• Plans for Ocean Avenue include bike lanes, diagonal parking

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Plans for Ocean Avenue include designated bicycle lanes and head-out parking spots. Planner Mike Dannemiller presented preliminary plans for the borough’s main thoroughfare at the Borough Council’s Jan. 15 workshop session. The project would coincide with the repaving of Ocean Avenue by the state Department of Transportation…

  • An American tradition: camp

    Millions of children nationwide become part of history For more than 150 years, millions of children have learned life lessons and made lasting memories in a positive, supportive camp environment.This year, more than 10 million children and youth will attend camp nationwide. Today, camps are the natural extension of traditional education settings. Camp is comprised…

  • Summer camp options abound

    Summer camp is a beloved tradition in many families. Many parents of young children fondly recall spending their summers at summer camp, where they made lifelong friends and learned the finer points of roasting marshmallows and competing in threelegged sack races. Parents looking for the right summer camp for their kids will soon discover there…

  • Summer camp: the ultimate 21st century skills learning environment

    By Andy Pritikin It used to be so easy. Mom was home, and kids wanted to play outside, as we only had seven channels on the television (and no central air). Boy, how times have changed.Technological advances have profoundly affected life, as we know it, including how we raise our children. Most families rely on…

  • Internships and other résumé-building opportunities available at camps

    Students across the country are discovering that they can earn much more than cash as a camp counselor — they can obtain résumé-building experience or even academic credit. In today’s world, a degree as well as several internships are nearly necessary to land that job, and while competitive internships may just result in filling the…

  • 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 offered to students in…

  • Meadowlands bird walk slated for Jan. 24

    The Monmouth County Audubon Society will host a bird walk in the area of the Meadowlands at 10 a.m. Jan. 24 to search for raptors and wintering ducks. Participants should meet in the parking lot at the Richard W. DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst. The region contains salt- and fresh-water wetlands and a variety of uplands…

  • Meadowlands bird walk slated for Jan. 24

    The Monmouth County Audubon Society will host a bird walk in the area of the Meadowlands at 10 a.m. Jan. 24 to search for raptors and wintering ducks. Participants should meet in the parking lot at the Richard W. DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst. The region contains salt- and fresh-water wetlands and a variety of uplands…

  • Dr. King’s vision for unity transcended differences

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Rhonda Anderson, Community YMCA president and CEO, alongside keynote speaker Rev. Terrence Porter, pastor of the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank, were two of the attendees of the 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 19 at Branches in West Long Branch. The civil rights movement…

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