Category: HUB News
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Seashore Day Camp marks 85 years
Local officials and generations of Shore families who have attended Seashore Day Camp in Long Branch for the past eight and a half decades will come together July 23 to celebrate the camp’s 85th anniversary. The reunion will take place at Seashore’s 345 Second Ave. headquarters from 1-5 p.m. The event will include a presentation…
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Amanda’s Easel dedicates art studio
Bill Thomas remembered as an advocate for children William H. Thomas HAZLET — A tireless advocate for children was remembered on June 20 when 180 Turning Lives Around dedicatedAmanda’s EaselArt Studio in memory of Amanda Wengert’s grandfather, William H. Thomas, who passed away last December. The founder of The Friends ofAmanda Foundation, Thomas was a…
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Former teachers on mission to help New Jersey youth
MARLBORO — If you ask Cheryl Berman how she became involved with 2NDFLOORYouth Helpline, she will tell you it was fate. A few years ago, the former middle school media specialist cut out a newspaper article about 2NDFLOOR – a nonprofit that supports New Jersey youth through its free, confidential and anonymous helpline – with…
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Camp Jinka honored for innovative program
Summer camp open to children with relatives affected by brain tumors BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Volunteers help campers search for fossils in a brook at Poricy Park in Middletown during a session of Camp Jinka, a camp for children and teens that have been affected by a loved one’s diagnosis of a brain tumor.…
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Taugh Lynch competes in the Monmouth Boat Club’s Independence Day Regatta held on the Navesink River in Red Bank on July 10. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Food, entertainment, rides add spice to Italian festival
BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent The fifth annual Italian American Festival is underway and will run through July 16 at Freehold Raceway, Route 33, Freehold. Attractions will include food vendors, rides, games and entertainment. The festival schedule includes: July 14: Appearances by “Attractive Nuisanz” and Italian music by Nick Perrone. July 15: Mozzarella demo…
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Momentum builds to keep fort commissary open
Holt secures support of House leadership BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Efforts of local representatives to protect the commissary at Fort Monmouth are gaining steam in Washington, D.C. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) said during a July 7 teleconference that House leaders have joined the fight to keep the post exchange open. He spoke on…
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Summer workshops in Ocean Grove
The Ocean Grove Historical Society is sponsoring summer workshops in handcrafts, both vintage and modern, at the Centennial Cottage in this Victorian community by the sea. The schedule is: “Magazine Page Bowls and Containers,” Wednesday, July 20, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Instructor Laura McHugh will demonstrate how to transform magazines into interesting bowls or…
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Small producers made short list for big award
Small Factory students learn cartoon production BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Youngsters get creative at an open house at Small Factory Productions in Fair Haven where students explore story creation and animation. Below: A wall of frames of cartoons created by students. The young producers who have worked on the cartoons of Small Factory Productions…
