PLUMSTED BRIEFS: March 13

The Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment is inviting the public to join them for a tire cleanup event Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16.
   PYNE hopes to remove approximately 350 tires between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. both days on public land near Route 539 and East Colliers Mill Road.
   The clean up effort will include loading and unloading tires, and picking up litter.
   For more information or to register for the cleanup, contact Dominic Esposito at [email protected] or at 609-758-1848. Interested parties may also contact Mitchell Mann at [email protected].
   Participants are asked to register by March 1.
   The AARP will be offering free tax preparation assistance Wednesdays through April 9 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Plumsted branch of the Ocean County Library.
   The AARP tax aide program will electronically complete and file federal and state tax returns free of charge. Though it is offered free to all taxpayers, special emphasis is provided for those over the age of 60 or with low to moderate income.
   Appointments are necessary. To register, call the Plumsted Branch of the Ocean County Library. At 609-758-7888.
   The Plumsted Township Senior Outreach Service will be hosting a free book club discussion on Tuesday, March 18, from 1 to 3 p.m.
   The discussion will be held in the SOS community meeting room located on the lower level of the Plumsted Municipal Building, 121 Evergreen Road, New Egypt.
   To register, call 609-758-2241, ext. 111. For more information, email [email protected] or visit www.plumsted.org/SOS.
   The Plumsted Business Merchants Association will hold its annual business expo on Saturday, March 22 at the Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School in New Egypt from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
   The event is open to members and non-members. Cost for the event will be $40 for a table for members and $50 for non-members with a 50 percent discount for a second table.
   Registration forms will be available online beginning in February or you can email [email protected] and one will be sent to you – provide full mailing address and name. Advertising opportunities may be available for the event to give local businesses more exposure.
   The event will also have a table set up where local merchants can leave their business cards or other contact information.
   Fore more information, contact Herb Marinari at [email protected].
   With spring around the corner registrations are now open for New Egypt baseball.
   Registrations came be done online at www.newegyptbaseball.com. Registration deadline is Sunday, Feb. 9. Opening day is scheduled for Saturday, April 5 at 9 a.m.
   Among new offerings for the 2014 season is interleague play with the Allentown/Upper Freehold League. Interleague games will be played in New Egypt and behind the Allentown High School.
   A winter thaw tournament has also been scheduled for the last two weekends in March, and a season long raffle will be held with a grand prize of a trip for two to Wrigley Field in Chicago in July or August.
   For more information, including the most current schedule and up to date news, visit www.newegyptbaseball.com.
   NEST!- Nurture Environmental Stewardship Today!, a nonprofit organization based out of Plumsted Township, is hosting a Bluebird festival on Saturday, May 3.
   The organization is seeking volunteers and youth groups to help make this event a great success for all.
   If you know of someone who is looking for community service hours or a business that believes in supporting green initiatives and/or a vendor/crafter looking to participate in a community nature festival, ask them to contact the group at NESToday.info@gmail.com.
   The Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment is celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 12 by holding a litter cleanup from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up litter in our community.
   Friends, families, school clubs, scouting groups, youth groups, etc. are invited to pull together a volunteer crew and pitch in. Individuals can join in as well.
   Pre-registration is appreciated. Participants are asked to register by April 1. Trash bags and gloves will be provided. A limited number of pick-up sticks will also be available to borrow.
   Participants will be asked to report to the municipal building, 121 Evergreen Road, at 9 a.m. April 12 to pick up maps and receive collection instructions and supplies.
   To register, contact Dominic Esposito at [email protected]., or 609-758-1848, or Mitchell Mann at [email protected].