Tag: Long Branch
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Job services assistance for veterans available at library
The Long Branch Free Public Library and the Veterans Unit from the New Jersey Department of Labor are offering assistance to veterans seeking employment. A representative from the Veterans Unit will be at the Long Branch Free Public Library every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 2-4 p.m. Upcoming dates include March 9…
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‘Hissing Cousins’ to be discussed March 9
The Long Branch Free Public Library’s Non-Fiction Book Club will meet 1:30 p.m. on March 9 in the library’s Community Room at 328 Broadway to discuss “Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth” by Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer. When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his beautiful and flamboyant…
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FCS Thrift Boutique to reopen at new location
By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — This month will signal the reopening of the Family & Children’s Service (FCS) Thrift Boutique at its new location at 604 Second Ave. in the West End Plaza, adjacent to Brighton Avenue. Six months ago, a fire ripped through the FCS Thrift Boutique’s previous location at 307 Branchport Rd.…
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Green Wave, Spartans claim district wrestling championships
By Matthew Rocco Long Branch High School and Ocean Township High School brought home team titles from the NJSIAA district wrestling tournaments. The Green Wave’s Carlos Irizzary earned a gold medal at 120 pounds in the District 23 competition, while Ryan Zimmerman (106), Chris Dean (126), Isaac Shohet (138), Luke Arnold (145), Dan Santos Silva…
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Learn about mobile devices, borrowing library materials
The Long Branch Free Public Library will hold a free program from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 to help those who want to learn how to use their mobile devices and borrow eBooks and audiobooks at the Main Library, 328 Broadway. Bring devices to the library’s Technology Center and learn how to download free eBooks…
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Free blood pressure screening available at library
The Long Branch Free Public Library will hold a free blood pressure screening from 3-4 p.m. March 6 at the Main Library at 328 Broadway. This complimentary public service, which is available the first Monday of each month, is provided by the City of Long Branch Health Department and VNA of Central NJ. A nurse…
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‘Great Food for a Great Cause Fundraiser’ slated
By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer For the eighth year in a row, the Kortney Rose Foundation (KRF) will hold its “Great Food for a Great Cause Fundraiser” to benefit pediatric brain tumor research. The fundraiser will be held Feb. 25 and 26 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at all 13 Turning Point Restaurant locations in Brick, Cherry…
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Library offering free tax preparation assistance
The Long Branch Free Public Library is currently serving as the hosts to certified tax volunteers who are offering free assistance through April 15 at the library at 328 Broadway, Long Branch. You do not need to be a Long Branch resident to use this service, which is first-come, first-served. Arrive early and sign in at the Adult…
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Job services assistance for veterans available at library
The Long Branch Free Public Library and the Veterans Unit from the New Jersey Department of Labor are offering assistance to veterans seeking employment. A representative from the Veterans Unit will be at the Long Branch Free Public Library every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 2-4 p.m. Upcoming dates include Feb. 23, March…
