• ‘Rescuing the River’ film screening March 22

    A free showing of “Rescuing the River” will be held March 22 at the Raritan Bay YMCA Theater, 357 New Brunswick Ave., Perth Amboy. “Rescuing the River” is an hour-long documentary narrated by actorAvery Brooks that traces the history of the lower Raritan as an industrial corridor and looks at both the legacy of contamination…

  • State development plan raises concerns

    Draft plan aims to drive economic development BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Members of local communities and environmental groups raised concerns at a public hearing on Feb. 28 that the draft New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan does not address how to protect environmentally critical areas and the water supply or the issue of…

  • CODA

    Tax cheats: you’ll know ’em by the fancy cars they drive GREG BEAN I t took me a long time to understand why the Republican presidential candidates — and others in that party — are dead set on protecting the 1 percent of rich people they’re so worried about from having to pay a fair…

  • St. Patrick’s Day arrived early in Woodbridge

    when the community hosted the 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 11. George Lara, 3, of Cedar Grove, waves the Irish flag. St. Patrick’s Day is March 17. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Get to know people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

    The Arc of New Jersey is proud to join advocates across the country to recognize March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. This month commemorates the progress in improving the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and highlights the challenges that remain in achieving full inclusion. The Arc’s advocacy efforts were crucial to…

  • Field station has something for everyone

    Thank you to all the environmentally concerned community who attended the Feb. 27 lecture by Clyde MacKenzie at Brookdale Community College. The standing-room-only presentation on our declining coastal ecosystem was clearly of vital interest to our Shore communities and beyond. The event was part of a continuing Environmental Lecture Series and just one way that…

  • Sandy Hook patrons need to take action now

    A s the warmer weather of summer gets closer, the Sandy Hook beach-going public is still being threatened with a 100 percent increase in fees by the National Park Service. The NPS’s explanation for the 100 percent increase is that they want to be at similar cost levels as local municipal beaches, in order to…

  • Capoeirathon will benefit breast cancer foundation

    LONG BRANCH — Pearl Street Gym and Afro Brazilian Martial Arts and Fitness will co-host the FirstAnnual Capoeirathon on the Jersey Shore Saturday, March 24. The fundraiser will be held 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. at Pearl Street Gym, located on the second floor at 10 Pearl St. The event will include workshops in many…

  • Area police will monitor drivers on St. Patrick’s Day

    MIDDLETOWN — The Bayshore Task Force announced that the Driving While Intoxicated Saturation Patrol would be patrolling on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, seeking out those who drive under the influence. As in the past, officers will be deployed to curtail the incidents of motor vehicle crashes and injuries, according to a press release from…

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