• On helping children feel more connected after storm

    We have all been through a lot these last couple of months. School will be challenging this year, with many communities trying to adjust to a “new normal.” Teachers and administrators will have their hands full not only trying to catch up on missed lessons, but also dealing with a range of issues caused by…

  • CODA

    Modest proposals from readers and a few others GREG BEAN My column last week on the need, and inevitability, of passing some necessary gun legislation in the near future drew plenty of reaction, most of it from the usual suspects who berate me every time they think I put in my liberal mouthpiece. Like Larry,…

  • For blood banks, winter is no season of giving

    Blood centers’ challenge: Raising awareness of need for blood, ease of donating BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer A single donation of blood, divided into red blood cells, plasma and platelets, can help save up to three lives. JEFF GRANIT staff A s temperatures plummet during the winter months, so do potentially lifesaving blood donations. A…

  • Holmdel library hosts youth programs

    HOLMDEL — Science and stories will be paired with crafts for young patrons at the Holmdel Public Library this month. School Age Science And Craft: Nice and Warm, 4:15 p.m. Jan. 7. Find out how to keep your hands warm in ice water and how to make a piece of string stick to an ice…

  • January programs at Hazlet library

    HAZLET — Penguins, snowflakes and a musical tribute will be among this month’s programs hosted by the Hazlet Public Library. LEGO Storytime, 4:15 p.m. Jan. 8. Create LEGO designs based on this month’s theme: penguins. For grades K and up. LEGOs will be provided by the library. Register at the library or call 732-264-7164. Tail…

  • Keyport businesses look to bounce back

    Superstorm, lackluster holiday season hurt Bayshore economy BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Regardless of how it may have started, 2012 ended up being a rough year for Keyport business owners. After digging out from superstorm Sandy, the borough businesses lucky enough to still be operational had to struggle through a modest holiday season overshadowed by…

  • Green groups: Rebuilding no ‘Shore’ thing

    Sierra Club, other N.J. groups say future depends on change BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Environmentalists say lessons learned from the Oct. 29 superstorm should guide rebuilding efforts to protect communities from the effects of severe storms, like this house on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright, destroyed during Sandy. Environmental groups throughout…

  • Banking on blood donations

    Kevin Karol of Fair Haven donates blood at the Central Jersey Blood Center headquarters in Shrewsbury on Dec. 19. During the winter months, donations of blood often plummet, prompting the designation of January as National Blood Donors Month to encourage members of the public to help save a life. JEFF GRANIT staff

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