Garden Club
Thursday, Sept. 9 Alf and Ceil Berg, owners of the Herbertsville Honey Company in Point Pleasant, will be the speakers at the meeting of the Allentown Garden Club. Experienced beekeepers and winners of the NJ State Honey Show Awards the last three years, they will explore the importance of bees and will bring an observation hive, as well as honey for participants to taste.
The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Allentown Methodist Church on Church St. (next to LaPiazza). All are invited. For more information, go to the club’s website www.allentowngardenclub.org, or call presidents John and Susan Brandauer at 609-259-7640.
Business networking
Thursday, Sept. 9 The Robbinsville Chapter of the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce will sponsor an evening networking event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Meramak Bankcard, Golden Crest Corp. Center, 2271 Route 33, suite 106, Hamilton.
To register, go to www.mercerchamber.org. Members: $10, future members: $35. For more information, call 609-689-9960, ext. 21.
Horse club
Thursday, Sept. 9 The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey invites all horse enthusiasts to its September meeting at 7:15 p.m. in the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section (located between the fire station and the Clarksburg Inn).
For more information, contact Marion at 732-866-1641 or visit www.Pleasurehorseclubcj.webs.com.
Heart Walk
Sunday, Sept. 12 The American Heart Association’s Greater Mercer Start! Heart Walk will be held at Mercer County Park Marina in West Windsor. You can join thousands in the fight against heart disease and stroke New Jersey’s No. 1 and No. 3 leading causes of death by supporting life-saving research and education.
Learn more and register by visiting www.mercercountyheartwalk.org or call 208-0020.
Scout registration
Thursday, Sept. 16 The Allentown/Upper Freehold Cub Scouts (Pack 180) will be having a registration meeting at Allentown Methodist Church at 7 p.m. If you have any questions, e-mail Barbara Cottrell at [email protected] or call 609-259-8802.
Manufacturing is alive
Thursday, Sept. 16 The Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce will present Pascal Seradarian, CEO of Hutchinson Industries in Trenton, as he discusses how manufacturing is still alive and well in Trenton.
Sponsored by Mercer Corporate Interiors and Eagle Maintenance and Janitorial, this luncheon will be held at KatManDu in Trenton. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m. and lunch is served at noon. The program will begin at 12:45 p.m. and adjournment is promptly at 1:30 p.m.
For more information and to register and pay online, visit www.mercerchamber.org or call 609-689-9960. Price is $40 for members paying in advance; $45 members at the door; $50 future-members.
Pack meeting
Friday, Sept. 17 Cub Scout Pack 180 will hold its September meeting at Allentown Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. If you have any questions, e-mail Barbara Cottrell at [email protected] or call 609-259-8802.
Brandeis committee
Tuesday, Sept. 21 At its open meeting at 2 p.m., the BUNWC Tri-County Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee will present Sharon S. Ellis-Champagne, CFP, vice president-investments with Wells Fargo Advisors. Certified by the National Center for Women and Retirement Research, Long Island University to conduct educational forums for women on investing, she will be speaking on how to make informed investment decisions.
This program will be held at the Robbinsville branch library and is open to the public at no charge. For more information, call 609-298-4515.
Golf tournament
Friday, Oct. 1 The Allentown Upper Freehold Lions Club will hold its annual Edward “Pop” Rockhill Memorial Golf Tournament at Gambler Ridge Golf Course. Lunch is at noon. Shotgun start is at 1 p.m. with dinner and prizes to follow.
The entry fee is $125 per person, which includes beverages, lunch, dinner, greens fee, carts and prizes.
Visit www.allentownlions.com or contact Keith Becker at 609-213-2068 to register and learn more about online and early bird registration savings of up to $25. Proceeds will go toward supporting the Allentown High School Lions Scholarship fund and the creation of the new LEO Club to be offered to the high school students.
AHS reunion
Saturday, Oct. 2 Allentown High School Class of 1990 will hold its 20 Year Reunion from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Banquet Hall, 103 Dunns Mill Road, Bordentown. (Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.)
The cost is $75 per person. There will be light appetizers, open bar, full buffet and dessert, and a DJ. Contact Michele Gravatt at 609-517-7936 or [email protected].
