By TOM CHESEK On a weekend in which the Count Basie Theatre is scheduled to host a couple of local-kid dance recitals, the ever-eclectic auditorium also will be sounding a blue note or three, as a trio of standup guys...

FAIR HAVEN: Lucarelli silent on the decision to quit as mayor hours after clash over meeting "decorum" and his own conduct.

LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional shuts weight room for a day of cleaning after student tests positive for COVID-19, trainer says in email.

FAIR HAVEN: New council member appointed; borough hall reopening announced; spending cuts proposed; councilman loses his pandemic ponytail.

RED BANK: After COVID-19 cases totals soar over the weekend, Murphy cautions against large gatherings over the coming holiday season.

LITTLE SILVER: Citing absence of in-school COVID-19 transmission, Red Bank Regional will stick with plan to resume in-school instruction Monday, Moore says.

ON THE GREEN: Red Bank Regional and Red Bank's borough schools extend at-home instruction schedules, citing local increases in COVID-19 cases.

LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional has two more students test positive for COVID-19; no in-person instruction scheduled before next Monday at the soonest.

LITTLE SILVER: Two COVID-19-positive tests among students in two days prompt switch to all-virtual classes Monday, Moore reports.

LITTLE SILVER: Q&A with council candidate Michael Holzapfel, one of four contenders for two seats on the governing body in the November 3 election.

FAIR HAVEN: Brush disposal, bike lanes and police and public works facilities pack a busy agenda for Tuesday night's council session.

SHREWSBURY: Historical Society unveils a dazzling collection of restored wedding dresses from more than a century of American life.

VIRUS UPDATE: Murphy eases COVID-19-related limits on retailing and construction; state reports 18 cases of Kawasaki disease in children.

VIRUS UPDATE: Murphy maps out broad "restart and recovery" parameters for reopening state economy, which he expects to begin in "weeks, not months."

RED BANK: YMCA asks parents whose children attend a school that's closed due to possible coronavirus exposure not to visit the facility. Here's an overview of virus-related news on the Greater Green.

RED BANK: Bacteria-sniffing dogs ID hotspots here and in Fair Haven as possible sources of human waste bacteria that's winding up in the Navesink River.

RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN: New restrictions on what can be brought into Borden Stadium go into effect following last weekend's metro-area bomb spree.