• Open audition dates set for ‘Spamalot’

    Phoenix Productions will hold open auditions for its mid-November production of “Spamalot” on Sept. 13 and 15-16 at the Phoenix Rehearsal Center, 111 Monmouth St., Red Bank. All roles are open for this revival of the award-winning Broadway musical, which will open at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. The show will be directed…

  • Monmouth Arts Council is on the move

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Monmouth County Arts Council Financial Director Pat Hassenkamp, left to right, and Executive Director Mary Eileen Fouratt prepare for the big move to a storefront location on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. PHOTOS COURTESY OFMONMOUTH COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL RED BANK — The walls are currently being painted and boxes unpacked…

  • Hazlet Recreation sets Radio City bus trip

    Hazlet Recreation has announced its bus trip to Radio City Music Hall to see the 4 p.m. “Christmas Spectacular Show” on Nov. 22. A coach bus will depart Hazlet at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $74 per person and includes transportation and seating in the third mezzanine. For tickets or more information, call Hazlet Recreation…

  • Explore the Shore with new bicycle tour routes

    The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the release of its newest bicycle tour route — Explore the Jersey Shore by Bicycle — to help promote recreation along the Jersey Shore as towns and businesses recover from superstorm Sandy. The tour route extends mainly along the Shore and inland areas from Cape May…

  • Sale of marina at former Army base moves forward

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer FORT MONMOUTH — The board charged with overseeing the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth has entered into exclusive negotiations with a potential buyer of the marina located in the Oceanport section of the former U.S. Army base. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) entered into negotiations for a purchase agreement…

  • Delicious Orchards set to host Apple Fest

    Delicious Orchards, a country food market centered in Colts Neck, has set the date for the seventh annual Apple Fest. The event will take place 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 13-14. “As the fall season gets underway, the local community has shown great support for this family-friendly event,” said Chris McDonald, general manager of Delicious Orchards.…

  • Grants available for career training at BCC

    LINCROFT — For the first time, eligible students will be able to use federal Pell Grants to help pay for short-term career training programs at Brookdale Community College (BCC). Under a pilot program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, students can now receive financial aid for five noncredit training and certificate programs that lead…

  • FirstEnergy Corp. offers STEM grants

    New Jersey educators can apply for FirstEnergy Corp.’s education grants for the 2014-15 school year by Sept. 19. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) classroom grants of up to $500 will be awarded for creative, individual classroom projects for prekindergarten through grade 12. For more information on grant criteria, visit www.firstenergycorp.com/stem. The winners of the…

  • Monmouth U. hosts conference on Lyme disease

    WEST LONG BRANCH — An intensive, half-day conference on Lyme disease will take place at Monmouth University in West Long Branch on Sept. 12. The conference, which runs 7:45 a.m.- 12:40 p.m., will provide physicians and other health care professionals with the skills needed to diagnose early- and latestage Lyme disease and associated co-infections. With…

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