• Area schools and camps have so much to offer

    Athena Learning Center Athena Learning Center of Middletown, a year-round learning center that offers K-12 students innovative solutions for improving their math and reading skills, is offering a 90- minute complimentary Writer’s Enrichment Workshop to preview a course offered to prepare students for the upcoming PARCC and TerraNova tests.This workshop is being of fered to…

  • Hospice course begins March 2 for volunteers

    The Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center will host an eight-week training program for individuals interested in becoming a hospice volunteer in Monmouth County. The program will be held 6:30-9 p.m. Mondays, beginning March 2, at Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch. Participants will gain an understanding of the needs of patients…

  • New Jersey should opt out of PARCC test

    I attended the Jan. 29 public hearing at Jackson Liberty High School in Jackson that was held by the Study Commission on the Use of Student Assessments in New Jersey not as a parent, school administrator or teacher; just as an observer and a concerned citizen regarding the future education of our children in New…

  • FOR THE RECORD

    The noise referred to in the study, “Marine Defaunation: Animal Loss in the Global Ocean,” is generated by the movement of large ships. The study, which was discussed in a Jan. 29 story in the Sentinel, did not identify seismic testing as contributing to marine habitat loss.

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    KAREN KESTEN Wind creates patterns in a snowdrift in central New Jersey.

  • Asbury Park High School plans 50th reunion

    The Asbury Park High School Class of 1965 is planning a 50th high school reunion for Oct. 17. Those who have any information that would be helpful in locating classmates are asked to call Holly Newman Williams at 732-915-6928 and leave a message. Calls will be returned.

  • Park system to host annual half-marathon

    The Monmouth County Park System will hold its 39th annual E. Murray Todd Half Marathon March 1. The race will begin at 9 a.m. from Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The 13.1-mile race takes runners through residential areas of Lincroft, Holmdel, Colts Neck and Thompson Park. Race medals will be awarded to…

  • Dredging project will mean smooth sailing for fishermen

    MIDDLETOWN By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — For the seafaring members of the Belford Seafood Cooperative, a dredging project that will deepen channels in two local waterways will mean an end to waiting hours to bring in their catch. “Right now, the boats transit the area only at high tide. When it’s low tide,…

  • Yacht club to offer junior sailing program

    The Keyport Yacht Club at 115 First St. is accepting registration for its summer Junior Sailing Program for children age 8-17. The seven-week program teaches sailing skills, teamwork and sportsmanship, self-reliance and confidence. Boats are provided. The Saturday program will begin June 27 and costs $375. The weekday program is held Monday through Thursday and…

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