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  • ‘Hope Concert 9’ slated at Count Basie Theatre

    ‘Hope Concert 9’ slated at Count Basie Theatre

    RED BANK — Bobby Bandiera & Friends will return to the Count Basie Theatre on Dec. 23 for “Hope Concert 9,” slated this year to benefit The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean counties and the Latino outreach programs at Red Bank’s Two River Theater. In addition, $10 from every ticket sold will go toward Count Basie Theatre’s…

  • Member appointed to Lunch Break’s Board of Trustees

    Member appointed to Lunch Break’s Board of Trustees

    Rick Brandt, of Little Silver, was recently appointed to the Lunch Break Board of Trustees. Brandt is the newest member and the Board’s youngest. He will be involved with several of their committees. Lunch Break has served the community since 1983 by freely providing life’s basic necessities – food, clothing, and fellowship – to community…

  • New Jersey Disability Pride Parade and Celebration slated

    New Jersey Disability Pride Parade and Celebration slated

    The sixth annual New Jersey Disability Pride Parade and Celebration will be held  on Oct. 7 in Trenton. More than 700 people with disabilities, supporters, friends and organizations representing a wide variety of services throughout New Jersey will converge in downtown Trenton. The event will feature a variety of entertainers, an address by NJDPP 2016…

  • Edison Seasons 52 managing partner receives national recognition

    Edison Seasons 52 managing partner receives national recognition

    EDISON — Nikki Tiedgen, managing partner of the Seasons 52, 217 Lafayette Ave., Edison, has achieved parent company Darden Restaurants’ Diamond Club status. She joins a group of top-performing Managing Partners recognized this year for their commitment to delivering guest experiences at the highest level, while making a difference in the lives of guests, team members…

  • CONTACT of Ocean and Monmouth Counties announces fundraiser

    CONTACT of Ocean and Monmouth Counties announces fundraiser

    CONTACT of Ocean and Monmouth counties announces a fall fundraiser with a three-course lunch and show, and entertainment featuring Joey Arminio and “The Family,” highlighting the sounds of Sinatra, Dino, Jerry and Bobby Darin, will be held from 10-3:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 at Woodlake Country Club, 25 New Hampshire Ave., Lakewood. Boutique vendors for…

  • Film producer to bring documentary to Monmouth University

    Film producer to bring documentary to Monmouth University

    “You Belong to Me, Sex, Race and Murder in the South,” with a post-screening Q&A with the producer, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, at Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch. The film is free and open to the public. There will be a Q&A with Producer Jude Hagin…

  • Animal blessing service slated Oct. 16

    Animal blessing service slated Oct. 16

    A service to bless all living creatures, great and small, will be held at Oak Tree Presbyterian Church, 445 Plainfield Rd., Edison, on Oct. 16. Following Sunday worship at 10 a.m., there will be time to go home, get your pet and return for an animal blessing at 11:45 a.m. on the front lawn. All…

  • Brookdale Haunted Theater returns Oct. 14

    Brookdale Haunted Theater returns Oct. 14

    The Haunted Theater returns to the Brookdale Community College Performing Arts Center (PAC), 765 Newman Spring Rd., Lincroft, from 7-10:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Oct. 14-30. The attraction, now in its 14th year, is designed and operated by more than 100 local actors, technicians and Brookdale theater students. Community members are invited to…

  • Local residents allegedly run street-level drug operation

    Local residents allegedly run street-level drug operation

    Three individuals have been charged with running a street-level drug sales operation that netted thousands of dollars annually. The three were charged on Sept. 15 following an intensive investigation that began in April, according to a statement released by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department on Sept. 30. Jamie…