“Inclusion Is The Celebration Of Diversity Put Into Action”

TOMS RIVER – Students at Washington Street School proudly wore blue and displayed the brand-new mural in the school for Autism Awareness Month. Students in the 5th grade art club, along with others throughout the building, worked with Mrs. Asch, the art teacher, to create this brand new mural. The mural reads: Inclusion is the celebration of diversity put into action!

Downtown Toms River Farmers’ Market

TOMS RIVER – The Downtown Toms River Farmers’ Market is back at Huddy Park on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning May 24. They are excited to be back and so close to all of the downtown businesses! The market celebrates everything great about New Jersey. New Jersey farms selling local grown fruits and vegetables. Vendors selling flow- ers, local honey, gourmet foods, pickles & olives, guacamole, baked goods, and more. NJ Winery, distillery and brewery. Smoothie truck on premises every week. Check the website for an updated list of vendors each week: downtowntomsriver. com. Vendor inquiries only through the website. No requests or links will ever be posted on the page to sign up!

Sports: Continued From Page 6 game, and was third on the Profs in scoring at 8.6 points per outing. She finished in a two-way tie for first on the team in assists with 47 and was charged with 37 turnovers. She added 39 steals. She appeared in 28 games and started 14. She was third on the team in minutes played per game at 21.0.

Adams was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after helping the Profs to their eighth NJAC Tournament title in program history. She scored a season-high and contest-best 19 points and added eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 68-58 win over Kean University in the semifinals. In a 79-70 conquest of New Jersey City University in the championship game, she netted 15 points and hammered for a team-high 11 rebounds.

Destiny Adams, a 6-foot-3 sophomore guard-forward best known for her scoring prowess from anywhere on the court for the Hawks, proved her worth as a defensive player at the University of North Carolina, placing second on the Tar Heels in steals (50) and blocks (26). She averaged 4.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, added 18 assists and was charged with 32 turnovers.

She appeared in 33 games and started four, averaging 17.2 minutes per outing. Adams, who was scoreless, fouled out in 17 minutes, grabbed three rebounds, blocked one shot and made one steal in a 71-69 loss to Ohio State University in the second round of the NCAA Division I Tournament for the Tar Heels (22-11). Her dad, Dennis Adams, a former Manchester football, basketball and baseball standout and the school’s principal, was shown watching the game from the seats on ESPN.

As a freshman, Adams averaged 3.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. She appeared in 28 games off the bench, averaging 8.1 minutes per outing. She added nine assists, 23 steals and eight blocks for the Tar Heels (25-7). She buried 29 of 69 attempts from the field overall (.420 percent) and canned 27 of 46 free throws (.587 percent). She fouled out of one game. Her dad, Dennis Adams, a former Manchester football, basketball and baseball standout and the school’s principal, was shown watching the game from the seats on ESPN.

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Wonders Of The Seasonal Sky

TOMS RIVER – Join Robert J. Novins Planetarium’s live Planetarium presenter for an in-depth tour of the current sky over New Jersey! This ever-changing program explores the season’s constellations, bright stars, visible planets, deep sky objects, and celestial highlights.

Constellation mythology and recent events are also included. Prepare to ask questions and even answer them as our presenter creates an informal atmosphere for your enjoyment of the current seasonal sky. Recommended for ages 12 and over. The next program will be held on April 22 and 29.