Rick Mellerup is a journalist at The SandPaper Inc and NewsBreak. He covers a diverse range of topics including arts and entertainment, theater, aviation, and education, often focusing on plays and musicals, celebrities, and entertainment news. Rick's work has been featured in notable publications, showcasing his insights into the vibrant worlds of nightlife, comedy, and commercial airlines.
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By: Rick Mellerup
The Ocean County Animal Facilities are proud to once again participate in the national “Clear the Shelters” pet adoption campaign, beginning Aug. 1 and wrapping up with a special Half-off Adoption Weekend on Aug. 29 and 30. Clear the Shelters is the largest adoption initiative of the year for the county-operated animal facilities in Manahawkin and Jackson. The annual event […]
The Stafford Township Arts Center will host a tribute show called Hotel California at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20. Tickets are $65 for seats in the front orchestra and $55 for those in the rear. They may be purchased online at stacnj or by calling 718-423-8394. “Hotel California,” of course, may be the Eagles biggest hit of its many […]
The Eagles are comfortably residing at the Sphere in Las Vegas until Jan. 23, 2027. Very comfortably indeed. As of Friday, available tickets for their Jan. 23 show ranged from $559 to $3,779 each. And they can sell for much more on resale platforms. No wonder Eagles tribute bands are popular when many people are struggling to buy gasoline and […]
Food safety labels can be somewhat complicated. There’s “Best If Used By” or “Best By.” Then there’s “Use By.” Toss “Sell By” and “Freeze By” into the mix
The Pinelands Regional Board of Education picked Wendy Tomczyk to fill August Daleo’s seat on the board at a special meeting on the evening of Aug. 31. She
By: Rick Mellerup
On Sept. 4 Congressman Jeff Van Drew, who represents all of Southern Ocean County in Washington, announced that the entire New Jersey congressional delegation, both Republicans and Democrats, has joined him in calling on Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink to select the 177th Fighter Wing in Atlantic City to serve as a future home for the F-35 Lightning […]
Surflight Theatre’s current main stage musical, “Ghost,” is, well, interesting. Good? Not in many ways. I had read reviews of the show’s Broadway 2012 run and have to agree with many of its critics. Its dances are robotic – not so much dancing as movement, and stilted at that. Its music and lyrics by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard are […]
Nat Adderley Jr. will be tickling the ivories at 3 p.m. on Sept. 13 in the Prima Studio Theatre in the Grunin Center for the Arts’ Building 12 on the Ocean County College campus. Adderley spent 25 years as the music director for rhythm and blues singer Luther Vandros. When Vandros passed away in 2005, he returned to his roots […]
Two upcoming one-man shows will be presented at the Grunin Center for the Arts in Toms River well within 24 hours of each other, and both deal with serious issues. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15 “The American Soldier” will be presented on the Grunin Center’s main stage in Building 11-A. The show is free, but folks will want […]
Last year, Surflight Theatre’s final autumn show was “Tru,” a one-man biographical play about Truman Capote starring Broadway veteran Don Stitt. To say Capote was a colorful character would be a serious understatement. Well, this year, at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, Surflight will celebrate another very colorful character with another one-man show, “An Evening With Groucho.” Here’s how […]
