Author: Greater Media
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Thompson to follow McCarthy as Redbirds field hockey coach
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent It’s tough enough when you have to rebuild the midfield and find a new goalkeeper for a field hockey team like Allentown High School’s team for this fall. But new head coach Dana Thompson, who moved up after seven years as assistant coach, faces another daunting challenge succeeding the legacy left…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Patrons enjoy the festivities at the Carnevale Italiano in North Brunswick on July 15.
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Hearing equipment is option to sign language
I am writing in response to an article that recently appeared in Greater Media Newspapers — “Sign Language Could Fill Graduation Requirement.” The article quotes state Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini as saying that “850,000 residents throughout the state have some degree of hearing loss, ranging from mild to profound. It (sign language) would greatly benefit…
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SeaStreak launches ferry service to Sea Bright
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Borough of Sea Bright has hopped on the SeaStreak passenger ferry service. Sea Bright became a destination and service began the weekend of July 11-12. Councilmen John Lamia and Charles Rooney III boarded the passenger ferry service at E. 35th Street in New York City for…
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Three-day community garden conference set
Monmouth University will host “Gardening for Good: A Community Garden Conference” from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 7-9 at Wilson Hall and Magill Commons, 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch. Gardeners will discuss community gardens, which are sprouting up across the world and creating an opportunity for people to grow their own fresh produce, as well…
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Rumson-Fair Haven High School Class of 1975 will hold its 40th Reunion at 6:30 p.m. July 25 at Charley’s Ocean Grill, 29 Avenel Blvd., Long Branch. Complete details can be found on Facebook or contacting [email protected].
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Italian culture will be focus of day camp
By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will hold an Italian enrichment summer camp in Marlboro. The camp will be held at the Old Brick Reformed Church, Route 520, from Aug. 3-14. The camp will run Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will accept children between…
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Three-day sidewalk sales begin this Friday
The Red Bank RiverCenter will present its 61st annual Sidewalk Sale July 24-26 throughout Red Bank, in the areas of Broad, Monmouth, White and Front streets. The event will run from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday. Find clearance items and bargains at various stores and discover new…
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Web series: Somewhere between heaven and hell
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer A scene from “Here We Wait,” a web series produced in South River that hits the net in early August. The series has a cast of local and national actors. COURTESY OF OLIVIA BAPTISTA Who would have known that purgatory is a Portuguese bar and restaurant in South River? “Here…
