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Middletown Library Donates Items from Closed Branches
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MIDDLETOWN, NJ - The Middletown Township Public Library has begun donating materials from its recently closed Bayshore branch to the public schools in the area. Several dozen teachers have poured over the books available, and, in just three days, they have chosen over 3,000 children's books for use in their classrooms and school libraries. More materials are expected to go to storm-damaged schools and needy libraries in the next few days.
Cynthia Wilson, principal of the Ocean Avenue School, said in an email that the school "is overwhelmed with [the library's] generosity", and pledged to put the new books to good use. Other teachers have also expressed interest in accepting the library’s collection.
Daylight Savings Time 2013 Begins
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Spring ahead, fall back. Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 10, which means clocks are turned ahead one hour to gain an extra hour of daylight at the end of each day.
The new time begins officially at 2 a.m. on March 10, but most people turn their clocks ahead an hour when they go to bed the night before.
According to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department, DST came about in 1918, but was repealed in 1919 in favor of local rules on whether to observe the twice-annual time change. Daylight saving time was re-established and nationally observed at the start of World War II and remained in effect through September 1945.
The Uniformed Time Act of 1966 standardized the observation dates, providing an allowance for local exemptions.
During what the U.S. Naval Observatory called the "energy crisis years" in the 1970s, Congress enacted an early starting date, calling for daylight saving time to begin on Jan. 6 in 1974 and Feb. 23 in 1975. The following year, daylight saving time went back to a late-April start date. Beginning in 1986 and continuing through 2006, the start and end dates of daylight saving time remained consistent. Now those dates have changed, however, thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
RBR Studio Art Majors Stage Show at Oceanic Free Library through March
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Pictured is “Chef” painted by RBR studio Art major Santos Luna of Red Bank. This work, as well as 36 other RBR student art majors work, will be on display at the Oceanic Public Library in Rumson during the month of March. The library is located at 109 Avenue of Two Rivers in
Little Silver, NJ - During the month of March, the Oceanic Public Library in
Daddy-Daughter Dance in Middletown
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Friday, April 26
MIDDLETOWN, NJ - Join us for a night of fun! Girls (Grades K - 5) will have the opportunity to dress up and be escorted by their Dads for an evening of dinner, dancing and great fun (limited seating available). Open to Middletown residents only. Girls may be escorted by a relative or family friend, 21 or older. As with all Township events, alcohol is prohibited.Your evening includes DJ Music, Fun and Games, acomplete buffet dinner, dessert, coffee and soda, souvenir photo with frame and special keepsake. Optional candid shots will also be taken and available for purchase through our Photographer's website.
Parks & Recreation Office #: (732) 615-2260
"Daily Cross" Photo Exhibit Comes to Red Bank
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Red Bank, NJ – Gallery 135 in Red Bank will exhibit 366 digital photographs originally posted online as a year-long Facebook project by local artist Gerda Liebmann. The project, entitled “Daily Cross,” presented crucifix-like images found in natural and man-made environment by Liebmann and other collaborators around the world.
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