Author: MARY HELEN FINK

  • Wardlaw-Hartridge to stage ‘Damn Yankees’

    Wardlaw-Hartridge to stage ‘Damn Yankees’

    The Wardlaw-Hartridge School will present its spring musical, “Damn Yankees,” from March 3-6 at 1295 Inman Ave., Edison. The four-performance run includes 7:30 p.m. shows Thursday through Saturday and a 3 p.m. matinee finale on Sunday. Leading players include Hannah Yates of Piscataway as Meg, Claude Djan of Scotch Plains as Applegate, Abe Golding of…

  • Tot Shabbat program to begin March 4 in Edison

    Tot Shabbat program to begin March 4 in Edison

    Temple Emanu-El will hold “Tot Shabbat” for children age 6 and younger beginning at 6 p.m. March 4 at 100 James St., Edison. The Friday evening Shabbat program will include a Jewish-themed art/craft session. For more information, contact Dara Winston at 732-549-4442, ext. 4.

  • Preschool open enrollment announced

    Preschool open enrollment announced

    The Eatontown Community Center Preschool, 68 Broad Street, Eatontown, has announced open enrollment for the public starting on March 1 for the 2016-2017 school year in both the 3-year-old and 4-year-old classrooms. Contact the Eatontown Community Center Preschool at 732-389-7647 to either set up a tour or to register. An open house will be held…

  • ‘Life of a Confederate Soldier’ set for March 8

    ‘Life of a Confederate Soldier’ set for March 8

    The Township of Ocean, Board of Education Offices, Old Oakhurst School Auditorium, 163 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst, announces Arthur Green will present “Life of a Confederate Soldier,” at 7:15 pm. on March 8. A military historian, whose own family history in Monmouth County dates to 1680 and is populated with ancestors who served in the Revolutionary…

  • County to hold Camp Options for Children with Special Needs

    County to hold Camp Options for Children with Special Needs

    The Thompson Park Visitor Center, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, will hold Camp Options for Children with Special Needs from 7-8:30 p.m. on March 1. This information session features camp directors from the Monmouth County Park System’s Therapeutic Recreation, Odyssey Adventure, Sports and Fitness, Fort Monmouth, Cultural Services and Nature Camps. Discover which camps best fit…

  • Networking breakfast set for March 8

    Networking breakfast set for March 8

    The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce’s (GOTCC) and the Eatontown Industrial Park Association will be networking together when the Asbury Park Press/Gannett NJ serves as the host to them for a networking breakfast at 3600 Highway 66, Neptune, in the AIG building opposite Home Depot. The event will begin at 8 a.m. on March…

  • Networking event set for Mar. 1

    Networking event set for Mar. 1

    A cocktail reception and dinner for members of the Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge Chambers of Commerce will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m., March 1, at Renaissance Woodbridge, 515 Route 1 South, Iselin. The cost is $15 for Chamber members, $25 for others; the menu includes three different pasta stations, cheese stations, passed hors d’oeuvres of…

  • Edison garden club to meet Feb. 24

    Edison garden club to meet Feb. 24

    The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 24, at the North Edison Public Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison. Dorothy Smullen will present “Mushroom Mania” and discuss mushroom growth and identification and how to use them in arts and crafts. New members are welcome.

  • Woodbridge Township School District schedules workshop

    Woodbridge Township School District schedules workshop

    The Woodbridge Township School District’s Title I/ASI Program has scheduled a workshop on Feb. 22, 6-7:30 p.m. for parents of students enrolled in School #4/5, School #9, School #11, School #19, School #23, School #25, School #27, and School #28 from 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Avenel Street School #4/5, 230 Avenel St., Avenel. The…