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Program on dealing with loss of parent
Barnabas Health Hospice is hosting “Managing Mother’s and Father’s Day During a Time of Loss” at 7 p.m. on May 2, at the Stanley Conference Room, Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Monmouth Medical Center, 300 2nd Ave., Long Branch. The program is open to adult children and their surviving parent. Registration is preferred.…
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Red Bank street fair, music fest April 14
RED BANK — A new spring event has been added to the calendar of street fairs in downtown Red Bank. The spring Red Bank Street Fair, which this year will include a music festival, will take place 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 14. Admission and parking are free. Approximately 200 artists, crafters,…
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Oceanport will apply disaster loan to offset tax increase
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — With more than 3 percent of the borough’s tax base wiped out by the superstorm, the Borough Council is using funds from a federal loan to protect against a potential tax increase. Council President Joseph Irace said during the April 4 council meeting that the borough is planning…
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Help for Sandy’s emotional impact is available
It’s hard to believe how quickly time has gone by since superstorm Sandy devastated many of our New Jersey communities, damaging homes and businesses and wreaking widespread havoc on the lives of Garden State families in its path. In the wake of Sandy’s destruction, we also saw the character of our New Jersey communities. Our…
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Rutgers president bears burden of blame for Rice
CODA GREG BEAN Like nearly everyone else in New Jersey, I’ve been angered and appalled by the disgusting and abusive behavior of the now-disgraced and unemployed former Rutgers men’s basketball coach Mike Rice. But newspaper coverage over the weekend had both my temper and my BS detector reacting like one of those DIVE! DIVE! claxons…
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Teachers invited to workshops at Rider
The National Writing Project (NWP) at Rider University, Lawrenceville, invites K-12 teachers to the campus for a summer of professional development opportunities. Teachers will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of sessions presented by NWPtrained teacher consultants. The sessions will run July 8-18. Sessions include “Using Technology to Infuse Nonfiction Reading into Curriculum,”…
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Congregation B’nai Israel to celebrate 90th anniversary
RUMSON — Congregation B’nai Israel of Rumson is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a gala fundraiser on April 20 at 7:30 p.m. “Members, nonmembers and the communityat large are invited to celebrate this milestone with us,“ Fran Semaya, president of the congregation, said in a press release. The congregation was officially chartered on Jan. 5,…
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Sea Bright drops plans to fund home repairs
Mayor announces beach replenishment project to begin this summer BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The borough has scrapped a plan to fund improvements for 130 homeowners whose homes were damaged during superstorm Sandy. During the April 2 council meeting, Mayor Dina Long announced that the borough is dropping the rapid reimbursement plan,…
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