Colts Neck High School Cougar Theater Presents "Big Fish"
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COLTS NECK, NJ - On March 29th, 30th, April 5th, and 6th, Colts Neck High School brings you Big Fish!
Big Fish shifts between two timelines. In the present-day real world, sixty-year-old Edward Bloom faces his mortality while Will prepares to become a father himself. In the storybook past, Edward ages from a teenager, encountering a Witch, a Giant, a Mermaid, and the love of his life, Sandra. The stories meet as Will discovers the secret his father never revealed.
Red Bank Regional "The Music Man" March 28 to 31
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PHOTO: Kevin Cogan, Union Beach, portrays Harold Hill and Mara Campolotarro, Rumson, plays Marlan Paroo in RBR’s rendition of the timeless hit musical “The Music Man” which takes place from March 28 to 31 at the Joseph A. Russo III Theatre at RBR in Little Silver.
FFA Floral Design Competition at Horticulture Expo this Weekend
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PHOTO: The FFA members work to finish before the 30-minute time limit expires in the Floral Design Competition at the FFA Horticulture Expo at Mercer County Community College.
Horticultural Displays at Mercer County Community College This Weekend
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey State FFA members will compete in the New Jersey FFA Floral Design competition at the 42nd annual New Jersey FFA Horticultural Exposition at 10 a.m. March 15 at Mercer County Community College – West Windsor Campus in West Windsor. Following the competition in the Physical Education Building, plants and extravagant floral designs will be on display at the Exposition on Friday and Saturday in the school’s student center.
What Have The Irish Ever Done For Us?
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As we celebrate Ireland and all things Irish this St Patrick's Day there is no better time to also reflect on the Irish contribution to the wider world. In his new book, What have the Irish ever done for us?, author David Forsythe does exactly that. The book from Currach Books features wonderful illustrations by Alba Esteban and details the achievements and contributions of numerous Irish people all around the world. Here we get a sneak peek at a few of those included in the book.
John Boyd Dunlop & William Harvey Du Cros
It was a Belfast vet by the name of John Boyd Dunlop and a Dublin cycling enthusiast named William Harvey du Cros who came up with the innovation that would make the age of the motorcar possible. Dunlop created an early pneumatic tyre to make his son's bone-shaking tricycle rides along the cobbled streets of Belfast more comfortable. The design was soon taken up by racing cyclists where Du Cross first spotted it. He took Dunlop's idea global with the Dunlop Rubber Company.
Jury: Three Men Guilty on All County in Teacher Murder
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Verdict Delivered in Trial of 3 Men Charged in 2009 Murder of Jonelle Melton
FREEHOLD – A jury has returned a guilty verdict on all counts against three men charged with the 2009 killing of Red Bank Middle School teacher Jonelle Melton who was found dead in her Neptune City apartment, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
Ebenezer Byrd, 39, and Gregory A. Jean-Baptiste, 30, both of Asbury Park, and Jerry J. Spraulding, 41, of Keansburg, were each found guilty on all counts in connection with the Sept. 14, 2009 murder of 33-year-old Melton. The three men were found guilty of first degree Felony Murder, first degree Robbery, second degree Conspiracy, second degree Burglary, second degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and second degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Additionally, Byrd and Jean-Baptiste were found guilty of first degree Witness Tampering. Byrd and Spraulding convicted of second degree Certain Persons Not to Possess Weapons due to prior convictions involving a weapon.
