THE BEAUTY IS MORE THAN THE BUILDING: FIRST LOOK INSIDE THE NEW MARY’S PLACE BY THE SEA

“Maria and I always wanted to create a place that was part of the solution to better health and wellness,” said Michelle Gannon with tears in her eyes. Take a first look inside the new building…

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OCEAN GROVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AUCTION TO FEATURE ‘EXPERIENCE’ PACKAGES & AMAZING ITEMS

“This is an especially exciting year for our auction,” said Kim Brittingham, chair of the Auction Committee. Read why…

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MEMORIES & MOMENTS OF 2015

December 22

For the eighth year, The Coaster spotlights your neighbor’s favorite memories and moments…

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COLLATERAL KINDNESS: LOCAL STORIES AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY

November 08

Reposting four inspirational stories of how neighbors helped neighbors immediately after Superstorm Sandy (originally published November 15, 2011)…

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3,000 TO JOIN HANDS IN SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE FIGHTING CANCER: HOW YOU CAN HELP

October 20

Via excerpted press release….Area high school students are asking you to join them in wearing pink and creating a human chain from Jersey Shore University Hospital to Mary’s Place by the Sea in Ocean Grove on Sunday, October 25th at 7 am. “We need 3,000 people to make a 2.1 mile chain, no running, no walking, no […]

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RIP CURRENT DANGER “HIGH”: TIPS TO RECOGNIZE & SURVIVE

August 18

In partnership with NOAA, the NJ Sea Grant Consortium shared tips to identify and survive rip currents along the Jersey Shore coastline…

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“DIPPING” UP TO SIX TIMES: LIST OF THE 10 HIGHEST PAID LOCAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES MAY SURPRISE YOU

July 28

Three of the highest-paid local government employees hold five or more jobs and not one of them is a woman…

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GROUNDBREAKING NEWS: MARY’S PLACE HAS “GROWN ITS WINGS” – READ WHY

November 06

Mary’s Place volunteers, guests and supporters gathered Wednesday, along with its founders, to celebrate the groundbreaking for the organization’s new larger facility on Main Street in Ocean Grove. Learn when the new facility is planned to open…

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