Students dive in to ocean advocacy
High school students unite to protect the environment
      EATONTOWN - - High school students from throughout the county launched a spin-off of the ocean advocacy group Clean Ocean Action March 23 Student Ocean Advocates (SOA) from six Monmouth County high schools announced events at their schools to promote ocean advocacy and inspire others...
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Students raise funds to help kids in hospital
      TINTON FALLS - Mahala F. Atchison School's first-grade class held a bake sale March 9 to raise money for Child Life Services at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch.
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Students, staff make blood drive a success
      LITTLE SILVER - The Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) gymnasium was recently transformed into a blood bank collection center as a record number of students and staff lined up to give the precious gift of blood that could save a life.
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Dental Health Contest winners
      RED BANK - Students at St. James School continued an eight-year streak by taking top honors in a poster and essay competition. The Monmouth /Ocean County Dental Society recently sponsored its annual poster and essay contest with the theme "Be Part of the Grin Crowd!
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High school girls urged to enter political arena
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer
      TINTON FALLS - - Although women make up 51 percent of the population of this country and have had the right to vote for the past 86 years, they still hold only a small percentage of elected positions. One very hopeful sign is that for the first time in the history of Monmouth County,...
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'Eggs-treme' fun for all
      PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Tim Cusack Jr., 4, races along the field at the Sycamore Avenue Soccer Complex to collect Easter eggs and candy at the Easter Egg Hunt held in Tinton Falls last Saturday. Right: Remi Ryan, 3, Tinton Falls, looks adorable in her bunny ears. Below, Amanda Nachman, 4...
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Businesses invited to 'Paint the Town Pink'
Program aimed at promoting breast cancer awareness
      RED BANK - Visitors to the borough will be seeing "pink" this spring as local businesses take up the cause of promoting breast cancer awareness. "Paint the Town Pink" will transform Red Bank as stores and restaurants "go pink" from April 29 to May 5.
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