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  • Nigerian novel featured at Book Club Feb. 16

    Nigerian novel featured at Book Club Feb. 16

    “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe is the choice of the Senior Book Club at the Howell branch of the Monmouth County Library on Feb. 16, part of the celebration of Black History Month. The club meets at 10:30 a.m.on the third Thursday of each month. There is no membership fee, and all are invited…

  • Ann Maher

    Ann Maher

    EAST BRUNSWICK – ANNA MAE FISCHOTTER MAHER, died on Jan. 23, at home. She was 85. Born in Newark,  she resided in Irvington and Orange, before moving to East Brunswick 58 years ago. Ann was a Communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. She worked at Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, in…

  • Freehold Regional Hackathon showcases students’ creativity

    Freehold Regional Hackathon showcases students’ creativity

    Students from across the Freehold Regional High School District came together at Manalapan High School on Jan. 14 to participate in the district’s first hackathon, titled HackFRee. Designed as an invention marathon, HackFRee provided more than 180 students the opportunity to engage in collaborative computer programming and design, according to district administrators. Participating students attended…

  • Applebee’s raises over $113K for U.S. Marines’ Toys for Tots program

    Applebee’s raises over $113K for U.S. Marines’ Toys for Tots program

    ROCKAWAY — Representatives of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar presented a check for $113,000 to the U.S. Marines Corps in support of its Toys for Tots program. The funds were raised during Applebee’s annual Breakfast with Santa events held in New Jersey, in which 100 percent of the proceeds benefited underprivileged children in local communities…

  • MCC to offer diverse programs for Black History Month

    MCC to offer diverse programs for Black History Month

    Middlesex County College (MCC) will offer a diverse program to celebrate Black History Month in February. Except where noted, all are free and open to the public. The events kick off with “Noble Expressions,” an art exhibit by Richmond Garrick, MCC alumnus of the Class of 1996. The noted artist will showcase his work, much…

  • Breakfast program on opioid and heroin abuse Feb. 12

    Breakfast program on opioid and heroin abuse Feb. 12

    The Social Action Committee of Temple Shalom will sponsor a free breakfast program open to the community to address the current opiate drug and heroin epidemic at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 12. Temple Shalom is located at Church Street and Ayrmont Lane in Aberdeen. This is a program to educate parents, teachers, students and other…

  • ‘Mindfulness Meditation’ program slated for Feb. 6

    ‘Mindfulness Meditation’ program slated for Feb. 6

    TOMS RIVER — Monmouth Medical Center, in conjunction with HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, will host “Mindfulness Meditation,” a free program where attendees can learn how to cope with stress, pain and illness from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, 14 Hospital Drive, Toms River. Meditation is often known as a calming technique, but…

  • EMS Council of New Jersey installs officers

    EMS Council of New Jersey installs officers

    SAYREVILLE — With assistance from two state legislators, EMS Council of New Jersey (EMSCNJ) officers recently recited their oaths of office for 2017 at the Middlesex County Fire Academy. Sen. Bob Smith (D-Middlesex) and Assemblywoman Nancy J. Pinkin (D-Middlesex) were on hand to administer the oaths to the officers on Jan. 15. The executive board…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Rory Monaghan of Kendall Park has been named to the dean’s list at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, for the 2016 fall semester. Miami University students who achieved a 3.5 or better GPA for first semester 2016-17 have been named to the dean’s list recognizing academic performance. Monaghan is earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Justice…