Author: Greater Media
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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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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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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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Jazz and blues festival slated in Long Branch
The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation is sponsoring the Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival from 12-10 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Great Lawn, 28 McKinley Ave., Long Branch. The free event will feature jazz and blues musicians performing, including headliner Funktion 11. All ages are welcome to attend this rain-or-shine event. Funktion 11…
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Little Silver will consider issuing first liquor license
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — Borough residents currently have to head out of town to “raise a glass” socially, but that may be coming to an end. A referendum on this year’s general election ballot will have voters deciding whether the borough should issue its first license for on-premise consumption of…
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Sports eyewear shopping tips
Thousands upon thousands of sportsrelated injuries affect children and adults each year. Prevent Blindness estimates that water and pool activities, followed by basketball and then baseball/ softball account for more sports-related eye injuries than any other sports. Male athletes are twice as likely to suffer from sports-related eye injuries than female athletes, but all athletes…
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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,…
