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The Italian Chicks Variety Show
TOP PICK Presented by actor Danny Aiello, “The Italian Chicks” opens its East Coast tour on May 31 at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. It is a one-night-only comedy and song event that kicks off the group’s tour. “The Italian Chicks” is a two-hour comedy revue variety show with a focus on family,…
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Devious Maids
“Devious Maids” returns to Lifetime PHOTO BY STUART PETTICAN Copyright 2015 Lifetime’s hit series, “Devious Maids,” will return for a third season on Monday, June 1 at 9 p.m. The series is set in a world where murder and mayhem collide in the mansions of Beverly Hills’ wealthiest and most powerful families. Season three picks…
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1970s Fashion: Rock goes soft, disco finds a beat and punk trashes everything
By Ali Datko, ReMIND Magazine Disco fashion rules in “Saturday Night Fever” (1977). By the ’70s, most fashion-related stigmas of the past had been overturned, clearing the way for even more experimentation and expression. This attitude ironically characterizes the three primary fashion subcultures of the ’70s, which are all strikingly different. The hippie look, continued…
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Don’t Stop Dreaming
In theaters now By Paul Hall Dreamers look to the future as a place that is full of endless possibilities. They don’t view today with doomand gloom pessimism; instead, the optimism flows from the dreamer like water rushing down a river with no dam in sight. The future is theirs for the taking, and that…
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Lifetime’s miniseries ‘Marilyn’ reveals the broken heart behind the bombshell
By Lori Acken Everybody knows “Marilyn Monroe” — she of the frothy halo of platinum hair, baby-doll voice and va-va-voom figure, splendidly showcased in her most memorable films. But few people know the real Marilyn Monroe, a.k.a. Norma Jeane Mortenson, a lonely foster child who used her kittenish charm, lush good looks — and, yes,…
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Thieves hit three cell tower sites in Manalapan
MANALAPAN — Police are investigating the theft of equipment owned by Ericsson Inc. that was reported stolen from several locations in Manalapan. Police said at 8:30 a.m. May 7, Patrolman John Lightbody responded to Franklin Lane for a report of a theft of copper wiring. An employee of Ericsson Inc. reported that unknown individuals stole…
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Freehold Idol begins June 3
FREEHOLD — Downtown Freehold has announced that its popular singing contest, Freehold Idol, is back for its ninth season and is now presented by iPlay America, Freehold Township. Talented individuals from throughout the region will begin to entertain audiences and vie for first-place bragging rights at 7:30 p.m. June 3 outdoors at the Monmouth County…
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Local pupils among contest winners
State Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (R-Monmouth) has announced the winners of her annual Honor Our Veterans Essay Contest, in which she invited sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade pupils to address one of the following topics: “Why are you thankful for our veterans?” or “What is the best way for Americans to honor their military men and…
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Honor Yoga stretches and opens in Monmouth and Ocean counties
BACK TO BUSINESS Since the start of 2015, Honor Yoga has stretched and opened its fourth, fifth and sixth locations in Millstone, Manalapan and Jackson. The new locations feature an intimate setting with a variety of yoga practices every day of the week for seniors, adults, children and families, taught by dedicated, welcoming and professional…
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