Tag: Sandy Hook

  • 69 graduates mark end of high school at Marine Academy

    69 graduates mark end of high school at Marine Academy

    SANDY HOOK – Ceremonies for the 69 graduates of the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) were held on the morning of June 22 on Pershing Field in historic Fort Hancock in northern Monmouth County, as 100% of the members of the graduating class are heading for college or military academies later this year.…

  • Guilty verdicts returned against perpetrator of Sandy Hook sex assault

    Guilty verdicts returned against perpetrator of Sandy Hook sex assault

    A state Superior Court jury in Freehold has returned guilty verdicts against a Hudson County man who sexually assaulted a woman following their first date at Sandy Hook, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on March 3. Kawami R. Junor, 28, of Bayonne, was convicted on all charges, including second degree sexual assault, third…

  • Keyport author John Schneider will publish ‘Sandy Hook’ on July 5

    Keyport author John Schneider will publish ‘Sandy Hook’ on July 5

    As the producer and host of a weekly television series called “Raritan Bayshore County” (shown on Comcast and the Internet), John Schneider says he has grown to love sharing the local beauty and colorful history of Monmouth County’s Bayshore area to help people understand and appreciate the relics and spirits of the past which surround…

  • Old Bridge woman conducts water quality testing at Sandy Hook, will provide findings during forum

    Old Bridge woman conducts water quality testing at Sandy Hook, will provide findings during forum

    Middlesex College student Natalie Kazar of Old Bridge has been selected to present her research investigating variations in features of ocean water at the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum virtual research poster session on May 5. As part of an ongoing Middlesex College research study that began in 2016, Kazar has been conducting water quality testing at…

  • Learn how the Bayshore area played a role in the Revolutionary War during program at Old Bridge Library

    Learn how the Bayshore area played a role in the Revolutionary War during program at Old Bridge Library

    Learn about Sandy Hook and the Bayshore area at the time of the Revolutionary War during a program at 2 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the Old Bridge Library, 1 Old Bridge Plaza, Corner of Cottrell Road and Route 516, Old Bridge. Route 36 through Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, Middletown and Sea Bright was a Revolutionary…

  • University Outing Club plans trips for the spring

    University Outing Club plans trips for the spring

    The University Outing Club will hold trips to Wheaton Village, Millville Army Air Museum, Glasstown Brewery, the Air Victory Museum, Batsto Village and Smithville, plus a birding trip, in April. In May, the club members will visit the Camden Aquarium, the Empire State Building, Sandy Hook and Perth Amboy’s historic sites. Destinations in June will be…

  • Monmouth County Audubon Society’s bird walk on June 22

    Monmouth County Audubon Society’s bird walk on June 22

      A bird walk to explore for nesters and shorebirds will be sponsored by the Monmouth County Audubon society on June 22 in Sandy Hook. The event will begin at 6 p.m. The trip will be led by members of the Monmouth County Audubon Society, who are familiar with Sandy Hook and its birds. “The…

  • Stars Challenge summer camp at MAST announced

    Stars Challenge summer camp at MAST announced

    SANDY HOOK — MAST, the Marine Academy of Science and Technology, is once again holding a Stars Challenge week long summer camp in marine science for middle school students. The deadline for applications is June 16, and applications can be found on line at www.starschallenge.org. The program is a hands-on course with both lab and…

  • Monmouth County Audubon Society plans Sandy Hook bird walk Feb. 11

    Monmouth County Audubon Society plans Sandy Hook bird walk Feb. 11

    By KAREN RAPOLLA Staff Writer The Monmouth County Audubon Society will hold a winter bird walk on Sandy Hook on Saturday, Feb. 11. There are many seasonal varieties of birds that will be sought when accompanied by the experienced guides during the walk. Some of the rare species that have been spotted during the winter…