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County food drive aims to stock FoodBank for summer
Monmouth County Library System offers amnesty for food donations April 2-30 BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Freeholder Director John Curley (l-r) and Carlos Rodriguez, executive director of the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, at a March 27 press conference announcing the county’s participation in a food drive to benefit the FoodBank. NEPTUNE — There is…
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‘Power in silence, strength in numbers’
BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Members of the Red Bank community take part in a silent stand in honor of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin on April 2. LAUREN CASSELBERRY A mong the many signs that read “We are Trayvon Martin” held in the hands of people who lined Shrewsbury Avenue at the corner of…
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‘Greed+Fear= Irrational Exuberance’
“A Select Few” acrylic, pencil and vintage newspaper on canvas 2010 The New Jersey Emerging Artists Series at the Monmouth Museum continues this spring with an exhibition by artist Joanne Amantea, a resident of Princeton. The exhibit opened March 23 and will run throughApril 22 at the museum, located on the campus of Brookdale Community…
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Monmouth U slates Global Understanding Convention
WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University Institute for Global Understanding will hold the 11th annual Global Understanding Convention on April 2-6. The campus-wide interdisciplinary convention is free and open to the public. This year’s convention, “Freedom, Sustainability, and Security: Creating Interconnected and Inclusive Communities,” explores the complex relationships between the environment and human security. On…
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Ocean Twp. plans walking, bicycling routes to school
Grant would fund network of sidewalks to elementary schools BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Township and public school officials are hoping to secure funding for a network of safe walking and biking paths to the township’s three elementary schools. During a March 29 public input session on the proposal, Township Manager Andrew Brannen…
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April programs at Long Branch Public Library
LONG BRANCH — It’s tax season, and library patrons can receive free tax preparation help through April 17 from skilled volunteers at the Long Branch Free Public Library main branch, 328 Broadway . Bring all necessary documents, come early and sign in at the Reference Desk. E-File hours are Tuesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;…
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Pioneering women rabbis
TINTON FALLS — Two Jewish organizations in Monmouth County are hosting a celebration honoring the first women rabbis in each Jewish movement. The four women, including the nation’s first woman rabbi, Sally J. Priesand, will meet in a forum on Sunday, June 3, at 4 p.m. at Monmouth ReformTemple (MRT). Event co-chairs are Gerald Reisner,…
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LADACIN marks 60 years of service
LADACIN Network held its 31st annual Rosebud Gala Dinner Dance on March 10 at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel. The agency is celebrating 60 years of service to people with disabilities and their families throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. The Rosebud Gala is the agency’s premier annual fundraising event, featuring dinner and dancing, an awards ceremony,…
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Let’s just admit it: The money is pretty nice
CODA GREG BEAN So, East Brunswick is thinking about putting a second red-light camera system (aka municipal revenue enhancer) on Route 18— this one at the intersection of the highway and Rues Lane. They installed the first one, located at the intersection of Route 18 and Tices Lane, in March 2011, and in the township’s…
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