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Open audition dates set for ‘Spamalot’
Phoenix Productions has announced that it will hold open auditions for its mid-November production of “Spamalot” on Sept. 13, 15 and 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.…
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Monmouth U. to host Lyme conference
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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FirstEnergy Corp. offers STEM education 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. Grant winners will be…
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New program has tax appeals on the decline
I am proud to announce that Moody’s Investors Service, a trusted bond credit rating business, has recognized Monmouth County’s 28 percent decline in total property tax appeals in 2014. This decline is largely due to reforms to the county’s property valuation, inspection and appeals procedures. The county’s reforms stemmed from participating in the Real Property…
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A lone horse is a picture of solitude in a field off Davis Station Road, Upper Freehold Township, on Sept. 6.
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Beck keeps focus on payout limits for retiring employees
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer RED BANK — Citing municipalities such as Red Bank, state Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) has renewed her call for legislation that would limit payouts to municipal employees for unused sick and vacation time. Beck is cosponsor of a bill that would cap payouts of unused sick time at $15,000, while…
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Delicious Orchards to host Apple Fest
Delicious Orchards, a country food market centered in Colts Neck, will hold its seventh annual Apple Fest 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 13-14. This year’s Apple Fest will entail a full antique car display with more than 40 cars dating back to the early 1900s, fun games, local vendors offering product samplings, farm animals, a clown,…
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Sea Bright police and fire will move to municipal lot
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Sea Bright officials have decided on the municipal parking lot as the temporary site for headquarters of the Police Department and Sea Bright Fire and Rescue, both of which were compromised by superstorm Sandy. “The council decided they were moving [the fire company] to borough-owned property for a temporary firehouse…
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SkimBash 2014
Skim boarders are poised to compete in SkimBash 2014, a points-accredited competition for amateurs and professionals, held Sept. 6-7 at the Sea Bright Municipal Beach.
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