Richard G. Traversa Eatontown’s Woodmere School PTA and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office will host a free Internet Safety lecture at the school, 65 Raleigh Court, from 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesday. Parents from within the Eatontown School District and the public are invited to learn how to protect children as they use the Internet. A question-and-answer session will follow. For more information, contact Eric Seldner of the PTA at (732) 966-9670 or [email protected] or Superintendent of Schools Jean “Nina” Hoover at (732) 542-1310 or [email protected].
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The Michael W. Thorne Scholarship Four-Mile Run/Walk will take place this Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. at Franklin Lake Park. The event, a fundraiser for a scholarship named for fallen borough firefighter Michael W. Thorne, is sponsored by the West Long Branch Fire Department and its Ladies Auxiliary. Race day registration opens at 7 a.m. and closes promptly at 8:45 a.m. Kids’ races will begin at 9:45 a.m. The run/walk route is a mostly flat course through the borough’s residential neighborhoods. For more information, contact Mindy Brady at (732) 222-0725 or e-mail [email protected] or visit www.thornescholarship.org.
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The Italian American Memorial Association in Long Branch recently honored longtime member Richard G. Traversa for his many contributions to the community organization.
Traversa’s role in IAMA was recognized during a dinner held in his honor on April 19, which was attended by family, friends and city officials including the mayor.
The ballroom at the clubhouse was dedicated in his honor, and a plaque will be installed on the wall.
The former owner of Freedom Cycles, Traversa was instrumental in the renovation of the IAMA building on West End Avenue. He has served IAMA as president and a trustee, initiated the Friday night bingo games that are the organization’s major fundraiser and has chaired IAMA’s Memorial Day Service, which will be held this year on May 28, beginning at 10:15 p.m.
The Rev. James B. Coyle Council No. 12620 of the Knights of Columbus presented the “Gift of Life” monument to the parishioners of St. Dorothea’s Church, Eatontown, in honor of the parish’s 100th anniversary. The focal point of the monument is a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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A citywide yard sale will take place in Long Branch on May 20 and 21. The following residences will be participating in the event; 59 Washington St., 20 Woolley Ave., 237 Rockwell Ave., 591 Monmouth Place, 421 Bath Ave., 376 West End Ave. and 475 Bath Ave. where there will be an indoor sale on May 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore, a new modern Orthodox Ashkenazi day school on Park Avenue in the Elberon section of Long Branch, will host an open house on May 21 at 10:30 a.m. at the Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center, 100 Grant Ave. in Deal. Rabbi Elie Tuchman, head of the school, will answer questions regarding the opening in September, and parents will be able to tour the facility. For more information, call (732) 403-6279.
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At the Long Branch Board of Education public meeting on April 25, school board incumbents Mary L. George and Lucille M. Perez and newcomer Bill Dangler were sworn in by School Business Administrator and Board Secretary Peter E. Genovese III. The three candidates ran unopposed in the April 18 school board election. Also at the meeting, Michelle Critelli was appointed as board president, and Violeta Peters was appointed board vice president.
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The Jaws Circle of St. Luke’s Church in Long Branch will hold a yard sale on May 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 35 Manitto Place in Oceanport. The rain date is June 2 and 3.
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The Long Branch Senior Center on Second Avenue has begun a new food program and will be serving homemade lunches every Tuesday and Thursday at noon for a cost of $4 per person. The center is also looking for volunteers to assist with lunch preparation, delivery of meals homebound seniors. To volunteer or for more information, call Katie, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (732) 571-6542.
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The Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore, a new Modern Orthodox Ashkenazi school on Park Avenue, will host a lecture on May 28 at 8 p.m. with author Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. For tickets or information, call Barbara at (732) 222-6666.
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The American Association of University Women-Northern Monmouth County Branch will hold a weekly used book sale in the basement of the Old First Church in Middletown on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., through June. Book donations will be accepted. For more information, call (732) 933-4855.
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The Long Branch Historical Association is seeking artists for the eighth annual Art in the Park Show and Sale to be held in West End Park on May 28 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The nonrefundable entry fee is $25. For an application or more information, call Jo Ann Levin at (732) 229-9258.
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Hazlet-based 180 Turning lives Around Inc. will hold a 40-hour certification training for Domestic Violence Response Team volunteers from May 30 through June 28 at the Monmouth County Police Academy. Applicants must be 18 years old or over. Applications are available at the following police departments: Long Branch, Shrewsbury, Little Silver, Rumson and Red Bank. For more information, call Susan Levine or Tina Morgan, at (732) 264-4360, ext. 124 or ext. 112.
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Staybridge Suites in Eatontown will host a car wash from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday in the hotel’s parking lot at 4 Industrial Way as part of the eighth annual National Give Kids The World (GKTW) Car Wash Day.
The annual event is sponsored by participating Holiday Inns nationwide. Proceeds benefit GKTW, which partners with more than 250 wish-granting organizations that help pay for children with life-threatening illnesses to visit Central Florida’s best-loved attractions. For more information about GKTW, visit www.gktw.org. For more information about the car wash, contact Tom Fraim at Staybridge Suites at (732) 676-5004.
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The Monmouth Beach Public Library, 18 Willow Ave., will sponsor free children’s programs for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5 and for school-age children in grades K-4 on May 25.
“Rabbit and Bunny Tales” is the preschoolers’ program and will run from 1:30-2 p.m.
A film, “Rabbits” will be shown to the school-age children between 3:45-4:30 p.m. That program also includes stories, crafts and activities.
Anyone interested in a toddler story time series for children ages 2 and 3 is urged to call the library and suggest a suitable time to run the program. For more information, call the library at (732) 229-1187.
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