Rick Mellerup is a journalist at The SandPaper Inc and NewsBreak. He covers a diverse range of topics within the arts and entertainment sector, including film industry insights, theater, music business, and public education. Rick's work has been featured in various outlets, showcasing his expertise in entertainment news and the education system.
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By: Rick Mellerup
The Bellarine Theatre Co. will perform the show “Matilda the Musical Jr.” at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 19 at Barnegat High School. Tickets are $25 plus a $2.10 fee for adults, $22 plus a $1.95 fee for students and seniors, and $20 plus a $1.85 fee for […]
By: Rick Mellerup
Surflight’s “Young Frankenstein” is a monster of a show. The “Puttin’ on the Ritz” is worth the price of admission all by itself. In the 1974 Mel Brooks movie just Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder in the film, Jonathan Van Dyke in the Surflight production) and his monster (Peter Boyle/Luke Anderson), both attired in tuxedos with canes, tapped through the Irving […]
Carl Morelli, the Little Egg Harbor business administrator, has reported all of the part-time paraprofessionals needed to replace the 81 full-time paras eliminated at the end of the 2025-26 school year have been hired. He said 119 were ready to go come September, with 104 working with special education students while the other 15 would be assigned to the general […]
By: Rick Mellerup
When August Daleo abruptly resigned as president and member of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education he said on Facebook, “Now I can Speak! And boy I intend on speaking.” He did so on Tuesday afternoon, July 21, when he sent The SandPaper the following official statement: “I believe in maintaining transparency and respect for the community. I have proudly […]
This is a cute little story. It has to be because its subjects are cute little girls. Earlier this summer six girls from Pennsylvania surprised Surflight Theatre’s Steve Steiner with a donation. Frequent visitors to LBI and fans of Surflight’s Children’s Theatre shows, they opened a lemonade stand and raised $110 to support Surflight. They are indeed adorable and definitely little. […]
By: Rick Mellerup
The Stafford Township Arts Center will host the tribute “The Linda Ronstadt Experience” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 30. The tribute stars Tristan McIntosh, who as a 17-year-old finished sixth in the 15th season of “American Idol” in 2016. Raised in Nashville, she started musical training on piano as a 4-year-old. She’s shared the stage with the likes of […]
Opera, at least light opera in the form of Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular operetta “H.M.S. Pinafore” or “The Lass That Loved a Sailor,” will return to Ocea
By: Rick Mellerup
Three comics will entertain the crowd at a Surflight Comedy Night at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7. As usual, Joe Bublewicz will serve as host and emcee. He’ll be followed by comic Bill Chiang. The headliner is Maureen Langan, a semifinalist on “America’s Got Talent.” “An immigrant with a traditional Asian background, stand-up comedy is probably the last thing […]
By: Rick Mellerup
Beach Haven’s very own ventriloquist/comedian Taylor Mason will perform at Surflight Theatre at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10. Tickets are $20. They may be purchased online at surflight.org, by phone at 609-492-9477, or at the box office in Beach Haven. Mason’s performance is called a “Family Comedy Night” and for good reason. As his bio says, “Taylor Mason stays out […]
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 […]
