Author: Greater Media
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Teen Arts Festival inspires artistic spontaneity
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Students from Matawan Regional High School, top left, and Long Branch High School, above, perform at the 2015 Teen Arts Festival. At left, students explore visual arts by designing mural sculptures with spray paint and paint markers. Art isn’t always meant to be permanent; sometimes the most lasting works are…
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MATT DENTON Baseball season has arrived in New Jersey. High school teams will swing into regular-season action on April 1.
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Bulletin Board
– Presentation to focus on mental health In recognition of National Minority Health Month, the South Asian Total Health Initiative (SATHI) will present “Improving Mental Health in South Asian Communities, Interfacing Global and Local Approaches,” 5-7:30 p.m. April 1. The presentation will be held in conference room 1302 of the Clinical Academic Building, Rutgers Robert…
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Tax help available through April 15
The Long Branch Free Public Library at 328 Broadway will offer free assistance with filing both paper and electronic tax returns through April 15. Certified tax volunteers are available by appointment only for paper filing on Mondays. Call the library at 732-222-3900 to set an appointment. Additional hours for paper filing are 12-5 p.m. Tuesday…
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New Jerseyans should extend fellowship
As individuals and members of the board of the Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought (www.interfaith-MCWRET.org), we deplore the killing of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina — Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. We grieve for their family and friends. We would like to state publicly…
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Promise of medical advances can be lost with climate change
YOUR TURN MICHELE S. BYERS GUEST COLUMN Addressing a crowd of more than 350 people gathered in Trenton, Nobel laureate Dr. Eric Chivian asked a question: How many people have had Lyme disease or know someone who had it? Almost every hand shot up. This should not surprise most folks who live in New Jersey.…
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ON CAMPUS
The University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, has named the following students to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester: From Howell: Timothy Bonk, Julianne Brennan, Lauren Christie, Shane Figueroa, Kevin Flaherty, Catherine Gamble, Jessica Giuliano, Alaina Johnson, Alyssa Jones, Jaquelyn Lucchesi, Casey O’Brien, Emily Smith, Jessica Volpe and Melody Walkiewicz. From Jackson: Eric Carter,…
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Reading friends
MATT DENTON Isabella Cordaro, 3, practices her reading skills as she tells a story to therapy dog Rosie during an activity at the Jackson Library, Jackson, on March 14.
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DeBows United Methodist Church, 509 Monmouth Road (corner of Route 537 and Route 571), Jackson, will host an open mic coffee house at 7 p.m. March 28. Details: 732-928-4475. The Jackson Library, Jackson, will host the first pre-National Library Week stuffed animal dog show at 6:30 p.m. April 8. Children and families are…
