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Sandy Hook 5K slated for May 2
The Sandy Hook Lighthouse 5K Fun Run/Walk for the Blind will take place 9:30 a.m. May 2 at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook. Check-in will be held at 8 a.m. The entry fee is $25 and includes a Tshirt. Proceeds will benefit the N.J. Blind Citizens Association and Camp Happiness. Several awards and door prizes will…
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Donna K. Lane Run/Walk April 26
The nonprofit Friends of the Monmouth County Parks will hold the Donna K. Lane Memorial 5K Run/Walk at 9 a.m. April 26 at Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown (rain or shine). The event honors Donna K. Lane, a former executive director of the Friends. Registration is $35 and includes a T-shirt,…
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Latina leadership conference April 18
Latinas United for Political Empowerment (LUPE) will presents the fourth annual young Latina leadership conference, “Knowledge! Empowerment! Action!” 8 a.m.-3 p.m. April 18 at Trayes Hall, Douglass campus center at Rutgers University, 100 George St., New Brunswick. Young women from various civic and social organizations, colleges, and high schools statewide are encouraged to attend the…
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Students’ artwork on display at library
Paintings and drawings created by arts students at Monmouth County high schools and middle schools will be displayed during April at the Fair Haven Public Library, 748 River Road. Local students displaying their works are Angela Anzano, Leighann Bosler and Samantha Obreiter, Keyport High School; Lauren Bartlow, Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls; Margaret Gibbon,…
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Potential abounds for local baseball teams this spring
BY DOUG MCKENZIE Staff Writer Sunday’s warm weather served as the perfect prelude to another exciting high school baseball season, one that has several local teams feeling good about their chances to capture some hardware. No local team enters the spring with higher aspirations than the Monmouth Regional High School Falcons, who return a host…
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PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Top: Johnny Wright, Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, competes in a relay race during the annual Husky Relays held at Matawan Regional High School in Aberdeen on April 11. Right: Chris Elam, Shore Regional High School, competes.
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We need to fix troubled health care system
Our health care system is broken. Too many Americans are just one major illness or injury away from financial ruin. Our financial security system is also in peril. Traditional pension plans are disappearing, people find it difficult to save and Social Security needs to be strengthened for future generations. With the start of this new…
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Sustainable open space funds needed
It may seem a bit insensitive to be talking about saving land when our economy is in such dire straits, but the issue is very important in both good times and in bad. Well-funded open space programs are not as dramatic as stimulus programs, but they are a wise investment in our economy and in…
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‘Strokes of Electricity’
Monmouth University in West Long Branch is hosting “Strokes of Electricity,” a Woody Guthrie exhibit currently on display in the Pollak Theatre Gallery. LESTER BALOG, COURTESY OF THE WOODY GUTHRIE ARCHIVES Woody Guthrie This exhibit runs through April 25. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guthrie left behind 70 recordings…
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