The Fort Monmouth Base Realignment and Closure

Resident Pushes for Study of Wampum Lake

Previous studies say that Wampum Lake is the most polluted in the county, but so far no one has proved how it got that way.

Eatontown resident Ed Dlugosz believes the Army is responsible for the pollution of Wampum Lake and wants to launch a study to prove it. Dlugosz, a member of the Resident Advisory Board (RAB) for Fort Monmouth's redevelopment and the environmental staff advisory committee of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA), addressed the Borough Council on the topic Wednesday after a Patch story revealed that one member of the RAB has the intention of proving the Army has no responsibility for Wampum Lake's pollution. Federal law requires that the Army clean up any environmental messes it makes. Dlugosz, chairman of the Eatontown Environmental Commission, said if Eatontown wants the Army to clean up Wampum Lake it's going to …

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Monmouth University Women's Basketball Coaching Staff to Feature Some Changes Next Season

Only one assistant coach will be retained by new coach Jennifer Palmateer

The coaching staff of the Monmouth University women's basketball team will have a new look for the 2011-2012 season. The team will be led by new head coach Jennifer Palmateer who replaces Stephanie Gaitley who led the  Hawks to a 23-10 season, second place in the Northeast Conference (NEC), and a berth in the WNIT where the team lost to Syracuse. Gaitley requested to be released early from her contract on April 1, and will be taking over as the head women's basketball coach at Fordham University. Palmateer recently announced the hirings of Reggie Carney and Marquetta Dickens as assistant coaches and Meg Tarrant as the Director of Basketball Operations, in addition to retaining assistant coach Jazmina Perazic. “I could not be happier that I…

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Monmouth Faculty and Students to Perform 'Two Monuments'

Monmouth University's Department of Theatre and Arts will perform pieces by Beethoven and Mozart at the Pollak Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday

There has been quite the wide array of performances recently at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre, from groups like The Klezmatics and Leahy to singer-songwriters like Roger McGuinn and Jeff Daniels. Now students and faculty at Monmouth will have their opportunity to shine, as the Department of Theater and Arts will perform “Two Monuments,” on Friday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. The “Two Monuments” in question refer to Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony #3 in E-flat major (Eroica)” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem Mass in D Minor.” In association with the Monmouth University Performing Arts Series, Music and Theatre Arts Professors Ron Frangipane and Dr. David M. Tripold will conduct the orchestra and chorus. Beethoven’s piece is perhaps …

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Unique Judaic Music Group to Perform at Monmouth

The Klezmatics, a famed Judaic inspired music group, will be performing and doing a Q and A at Monmouth University on Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m.

This weekend, Monmouth University will continue their unique “South-Central Eastern Europe: Legacies and Identities Project,” with a performance by the Grammy-winning group, the Klezmatics. The Klezmatics perform a style of music known as klezmer, which originated in Eastern Europe and has strong roots in Judaism. Klezmer music has a great deal of horns being played, but includes a mixture of latin sounds and jazz influence as well. According to the group’s website, www.klezmatics.com, ever since they were founded in 1986, the group has performed with a myriad of well-known individuals. Some of these famed singers include Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Ben Folds and Natalie Merchant. They have also performed with many fames Judaic musicians, …

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Monmouth U Corner

Is This The Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy?

Zach Levine looks at one of the favorite pastimes of college students ... fantasy baseball!

Hello again everyone and welcome back to the Monmouth U section here at Patch.com. My name is Zach Levine, and now that the college basketball season is nearly complete, I find myself studying one of my other favorite sports – baseball. I think in college, I played more variations of baseball than any other sport. I would play baseball at a local park, a bunch of us would get together and play stickball, and heck at some times we even played a nine-inning wiffle-ball game. To me, there is no greater sport to play with a group of friends, and one that can be played on hours at a time. One thing about baseball most college students enjoy, however, is the fantasy aspect of the sport. In the past 10 or so years, fantasy baseball has become the…

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Monmouth University Accepts Women's Basketball Coach's Request to be Released Early From Contract

Head coach Stephanie Gaitley will accept same position at Fordham University

On the heels of one of the team's most successful seasons, Monmouth University has accepted head women's basketball coach Stephanie Gaitley's request to be released early from her contract. Gaitley will be taking over as the head women's basketball coach at Fordham University for the 2011-12 season. According to a release from the university, "Monmouth will make preparations immediately to begin a national search for a new head coach." The release did not state the reason why Gaitley chose to leave Monmouth for the Atlantic 10 school, which is coming off a 12-19 season. Fordham's former head coach Cathy Andruzzi announced in early March that she would not be returning for the 2011-12 season. Gaitley coached the Hawks to a 23-10 season, …

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Monmouth University Names King Rice as New Head Basketball Coach

Former Vanderbilt University assistant coach will take the helm of the Hawks for the 2011-12 season.

Monmouth University will officially name King Rice as its men's basketball coach at a noon press conference on Wednesday. Rice's hiring is expected to be was announced at a press conference in the Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC), according to university sources. Rice, 42,  spent the last five years as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt University under head coach Kevin Stallings. Vanderbilt qualified for the NCAA Tournament in four of those five years. Rice also coached at Oregon, Illinois State and Providence College before becoming an assistant coach at Vanderbilt. He replaces Dave Calloway, who announced his resignation in February after serving as the team's head coach for 14 seasons, and five years as an assistant coach prior to …

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The Madness of March

In between tearing up his eighth bracket, Zach Levine looks at the ever popular NCAA Tournament

Hello again everyone and welcome back to the Monmouth U section here on Patch.com. My name is Zach Levine, and I have screamed at my television, computer, iPod and phone about 12 times today.Why have I strained my vocal chords you may ask? Well it’s that time of year again … the NCAA basketball tournament. For avid sports fans, there is nothing more fun than printing out a fresh bracket on Sunday evening and thinking of all the ways it can be filled in.That fresh bracket is a glimmer of hope. You believe every year that this will be the year you get the entire bracket correct. You studied the entire schedule of  games, memorized favorite players stats, picked up on the quirks of some of the coaches, and you’re ready to have the best …

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New Met Opera to be Simulcast at Monmouth

Lucia Di Lammermoor, the famed opera dating back nearly 200 years, will be simulcast at the Pollak Theatre on Saturday, March 19

This Saturday at the Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University, there will be a simulcast of one of the most popular operas of all time, as Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia Di Lammermoor will be shown on campus. The presentation of this opera will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, and there will be a special encore presentation of the opera on Sunday, April 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $23 for the general public, and just $5 for students of Monmouth University.  This is the eighth opera simulcast from the Metropolitan Opera House at Monmouth University, following in the footsteps of Das Rheingold, Don Pasquale and Nixon in China. Following this presentation, there will be four more operas presented to round out the school year, …

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Award-Winning Writer to Speak at Monmouth

Andrei Codrescu will be giving two special guest presentations at Monmouth University March 22, 23

Monmouth University has recently seen some unique presentations by artists on stage and on canvases, and there are some more unique performances coming up for all to enjoy. Next week, the school will have another type of performance artist on campus, as award-winning writer Andrei Codrescu will hold poetry readings on March 22 and 23. Codrescu will present "From Transylvania to New Orleans: A Poet's Journey" at 7 p.m. March 22 at the Pollak Theatre and "Andrei Condrescu: The Poetry Lesson" at 4:30 p.m. March 23 at Wilson Hall. For the Tuesday evening session, Codrescu will be speaking about his memoir, “The Hole in the Flag: An Exile’s Story of Return and Revolution,” as well as his recent play, “A Guide to a Recovered Childhood.” He is …

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