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First Women’s Weightlifting Champ Reflects on Shattering Stereotypes
By Lindsey KonkelKaryn Marshall felt immense pride watching American women compete and win a medal in weightlifting at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. While men’s weightlifting has been an...
Bell Works: Re-imaging How New Jersey Works and Plays
Ralph Zucker can barely sit still.You’d think it’s because of nervous energy or stress. After all, he’s responsible for filling 2 million square feet of the former Bell Labs facility in Holmdel, and...
How New Jersey’s ‘Idea Factory’ Changed the Face of Technology
In 1966, if you were driving and took a wrong turn, your options for finding the correct route home were limited to searching for a gas station, stumbling upon a pay phone, or flagging down another...
Identifying Independent Musicians in a Noisy World
By Sean Del Galdo and Thomas MorfordAs hard as it is to believe, the band Fall Out Boy was once unknown. They were signed to a label named Fueled by Ramen, which, as it sounds, was run out of a dorm...
Suzanne Tick: Weaving a Life of Happiness
It took a trifecta of life-changing events for Suzanne Tick to harness the healing power of art. But after she did, her life would be transformed.Suzanne was going through a divorce, dealing with...
Booskerdoo: Something to Ignite Coffee Lovers’ Excitement
Booskerdoo. An unusual word and fun to say. But you might wonder what it means. Chuck Gianakos, the Wholesale Relations and Events Coordinator for Booskerdoo, said, “It means absolutely nothing. ...
John Stepper Wants You To Make a Move
“Where do I begin?”The question many people ask, but may never receive a solid answer to.Although it may sound like a cliché, the first step is truly the hardest. No matter what the situation,...
Paterson Great Falls National Park: Where Past, Present and Future Collide
Spectacular natural beauty isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when a person thinks of Paterson, NJ, but now the city is home to one of America’s newest national parks.As a lawyer, city...
Don’t Throw Away Your Shot with Anna Zhang
How does a 14-year-old high school freshman, daughter of immigrants, 1st gen. American, born and raised in Westchester Co., NY grow up to be a photographer, a magazine founder and chief...
TEDxNavesink 2016: Know Before You Go!
TedxNavesink Makers is right around the corner. And before you know it, you’ll be sitting in Pollak Theatre eagerly waiting for the first speaker to kick off a day of learning new things, meeting...
Out of Poverty and Into Success: Yesi Morillo-Gual’s Story
According to the Huffington Post, more than 45 million Americans live in poverty. For some of these citizens, poverty is a cycle that can’t be escaped, no matter how determined. Defying the odds,...
Comedian Vinnie Brand is Passionate About Making People Laugh
Comedian Vinnie Brand is making his return to TEDxNavesink on April 9, 2016, at Monmouth University for entertainment and co-hosting duties. Here's an interview we did with him last year. EnjoyFunny...
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