The Moscow Classical Ballet will be returning to Algonquin Arts in Manasquan this November to perform "The Nutcracker" on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Host families are needed to share their time and their homes with the professional Russian dancers from this troupe. More...

It's been a good couple of weeks for Monmouth University (MU) soccer teams. Just one week after the MU women's soccer team captured its second Northeast Conference Tournament title in the last three years, the Monmouth men's team made it a sweep on Sunday, defeating Quinnipiac University (QU), 2-1, to claim its third NEC title. More...

Mrs. Celley, 73, of Eatontown, died Nov. 7, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was senior administrative assistant at Computer Science Corp., Shrewsbury, retiring in 1990. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Celley, in 1996. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Mary Gazzo of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. More...

An exhibit of work by 11 fine art photographers opens today at McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery in Red Bank. "Land & Sea" is curated by Laury Egan with final selections made by Robert McKay and Elisabeth Koch-McKay. The show features 33 landscape and seascape photographs chosen for their mood, composition and technical excellence. More...