Fall Festival
Saturday, Sunday, Oct. 9-10 The Allentown Business Community Association is sponsoring this longtime event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Activities include live entertainment, an antique car show, a petting zoo, pony rides, make-your-own scarecrows and a Civil War encampment.
The association is looking for crafters, vendors and entertainers. Call Debra Ocasio at 609-259-4350 or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to ABCA, P.O. Box 432, Allentown, NJ 08501. You may also e-mail any questions or requests for applications to [email protected]. The deadline for applications is Aug. 30.
Vino for Fido
Saturday, Sunday, Oct. 9 Animal Friends for Education and Welfare is having its 6th Wine Event with more than 120 wines and 60 craft beers from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Haldeman Ford Subaru, 607 Route 33 (across from Staples), Hamilton.
Advance tickets have been reduced to $35. Tickets purchased at the door are $45. Proceeds from this event will help AFEW’s spay/neuter program and the Hamilton Township Animal Shelter.
For more information, including purchasing tickets, e-mail [email protected] or call 448-5322 or visit www.afewpets.com.
Annual 5-mile run, nature trail walk
Saturday, Oct. 16 Robbinsville Township will host the 17th annual Tomm May 5 Mile Run and Nature Trail Fun Walk at Tantum Park in Robbinsville. The fun walk starts at 9:15 a.m. and the 5-mile run begins at 10 a.m.
Registration, if postmarked by Oct. 7, is $18 for the run and $12 for the fun walk. Short-sleeved shirts will be given to pre-registered entrants. Cash and merchandise prizes will be awarded in various male and female divisions. A disc jockey will provide music at the event and there will be free post-race food and refreshments.
Proceeds will benefit the Thomas J. May Nature Trail at Tantum Park. For more information or to register online, visit www.robbinsville-twp.org/recreation.html.
Free paper shredding
Saturday, Oct. 23 Robbinsville Township will hold a free residential paper-shredding event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until truck is filled) at the township firehouse, 1149 Route 130 North. Rain or shine. Proof of township residency required: driver’s license, tax bill or utility bill.
BRING: paper material and file folders, receipts, bills, financial statements or anything you have not recycled for confidentiality concerns. One hundred pound limit. DO NOT BRING: books, magazines and newspapers. These items can be disposed of through the regular curbside pickup service.
For more information, call the Department of Public Works at 259-0422.
Continuing events
Farm market The Millstone Township Agricultural Advisory Council is sponsoring a Community Farm Market every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The farm market will be held at the municipal parking lot located at 470 Stage Coach Road (Route 571) and will feature locally grown produce, eggs, honey, plants and flowers. For more information, contact Lori Maher at 732-446-4249, ext. 1103 or [email protected].
MOMS Club of Upper Freehold/Allentown This club holds its monthly meetings the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Allentown Presbyterian Church, 20 High St.. The club offers low- or no-cost monthly calendar events for all age groups that include day trips, play groups, clubs, community service projects and MOMS Night Out. The public is welcome to come meet the club members and learn about the international, nonprofit organization that offers local, stay-at-home and part-time working moms support and the opportunity to share activities and experiences with other local moms and their children.
For more information, contact Barbara Nissinger or Jen Domen at [email protected].
Millstone MOMS The MOMS Club of Millstone Township holds its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month. For more information, contact Melanie Sullivan at 732-851-5559 or [email protected], or www.millstone.nj.us/Moms_Club.html.
Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township This nonprofit group, which raises funds and awareness regarding equine activities, rescues, adoptions, and education, meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in the township Community Center, adjacent to the Fire Department on Stage Coach Road.
Discussing books The Plumsted branch of the Ocean County Library has a book discussion group that meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Registration can be done in person, by phone at 609-758-7888 or online at www.theoceancountylibrary.org.
Robbinsville networking The Robbinsville Business Networking Group meets at 9:30 a.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. The group is intended for entrepreneurs and business owners who have school-age children, and holds family-oriented community events, sponsored by members, at local establishments.
For more information, visit www.RobbinsvilleBNG.com. Call Deena at 609-945-7330 to be invited to an upcoming meeting.
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