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Volunteer encourages joining Beach Sweep
Clean Ocean Action’s Beach Sweeps is an important event that I have had the distinct pleasure of volunteering for as a beach captain at Island Beach State Park during the last five years. I will be a beach captain there this upcoming Spring Beach Sweep on April 25. As a transplant from New York City…
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Embroidery group slates weekend exhibit
The Monmouth Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America will host the free exhibit of fine needle arts, “With Needle and Thread,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 25 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 26 at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St., Middletown. The exhibit will showcase various needlework styles, including crewel, canvas work, beading, quilting,…
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Brookdale to host environmental forum
Clean Water Action will hold its 29th annual conference, “Act4CleanWater,” from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 25 at the Warner Student Life Center at Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The conference will feature an environmental roundtable session with New Jersey’s top reporters and political leaders. State Sens. Ray Lesniak (D-Union) and Tom Kean…
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Fire victim succumbs to injuries
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer EATONTOWN — A female tenant who sustained second- and third-degree burns to 80 to 90 percent of her body in an apartment building fire has died, county officials have confirmed. Brenda Taylor was being treated at the Burn Center of Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, where she was…
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‘Running and Winning’ targets gender gap in government
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Rumson Councilwoman Laura Atwell speaks to a group of high school students during the “Running and Winning” workshop held at Monmouth Regional High School on April 17. The annual event brings together women serving in local, county and state government with female students to encourage interest in public service.…
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Zoning changes could generate West End revival
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Proposed zoning changes in the West End area of Long Branch are expected to bring new life to several properties and attract an influx of people to the eclectic neighborhood. The changes were introduced by the City Council in an ordinance to amend the zoning in West End at a…
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Bon Jovi helps launch resource center for needy
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Jon Bon Jovi discusses plans for the B.E.A.T. Center, which he described as a resource hub for people in need, during an April 14 press conference at the center’s future location in Toms River. Jon Bon Jovi is taking his efforts to serve those in need in central New…
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Food banks expand arsenal in war on hunger
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Those involved with food banks across central New Jersey are working to alleviate hunger, a persistent problem plaguing families and individuals across the state. The number of those experiencing hunger continues to rise in New Jersey, according to a study by Feeding America, a nonprofit that seeks to educate…
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