Monmouth County News Briefs, May 26
Monmouth County News Briefs, May 26
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County presents “Eric Mendelsohn: Synagogue Architect with a Vision” on June 6 at 2 p.m. Admission is free (donations are welcome). To make a reservation and receive the Zoom link, call 732-252-6990, email jhmomc@optonline.net or visit www.jhmomc.org
Between 1946 and 1953, the American, German-Jewish architect Eric Mendelsohn built four synagogues in the Midwest which were the crowning conclusion of his career through tumultuous times, according to a press release.
In his book “Eric Mendelsohn’s Synagogues in America,” photographer Michael Palmer records in detail these four Mendelsohn synagogues, located in Saint Paul, Minn., Saint Louis, Mo., Cleveland, Ohio, and Grand Rapids, Mich.
Independent News Briefs, May 26
Independent News Briefs, May 26
Councilman Brett Cannon said the agreement with Hazlet was in place for a number of years.
“The agreement came up and it was talked about a number of times … we share a school district with our sister town Aberdeen, we share sports linked with our sister town, and we have other shared services agreements with Aberdeen, and it just didn’t make much sense to continue to work with Hazlet, especially with costs that were not saving the taxpayers any kind of money,” Cannon said.
“With this agreement, anyone who is issued a ticket in Matawan will have their case heard in the Aberdeen Township municipal court,” he said.
Atlantic Hub News Briefs, May 26
Atlantic Hub News Briefs, May 26
The Eatontown Borough Council has adopted an ordinance which creates a four-way stop at the intersection of Clinton Avenue and South Street. Previously, the intersection had one stop sign on the eastern Clinton Avenue side.
The four-way intersection is in a residential neighborhood and both streets are connected to Route 35. The eastern Clinton Avenue side with the original stop sign is accessed through a traffic light on the state highway.
A resolution passed by the council states the action will enhance the safety of the intersection.
Prior to the ordinance’s adoption, Daniel Guthrie, a retired captain with the Eatontown Police Department, said he did not believe a four-way stop would increase safety at the intersection.
Two big things happened in Eatontown on the evening of Friday, May 14.
Jersey Shore guitar legend Bobby Bandiera made his return to the concert stage after a year away due to the pandemic, and he returned at the new Concerts on the Green concert series at Suneagles Golf Club in Eatontown.
Concerts on the Green, presented by the Count Basie Center for the Arts, is a socially distanced pop-up venue that accommodates 500 seated fans under a tent near the course’s Gibbs Hall. There’s a lot of like. There isn’t a bad view of the stage, the sound is fine and the food, by Chef Joe D’Esposito of Tavern 19, is tasty.
Strike up the band!
The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank and Asbury Park s Lakehouse Music Academy just announced a partnership that will bring some of Lakehouse s programs to the Basie campus, uniting two performing arts havens.
“In Lakehouse, we have found a community partner that believes in the importance and power of music and arts education,” said Adam Philipson, Basie president and CEO, in a news release.
“Incorporating Lakehouse’s progressive teaching philosophies into the Basie Center Academy’s School of Music is a natural fit, as both programs are committed to the development and comprehensive commitment of musicianship for our students.”