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Earth Day Virtual Challenge Run/Walk: The third-annual event happens in Cape Coral and other cities across the country. The virtual run/walk started April 1 and ends April 30. The goal is to beat last year’s total of 51,023 miles traveled by participants. That’s more than twice the distance around the Earth’s equator (24,901 miles). Walkers and runners log their miles and report them on the event’s results page. Registration is required, but the event is free. You can also upgrade to packages that include T-shirts, a commemorative medal and an eco-friendly straw. tinyurl.com/2jbm55tc
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By WHAV Staff |
UMass Lowell Professor Anthony Szczesiul. (Courtesy photograph.)
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Whittier Birthplace kicks off its Virtual Lecture Series next week with UMass Lowell Professor Anthony Szczesiul.
He speaks on “John Greenleaf Whittier’s Radical, Abolitionist Cosmopolitianism,” Thursday, March 25, from 7-8:30 p.m., online. There is a suggested donation of $10 per household and registration is required here by Friday, March 19.
Szczesiul is a professor of English and his research interests include American poetry, 19th and 20th century American literature and Southern literary and cultural studies. He is the author of “The Southern Hospitality Myth: Ethics, Politics, Race, and American Memory” and “Racial Politics and Robert Penn Warren
Whether they weathered storms or were part of Oscar gold, the storied history of the beach city piers â Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach â will be discussed during a virtual lecture series on March 18.
Hosted by the Hermosa Beach Historical Society, the Virtual Lecture Series began in June 2020 with a discussion on the Channel Islands. The series has continued monthly with discussions including the history of the historic Bijou Theatre to South Bay ghost stories.
Taking part in the discussion will be Gary McAulay, president of the Manhattan Beach Historical Society; Hermosa Beach historian Chris Miller; and Dean Francois, member of the HBHS and former president of the Redondo Beach Historical Society, with Rob Gaddis, a RBHS representative.
Atlantic Hub News Briefs, Jan. 13
Trinity Rehab, an all-inclusive physical therapy and rehabilitation center providing treatment for patients of all ages, walks of life and fitness levels, has opened its newest location in Shrewsbury Plaza, 1130 Broad St. (Route 35), Shrewsbury. The facility will be led by Trinity Rehab director Brendan Gallagher, a doctor of physical therapy for the last decade.
Trinity Rehab combines state-of-the-art technology and a teamwork-oriented, customized treatment plan designed to provide patient-centric treatments for neck and back pain, sports related injuries, post-operative rehab, auto or work accidents, arthritis and other common injuries and conditions. Trinity Rehab participates with Medicare and most commercial insurances. For more information, visit Trinity-Rehab.com or call 800-518-0977.
Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 13
Before Revolution: Pre-War Tremors in Monmouth County” on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in a virtual
presentation presented by the Monmouth County Historical Association and co-sponsored by the Monmouth County Library.
Adelberg’s presentation is part of the library’s Historically Speaking: A Virtual Lecture Series and will be conducted on Zoom.
Registration and internet access are required to attend, and registration is available at the library’s Upcoming Events list at www.MonmouthCountyLib.org or @MonCoLibrary. Information on how to access the lecture will be emailed after registration.
Adelberg’s research has been recognized by the New Jersey Historical Commission, the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance and the David Library of the American Revolution, according to a press release. Among his novels is “The Razing of Tinton Falls,” published in 2011.