct. 4 The second Shop n Rock will be hosted from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Budd Lake Firehouse, Route 46. The event is sponsored by the Mount Olive Kiwanis and Mount Olive Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 122. The family event will include food, activities, music, a kids play zone and vendors. Vendors and sponsors are sought and should visit www.mtolivekiwanis.org[[[SHIFTIN ...

Church Services
Editor's Note: The deadline for church briefs and services is 5 p.m. Wednesday prior to publication. Information received after this time will not be published.

Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity
NEW YORK (AP) -- Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian. "In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control," the author wrote Wednesday on her Facebook page. "In the name of ...

Forbes' 'True Blood' hits DVD
Popular culture is loaded with socio-political meaning, intended or otherwise. When actress Michelle Forbes is involved, it is often intended -- for the better.

Religion calendar
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