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Asbury Park

Read Across America & Women’s History Month collide at Barack Obama

Pallone reads Grace to the Asbury Park school’s kindergartners

By Michelle Gladden


Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, would have turned 112 years old this week. Each year the nation celebrates his contributions to children’s literature with Red Across America. This week also marked the annual national recognition of Women’s History Month. On Friday morning, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr, D-6th District joined in the annual celebrations by reading […]

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Mar 04, 2016
Asbury Park Schools

57 readers share their favorite stories with students

'The kids were thrilled. It was a win-win today.'

By Asbury Park Sun


Students made some new friends on Friday morning as 57 guests filled Thurgood Marshall Elementary School to read tales of cats in hats and green eggs and ham for Read Across America Day. Grown-ups of all stripes descended on the school on March 1 to share their favorite stories with the elementary school students. And […]

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Mar 04, 2013