Monmouth University News

More than six months after superstorm Sandy caused $50 billion in damage around the state, public television stations are teaming up to broadcast "Superstorm Sandy: A Live Town Hall" at 8 p.m. Thursday.

A few weeks ago, a Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll was taken to gauge whom New Jerseyans view as their favorite president.

As needs have shifted so too has the conversation. Recovery remains underway in varying degrees following Hurricane Sandy's arrival on New Jersey's shores in late October.

More than six months after superstorm Sandy caused $50 billion in damage throughout the state, public television stations are teaming up to broadcast "Superstorm Sandy: A Live Town Hall" at 8 p.m. Thursday.

During a press conference Thursday afternoon at the Rutgers University visitor center, new athletic director Julie Hermann answered a variety of questions from the media regarding her new role at the school and future plans for the athletic department.

WEST LONG BRANCH - The region's ongoing infrastructure needs in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, as well as its disaster response capabilities and outlook for the future, will be the subject of live multi-platform Town Hall event Thursday night.

Looking back over her 20-year life, Monmouth University junior Kristi Silver always remembers having it -- the dry skin, painful itching and ongoing discomfort associated with eczema.

More than six months after superstorm Sandy caused $50 billion in damage, questions linger regarding the region's infrastructure, its disaster response capabilities and what the future holds.

Long Island Wins recently received a $20,000 grant from the Long Island Unitarian Universalists Fund administered through the Long Island Community Foundation.

The April 28 race was held in memory of Paul Chrzaszcz, a 2006 graduate of the school who drowned last June at the age of 24.

But the scene was familiar. In an election year, Republican Gov. Christie has been appearing regularly with prominent Democrats in a move that analysts say backs up his campaign boast that he can find common ground with political adversaries.

At a conference in April, researchers reported that commercially available rice contained many times more lead than US food authorities deemed safe.

Does the storm protection from a huge dune offset the loss of property and a valuable ocean view? That was a key topic at a "Dunes, More Dunes and Dough" forum at Monmouth University Wednesday, and it will be a key issue at the New Jersey Supreme Court Monday.

As a life-long eczema patient, Kristi Silver has been itching for a cure for years.

SEASIDE PARK - Most Shore residents like the idea of constructing dunes to protect against storms but they don't want government forcing them to give away property to build the sand structures, according to a Monmouth University poll released today.

On Saturday, June 1, Claddagh na nGael will present a brand new festival, GaelFEST, celebrating all aspects of traditional Irish culture.

Under any other circumstances, students might have expected detention or a talking-to from the principal for scrawling on their high school's hallway walls.

In a Capitol where Democrats rule both legislative chambers, it's not unusual to see Senate President Stephen Sweeney, whose South Jersey district trends more conservative than some of its North Jersey counterparts, clash with the more left-leaning Assembly leadership.

New Jersey Democrats have an election-year issue that could make Gov. Chris Christie squirm - but they've been too divided so far to use it to their advantage.

OAKLAND - It is not an unusual story. An athlete shows great skills and talent at a young age, but doesn't realize how hard work could make him or her better.