• GOTCC’s networking breakfast is April 23

    The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce (GOTCC) will hold a networking breakfast at 8 a.m. April 23 at Ocean’s Family First Urgent Care, 1806 Route 35 S., Oakhurst. The breakfast will feature 10-minute topic speaker John Kalli, CEO of Trinity Worldwide Technologies, who will discuss the “Seven Deadly Sins of Web Surfing.” Kalli has…

  • Long Branch art show seeks artists

    LONG BRANCH — The 16th edition of Art in the Park will return to West End Park in Long Branch on May 25. The annual event transforms the corner of Ocean and Brighton avenues into a juried art-and-crafts fair. Sponsored by the Long Branch Arts Council and Long Branch Historical Association, Art in the Park…

  • College tour opens eyes and doors to the future

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — For Long Branch residents James Toon and Jacob Jones, a weeklong college tour revealed the possibilities of attending college outside the state. Toon, now a senior at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, and Jones, a junior at Virginia State University in Petersburg, are among hundreds…

  • Film shows work as path to adulthood

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Evan, a participant in The Arc of Monmouth’s Achievement Zone program, is shown working at a screen printing shop in a scene from the video “Believe and You Can Achieve.” PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARC OF MONMOUTH For Nicholas, holding down a job at the East Brunswick Stop & Shop…

  • Teachers can sign up for workshops at Rider

    The National Writing Project at Rider University will hold professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers from July 8-17. Classes include “Modeling Informational Writing, Poetry and Personal Narratives”; “Writing to Support Content-Area Literacy”; “Beginning Teacher Workshop”; “Using MS OneDrive in the Classroom”; “Readers Workshop: Building a Community of Readers”; “Word Work”; and “Classroom Management.” Workshops cost…

  • Father found guilty of murdering girl, 2

    A jury has found a former Eatontown man guilty of the 2010 murder of his 2- year-old daughter. The jury of five men and seven women rendered the verdict April 3 to state Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci Jr., finding Arthur Morgan III guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child…

  • Community garden offers produce, kinship

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Herbs are among the plants at the Seventh Avenue Community Garden in Long Branch, where families gathered to open the season on April 12. KENNY WALTER/STAFF LONG BRANCH — Several city families are hoping that the summer growing season will yield a bounty of fresh flowers, herbs and vegetables at…

  • ‘Paint the Town Pink’ kits are available to businesses

    Area businesses are encouraged to sign up for “Paint the Town Pink,” a community-wide effort presented by Meridian Health to raise awareness of the importance of annual mammography. Taking place throughout the month of May, “Paint the Town Pink” was created to encourage women age 40 and older to have an annual mammogram and raise…

  • Funding supports behavioral-health screenings for those affected by superstorm Sandy

    The Christie administration has announced $4 million for behavioral-health screenings for residents impacted by superstorm Sandy. “Studies have demonstrated that, following disasters, there are often increases in problems of coping with stress and trauma, such as mental-health issues, household discord, substance abuse, domestic violence and child abuse,” state Health Commissioner Mary E. O’Dowd said. “Often…

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