Long Branch Students' Dinosaurs Invade City Hall

By Christopher Sheldon

Those who have visited the second hall Long Branch City Hall over the last few weeks have noticed that is has been taken over by dinosaurs.

However, there's no danger for visitors, because these dinosaurs were built by students from Audrey W. Clark School in Long Branch.

Third, fourth and fifth graders at the school created the dinosaurs out of recycled materials, enrichment teacher Donna Clay said.

Clay said the students used everything from oatmeal containers for the dinos legs and plastic bags and cardboard for their heads.

The framework of the dinosaurs was then covered with paper mache and painted before exterior features like eyes and hors were added.

Mayor Adam Schneider, City Business Administrator Howard Woolley, Councilman John Pallone and Councilwoman Mary Jane Celli all visited the dinosaurs last Friday and spoke to the students about their creations.