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News flash: people still read newspapers. That's the finding of a recent Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll.

Noelle McNeil can pass for a typical college student, though her gait sometimes is uneven and she uses her left hand to greet people because her right one doesn't work too well anymore.

Jack's Goal Line Stand is a favorite among Monmouth University students and Long Branch residents alike.

St. Peter's College's Darius Conley attempts to get close to the net during the game against Monmouth University at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, Tuesday, Nov.

Not all followers of Islam are fanatics. It seems a simple enough message - that of the estimated 1 billion Muslims, only a small fraction are zealots bearing ill-will on nonbelievers.

Though it often seems as though the path of life is convoluted and complex, Biology teacher Julia Gargiulo of Belmar is thankful for the various twists and turns hers has offered up thus far.

Citizen journalists can help their communities demand more government accountability, but his own experience running a start-up online news organization has taught Michael Shapiro one thing.

Boardwalk developer Madison Marquette has not renewed the lease of the Mayfair Boardwalk Grill, and wants the restaurant's owners to relocate from its longtime home at the Third Avenue Pavilion to a pop-up retail container.

A new poll shows New Jerseyans get their news from a variety of sources. According to a Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll, Garden State residents rely on television and print media used about equally.

When it was over, coach Robert McCourt was doused with ice water and the players in the mud-stained white uniforms made their way to the far side of the pitch to salute their loyal fans, before everyone raised the trophy signifying their Northeast Conference men's soccer championship.

The five "benchmarks" used by the National Survey of Student Engagement capture some of the most important aspects of a student's college experience, researchers say.

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Even 39 years after he left Vietnam, Charles Wuth says he can still feel the intense bond with his battlefield comrades - a feeling that, like for so many soldiers, inhibited his re-entry into civilian society.

Monday morning quarterbacking from your favorite gasbags and opinionators. Paul Krugman : Last Thursday there was a rally outside the U.S. Capitol to protest pending health care legislation, featuring the kinds of things we've grown accustomed to, including large signs showing piles of bodies at Dachau with the caption "National Socialist ...

From the number of vacant rental houses it would appear that Monmouth University's enrollment has dropped due to the pressures of the economic downturn.

Stacie Andree still finds herself saying 'we' when she means 'I.' 'I'm always plural,' she said with a shy laugh.

ON THE WEB: For more on the H1N1 virus, visit our www.APP.com and search "swine flu." Not immune to the nationwide rise on campuses of suspected swine flu cases, some colleges on the Shore are isolating sick students and stepping up prevention tactics.

Past winners of New Jersey gubernatorial races have shown up at railroad stations and bus stops in the days after election, thanking those who already voted for them.

Two years after New Jersey legalized civil unions for same-sex couples, nearly half of the state's residents surveyed favor allowing gay people to marry, a new Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll has found.

Voters delivered mixed messages to elected officials Tuesday. On the one hand, they voted for change by ousting a sitting governor, the first time since 1993, and electing Republican Chris Christie in a Democratic state.