• Companion Animal Rescue and Education (CARE) will hold its next monthly puppy adoption event at Petco, 4345 Route 9 North, Freehold Township, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 8. To view puppies, visit www.carenj.com
• A discussion about “Medicare and You” will be presented by Samantha White, Monmouth County State Health Insurance Assistance Program director, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 61 George Road, Freehold Township. The discussion is hosted by Kathy Lo Bue, managing director, Glen Eagle Advisors. This is a non-sales environment. The discussion series is free, non-sectarian and open to the community. Refreshments provided. RSVP to 732-866-6660.
• A program about wood turtles presented by the Monmouth County Park System will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 1-2 at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Howell. Learn about wood turtles that live in the area. This is a free event. Details: 732-842-4000.
• A clothing drive, car wash and vendor fair will be held on Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Barkalow Middle School, 498 Stillwells Corner Road, Freehold Township. Vendors are being sought. Cost is $20 for a 10 x 10 space. Registration deadline is Oct. 7. Details: Email [email protected]
• A meeting of the Monmouth County Retired Educators Association will be held on Oct. 18 at Sterling Gardens, Matawan. Meet local politicians running for office at 10:30 a.m. Regular meeting at 11 a.m. A representative from the NJEA will discuss Medicare issues. Members are asked to bring a non-perishable donation for the local food bank. New members welcome. For luncheon reservations, call Sue, 732-995-7754, by Oct. 7.
• The United Presbyterian Church of Millstone will host a yard sale and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 15 (rain or shine). Vendors are being sought; cost is $15 per space. Early vendors get under cover in pavilion. Deadline for tables is Oct. 9. Details: 609-448-7181.
• The St. Rose of Lima PTA, Freehold Borough, will host a “Yard Sale Extravaganza” on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain or shine) in the school parking lot. One table is $25; two tables are $40. Residents of all towns are welcome to take a table and sell items. Details: Call 732-462-2646 or email [email protected]
• The Battleground Historical Society will present its annual Soup Day from 1-3 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Village Inn, Water Street, Englishtown. Donation of $15; reservations required. Call Kathy at 732-679-4560 by Oct 19 as seating is limited.
• The Center for Jewish Life, Marlboro, will host an event for teenagers at 5:45 p.m. Oct. 20. Teens will be welcome to make their own custom sushi rolls in the sukkah. RSVP to 732-316-7600.
• The Center for Jewish Life, Marlboro, will host Simchas Torah Live at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 24. Dance with the Torah, flags for children, a holiday meal, and more. Cost: Adults, $55; Children (2-12), $30; complimentary for partner families with reservations. Reserve a seat by Oct. 14. Details: 732-316-7600.
• The Ladies of St. Joseph, Millstone Township, will sponsor a bus trip to Lancaster, Pa., for Sight & Sound Theatres’ presentation of “Samson” on Dec. 6. Bus departs from St. Joseph Church at 9 a.m. and returns at approximately 8:30 p.m. There will be a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch smorgasbord lunch at Shady Maple and shopping time after lunch. Cost is $125 per person. Details: Rosalie, 732-490-5302.
• PJ Library is offering a free music class at 10 a.m. Nov. 6 at Solomon Schechter Day School, Marlboro. Enjoy music and story time with children’s musician, and Solomon Schechter music teacher Mr. Sam. The class is for toddlers through age 8. The program is free and open to the public. RSVP required to [email protected]
• The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, will present a Children’s Make and Take Art Journal Workshop for children and adults to make and enjoy together. The workshop will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 16. Materials are included; bring several family photos if possible. The fee is $10 per child and the workshop is appropriate for ages 4 and up, accompanied by an adult. To make a reservation (non-refundable), call 732-252-6990.
• An artisan festival and barn salvage sale will be held at the Oakley farmstead, corner of Wemrock Road and Oakley Drive, Freehold Township, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 2. Salvage items from local barns will be available for purchase (barn wood, wide plank flooring, porch posts, mantles, windows, shutters, etc.). Artisan craft vendors, food trucks and more. Details: email [email protected]
• Archives and History Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. More than 60 local and state history organizations will have displays about topics relating to New Jersey history and their organization. To become an exhibitor, call 732-308-3771.
• A giant yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 8 (rain date Oct. 9) in the front parking lot at the Park Avenue School Complex, 280 Park Ave., Freehold Borough. Vendors are being sought (no food vendors). Cost is $10 for a 10×10 space. Payment deadline, Oct. 1. Details: [email protected]
• A new cancer support group will meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Monmouth Worship Center, 37 Vanderburg Road, Marlboro. A prayer group will meet at 8:30 p.m. Details: 732-332-9600.
• Manalapan MRC-CERT will collect used and old clothing and other household items on Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at town hall, Route 522. Items to be accepted include clothing, garments and accessories, shoes, linen (towels, sheets, blankets, small rugs, mats), small electric appliances. Pick-up of items may be able to be arranged. Details: 732-446-8345.
• The Manalapan Board of Health will sponsor a free rabies immunization clinic for dogs and cats on Nov. 5 from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, at the new expansion building by Field K and the spray park. The best entrance to this area of the rec center is the western entrance. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in a carrier. Details: 732-446-8345.
• The Freehold Township Education Foundation will host its fifth annual Monte Carlo Night fundraiser from 6-11 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Eagle Oaks Country Club, Howell. There will be casino games, a gift basket auction and a silent auction. Tickets are $84 to $100. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support the Freehold Township K-8 School District. Visit www.ftefnj.org to register.
• The Millstone Elks will host their first Antique and Classic Car Show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Millstone Township Middle School, 5 Dawson Ct., Millstone Township. All years, makes and models welcome; $15 pre-registration, $20 day of show. Free admission to all spectators. Proceeds to benefit children with special needs. Music by Wolfman Jerry. Details: 732-637-8720.
• Monmouth County will host document shredding events on the following dates: Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Colts Neck municipal building, 124 Cedar Drive. Service is free to county residents. Limit 100 pounds of documents. Remove large binder clips; staples and paper clips may remain. Details: 732-683-8686, ext. 6721.
• A Harvest Fest will be held from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Baird homestead, 24 Baird Road, Millstone Township. Pumpkin and house tour with $5 admission. Face art, pumpkin patch, games, arts and crafts, petting zoo, hay ride and entertainment. Details: www.mtfriendsofhistory.org
• The Monmouth County Genealogy Society will present its fall workshop, “An In-Depth Look at Federal Census Records,” on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Community Center, 72 Broad St., Eatontown. Four presenters will focus on that topic. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $15 for society members ($20 at the door) and $20 for non-members. Checks should be made payable to the Monmouth County Genealogy Society and mailed to Education Committee, Monmouth County Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 5, Lincroft, NJ 07738-0005. Details: Beverly at 732-747-8505.
• New Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers at blood drives. Volunteers assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and watch for post-donation reactions. Details: R. Jan Zepka, 732-616-8741.
• The Essential Tremor Support Group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month (Nov. 3; no meeting in October) at the Jack Aaronson Conference Center at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Details: 732-462-8304, after 10 a.m.
• The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance will meet in the spiritual center of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 1 Phalanx Road, Colts Neck, from 7:30-9 p.m. every Thursday. Details: 732-536-5826 or 732-320-0029.
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