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Historical society will host speaker Feb. 27
As part of its new “Historically Speaking” lecture series, the Monmouth County Historical Association will welcome Dr. Walter D. Greason at 2 p.m. Feb. 27. Greason will discuss his recent publication, “The Path to Freedom: Black Families in New Jersey,” which reveals how African American migrants transformed civil rights in New Jersey between 1920 and…
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Photo ‘egg-speriment’ turns up fresh views
“Framed Cluster” by Irv Lewis BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The members of the Photo Club at the Four Seasons Metedeconk Lakes adult community in Jackson Township have been scrambling for photo assignments. It was finally decided that eggs — not the sunny side up version or omelets — should be the focus of the…
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auditions
The Bimah Players Community Theater will hold auditions for “Beastly Friends” from 1-6 p.m. March 13, 7-9 p.m. March 15, and 7-9 p.m. March 16 at the Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave., Monroe Township. Auditions are open to adults and child actors ages 10 and over. The play is a reader’s theater dramatization…
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Girl Scouts enjoy action at Pinewood Derby
BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Manalapan-Englishtown Girl Scouts held their second annual Pinewood Derby on Feb. 5 at Neff Chapel at Old Tennent Presbyterian Church, Manalapan. Each Girl Scout created her own race car out of a block of wood. Top: The Scouts watch anxiously as their cars take off down the track. Bottom: Scouts, their…
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Veterans’ memories gain place in national archives
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Behind each war story in the media are the men and women who lived it before it was news; for them, it was reality. Iraq War veteran Justin Sasso, of Holmdel, hopes that adding his oral history to the Library of Congress’Veterans History Projectwill help restore that forgotten empathy. Sasso,…
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The Puzzle Installation and Collaborative Project
A contributing artist displays the puzzle piece he designed for the project. The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) will exhibit The Puzzle Installation and Collaborative Project, an art installation of thousands of puzzle pieces made in diverse media by artists and nonartists of all ages from across the county. Coordinated by artist Tim Kelly through a…
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One more lost opportunity to avoid looking foolish
CODA GREG BEAN I wonder if anybody at the New Jersey Education Association took a look at what was happening in Wisconsin last week and said, “Man, as much as we don’t like Chris Christie, things could get a whole lot worse around here.” Last week, the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison looked a lot…
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Time to reunite Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
GUEST COLUMN RICHARD L. McCORMICK For far too long, medical research and education in New Jersey have fallen short of their potential for greatness. This is one of the most compelling conclusions in a comprehensive report on the future of higher education in New Jersey. This visionary report — recently released by Gov. Chris Christie…
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Parent thanks FRHSD assistant supt. for quick attention to problem
When I attended the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education meeting on Jan. 31 to bring up my concern about the current transportation schedule, I had no idea they would act so quickly. So this is a letter of thanks to Sean Boyce, assistant superintendent. My main issue that brought me to the…
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