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    Monmouth Players will present Mark St. Germain’s “God Committee” at 8:15 p.m. Jan. 10 and 17 and 2 p.m. Jan. 11 and 18 at the Navesink Arts Center, 149 Monmouth Ave., Atlantic Highlands. All tickets are $15. For reservations, call 732-291-9211. For more information, visit www.monmouthplayers.org.

  • Greater Media’s 95.9 WRAT names winner

    Greater Media radio station 95.9 WRAT in Lake Como recently announced that Odette Brenner of Oceanport was the winner of its Rat Rock Calendar Cover Girl Search. She won the cover spot on the calendar and $5,000. Since September, the WRAT has been searching for its 2015 Rat Rock Calendar Cover Girl and accepting submissions…

  • Audiences embrace controversial film at Ocean Township theater

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Moviegoers proudly declared their patriotism as they visited the Middlebrook Galleria Cinema during the week of Christmas to view the controversial Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy, “The Interview.” “How dare you tell Americans what they can and can’t do?” Barnegat resident Susan Ross, who traveled an…

  • Legislators collect coats for families in need

    State Sen. Jennifer Beck and Assemblywomen Mary Pat Angelini and Caroline Casagrande (R-Monmouth) collected over 150 coats for the 19th annual Jersey Cares Coat Drive. By designating their offices as coat-collection sites, the three legislators accepted gently used coats from Monmouth County residents. “I’m thrilled the community got involved and helped us get coats to…

  • Red Bank Charter School sets deadline for admissions lottery

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer RED BANK — The deadline for borough residents to submit an application for the Red Bank Charter School (RBCS) admissions lottery has been set for 4 p.m. Jan. 13. A nonprofit, nonpartisan public school that educates students from prekindergarten through eighth grade, RBCS holds its admissions lottery every January. The…

  • One religion that respects many faiths

    Your recent article, “Interfaith Families Embrace Holidays,” was heartwarming, as it showed people’s acceptance and enjoyment of each other’s tradition. But it left me wishing for more for these folks — that is, the support of a faith community of their own and the challenge of going deeper to explore their values and beliefs. The…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An estimated 10,000 men, women and children in lavish costumes twirled and strutted down Broad Street in Philadelphia during the annual Mummers Parade on Jan. 1.

  • Local YMCAs to hold Jan. 10 open house

    To encourage individuals and families to make their resolutions a reality, YMCAs across New Jersey will host Start Your Someday Today open houses at their local facilities on Jan. 10 to promote personal change and good health. The Community YMCA’s Family Health and Wellness Center at 166 Maple Ave., Red Bank, will hold its open…

  • JCP&L probes cause of fire in Red Bank utility handholes

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer RED BANK — Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is seeking to determine how an underground wire caught fire, leading to multiple handhole explosions and the loss of power to hundreds of customers. “We’re continuing to investigate the cause,” said Ron Morano, a spokesman for JCP&L. “To put it into…

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