• Country Folk Art Craft Show

    TOP PICK The Country Folk Art Craft Show comes to the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison Jan. 23-25. This is the 33rd anniversary of the show. Craft lovers will find a huge array of unique decorating items in styles including primitive, shabby chic, cottage, new country, Tuscan, northwest lodge, traditional and fine…

  • Camp defines and develops character

    Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines character as one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish an individual. Character development is tricky. It isn’t something that can be learned from a textbook or in a lecture — it is learned through teachable moments and experiences. So where can families turn to help provide the…

  • 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…

  • An American tradition: camp

    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 almost entirely of teachable moments — developing life…

  • Area schools and camps have so much to offer

    Marine Science Day Camp The Lewis School of Princeton, founded in 1973 by Marsha Gaynor Lewis, is an internationally recognized, co-educational, independent private day school whose combined resources are dedicated to providing exceptional multisensory educational opportunity for bright, creative young men and women who learn differently. During the past 41 years,The school has helped thousands…

  • Screenings set on films about World War II

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University at 400 Cedar Ave. is presenting a free film series, “A World at War, 1937- 1945: Triumph, Tragedy, Memory and Myth,” at the Pollak Theatre to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. All films will be shown at 7:30 p.m., and admittance is free…

  • Latkovich-Johnson

    MILESTONES Carolyn Ann Latkovich, Sean Ryan Johnson Carolyn Ann Latkovich of the Neshanic Station section of Branchburg Township became engaged to marry Sean Ryan Johnson of Woodbridge on Jan. 10, 2015. Ms. Latkovich is the daughter of K.J. Latkovich and Donna Kenyon Latkovich of the Fords section of Woodbridge. Mr. Johnson is the son of…

  • Dinner to fund eighth-graders’ school trip

    Memorial School will host its 43rd annual Italian Dinner from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, at the school’s all-purpose room at 7 Grant Ave., Eatontown. The snow date is March 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. The dinner will feature ziti and homemade meatballs and is open to everyone. Proceeds will fund the annual…

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