Author: Greater Media
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Bulletin Board
– Jersey Coast Sport Fliers to present Aviation Day By Peter Elacqua The Jersey Coast Sport Fliers (JCSF) are set to take off for their third annual National Model Aviation Day. The event will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 15 at Dorbrook Park, Route 537, Colts Neck. National Model Aviation Day will…
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A hand up, not handout for working families in need
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Founder Brant Holmes, right, and his wife and Executive Director Dorothy Stearns work together to put away a donation of eggplants at Bentley Community Services in South Brunswick on Aug. 8. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Bentley Community Services is certainly not a typical food pantry. Walking into the main building of Bentley,…
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Rifts split Oceanport administration
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A growing divide between the borough administration and council appears to have grown deeper last week during a contentious Oceanport Borough Council meeting. It was a meeting that featured a shouting match between a councilman and a borough official and one that ended with the mayor stepping between them. Councilman…
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National Night Out
Clockwise from top: Registered nurse Kendra Marra, right, helps Christine Longley of Fair Haven exit the MONOC MedEvac helicopter after her tour during Fair Haven’s National Night Out event at the Fair Haven Community Center on Aug. 4. Katelyn Longley of Fair Haven tries a game of chance. 4 A MONOC MedEvac helicopter visited the…
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Photo
MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Stalking the stately pink flamingo and other pop culture icons of the 1960s at Flying Saucer, Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, Aug. 9.
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NJ needs to be smarter and more efficient
New Jersey does have one of the lowest gasoline taxes in the United States. We also have the highest property taxes of all 50 states. New Jersey is No. 1, 2 or 3 on every list of the worst taxed states in the nation. We are No. 1 among all the states in the number…
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‘Tapestry of the Arts’ to feature new artists
RUMSON — St. George’s by-the- River Episcopal Church will host its fourth annual Canterbury art show, “A Tapestry of the Arts,” Sept. 4-6 at 7 Lincoln Ave., Rumson. The premier art show will feature juried and non-juried works by over 90 artists, including first-time participants. One of the new artists is Lee Jamieson of Spring…
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Red Bank’s river at heart of Paddle the Navesink Day
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK— Red Bank is warming up to celebrate its love affair with its iconic river as it awaits the arrival of the annual Paddle the Navesink Day . “[This is a] community wide celebration of the Navesink River and showcases the maritime history and recreational opportunities that are available…
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Arbor Terrace of Middletown offers Virtual Dementia Tour
Imagine this.A constant mix of voices, laughter, background noise, roaring sounds and startling responses. Diminished depth perception and loss of peripheral vision.An endless “pins and needle” sensation occurring in your feet. An impaired ability to feel through your fingers and accomplish a simple task, like buttoning a shirt.This is mid-stage dementia. Arbor Terrace of Middletown,…
