Category: Atlanticville Calendar

  • Briefs Provident Bank helps Habitat for Humanity

    Briefs Provident Bank helps Habitat for Humanity The Provident Bank recently lent a hand to Rich Westcott of the Freehold area Habitat for Humanity. The bank donated funds to purchase the range hood, sink, faucet, cabinets, countertops and flooring for the kitchen of a Habitat home currently under construction. Provident members who pitched in were…

  • Clearwater Festival volunteers sought

    Volunteers are being sought for the 26th annual Clearwater Festival "Revive – Restore – Renew" slated for Aug. 18-19 at Sunset Park, Asbury Park. The festival is the largest and longest-running eco-festival in New Jersey, according to organizers. Festival organizers are urging individuals to sign up as quickly as possible because the festival is moving…

  • Long Branch police play softball for Emmanuel

    The Long Branch Police Department recently participated in the fourth annual Sheriff’s Trophy Softball Tournament to benefit the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation for Children. Also participating in the tournament were teams from the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, 94.3 FM "The Point," the prosecutor’s office, and the Hazlet Police Department. The June 15 tournament raised more than…

  • IN BRIEF Volunteer Center seeks summer assistance

    IN BRIEF Volunteer Center seeks summer assistance The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County needs volunteers for a county social-services agency to assist a family with 3-year-old triplets born with developmental delays. Volunteers are requested to assist the family two to three hours per week. A Shrewsbury area association that assists the physically challenged needs volunteers…

  • DJ Central offers 24-hour summer music events

    DJ Central, Red Bank, will host a series of summer music events on Sundays until Sept. 2 at Club 115, Ocean Avenue, Long Branch. Each event will feature several DJs spinning tunes from 2 p.m. to 2 p.m. Events will also feature a live Webcam and will be broadcast over the Internet. For more information,…

  • Tree Foundation offers free trees for groups

    The New Jersey Tree Foundation, Trenton, is offering free two-year-old trees to New Jersey volunteer groups. The trees will be available for October planting, and applications will be taken until Aug. 17. The foundation is donating the trees to celebrate "Make a Difference Day" on Oct. 27. Groups that may apply for the trees are…

  • Library announces reading club incentives

    The Sea Bright Library, 1097 Ocean Ave., announced that children who complete the Read to Me Club or Vacation Reading Club will be eligible for drawings for items donated by town merchants. Prizes include a $10 gift certificate from Dave’s Ice Cream, 1060 Ocean Ave., and a T-shirt donated by Island Style Surf Shop, 1032…

  • Free vision screenings to be offered July 19-21

    J.C. Penney Optical, Monmouth Mall, Eatontown, will offer free vision screenings July 19-21 from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The optical center is on the upper level of J.C. Penney near the furniture department. For more information, call (732) 544-8085.

  • Hadassah Hunterdon Hills trip set for Aug. 13

    Hadassah Hunterdon Hills trip set for Aug. 13 Long Branch Hadassah will sponsor a trip to see a musical at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Aug. 13. Cost is $66 per person which covers transportation, lunch and the show. The bus will depart from Congregation Brothers of Israel, 250 Park Ave., Elberon. Call Ruth Hyman at (732)…