• ‘Iago’ to premiere at Long Branch theater

    ‘Iago’ to premiere at Long Branch theater

    LONG BRANCH — The New Jersey Repertory Company will stage James McLure’s “Iago” at 179 Broadway. Previews begin Aug. 25, and Opening Night is set for Aug. 27. The play will run through Sept. 25. Backstage intrigue, romance and scandal take place during rehearsals of the Shakespeare classic “Othello,” which serves as the backdrop for…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Megan Hermes of Edison was named to the Dean’s List at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, for the spring 2016 semester. Hermes is studying psychology. Undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete,” “D”…

  • Chamber seeks artists for Sept. 10 Arts on Amboy fair

    Chamber seeks artists for Sept. 10 Arts on Amboy fair

    The Edison Chamber of Commerce is holding Arts on Amboy, an arts and crafts fair, on Sept. 10 at the Heritage on Amboy (Clara Barton) on Amboy Avenue in Edison. There will be dancers, musicians, artists and games for children. Artists will be given a free lunch courtesy of The Heritage. Artists will be juried…

  • Safe boating course on Aug. 20, 21

    Safe boating course on Aug. 20, 21

    Coast Boating School LLC will conduct a New Jersey mandatory safe boating course, under the New Jersey State Law, at West Marine Store, Route 35, Eatontown, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Aug. 20 and Aug. 21. The cost is $75 and includes a $10 gift card. For more information or to register, call 732-279-0562.

  • Two animals test positive for rabies in North Brunswick

    Two animals test positive for rabies in North Brunswick

      NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Middlesex County Office of Health Services is reporting that two animals tested positive for rabies in North Brunswick. On Aug. 8, the Animal Control officer for North Brunswick responded to a call concerning a skunk that was found to be acting strangely in the vicinity of Thalia Street and Excelsior…

  • Vendor spaces available for church yard sale

    Vendor spaces available for church yard sale

    LONG BRANCH — Christ the King Parish is sponsoring its 2016 Yard Sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Fr. Cox Parking Lot, which is next to Our Lady Star of the Sea Church at Chelsea and Second avenues. The rain date is Sept. 24. Shoppers are invited to attend. Food and beverages…

  • ‘Don’t Let Me Go’ to be staged Aug. 19, 20

    ‘Don’t Let Me Go’ to be staged Aug. 19, 20

    ASBURY PARK — “Don’t Let Me Go,” an original play by local playwright, Matthew Yee, will be staged at 8 p.m. Aug. 19 and 20 at Project REAL, 805 Fourth Ave. The play is about a group of friends whose friendship is tested when one sleeps with another’s girlfriend. The friends’ true feelings and thoughts…

  • Freehold Idol talent competition finals begin on Aug. 17

    Freehold Idol talent competition finals begin on Aug. 17

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – The finals of the 10th Freehold Idol talent competition will get underway tonight, Aug. 17, at the Monmouth County Hall of Records plaza, Main Street, Freehold Borough. Members of the public are invited to come and watch the singers go for the top prize in their age group.…

  • Sea Bright preps for referendum meetings

    Sea Bright preps for referendum meetings

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council is getting ready for the three educational sessions on the three facility projects that are subject to a Sept. 27 referendum. Business Administrator Joseph Verruni said he is preparing information for the three public sessions for the projects, which are  the borough’s community center,…

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