Category: Examiner Calendar

  • Poster contest focuses on importance of water

    “Water Is Life” is the theme for the 2008 Conservation Poster Contest sponsored by the Freehold Soil Conservation District and the New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts. Students in Monmouth and Middlesex counties who are in second to 12th grade are encouraged to explore and illustrate how important water is in everyday life at home,…

  • Register early for Redbird Golf Classic III in May

    The Allentown High School Parent Golf Association (AHSpga) Foundation and Reed Sod Farm will host the Redbird Golf Classic III May 2 at the Cream Ridge Golf Club in Upper Freehold. Check-in begins at 7 a.m. for the 8 a.m. shotgun start. The event will feature prizes such as cash awards. Play is limited to…

  • Applications taken for Dare to Imagine Awards

    VSA arts of New Jersey (VSA/NJ), New Brunswick, is seeking nominations for the third annual Dare to Imagine Awards, with nomination deadline Jan. 7. Recipients will be announced in February and honored at a May ceremony. The awards honor adults who have made a positive difference in the life of an individual or individuals with…

  • Roosevelt poets honor ‘Toothache Day’ Feb. 9

    The Roosevelt Arts Project will present “Roosevelt Poets” starting at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at borough hall. Join the poets in their celebration of “Toothache Day” accompanied by music, painful memories and a variety of sweets. There is a suggested donation of $5 per person. For more information call Robin Gould at (609) 448-4616.

  • Hamilton church to host adoption program Feb. 23

    The Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center and the Adopted Parents Organization of Central Jersey will offer an “Adoption Wise-Up Workshop” for preadoptive and adopted families from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at St. Gregory the Great Church in Hamilton. The program will focus on adopted children ages 5-12. During the event, parents and…

  • Local Methodist church will host live Nativity

    DeBows United Methodist Church will host a live Nativity at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15 on the lawn of the church, at the intersection of Routes 537 and 571 in Jackson. The sound and light show will feature a scripture reading, actors, and animals. Hot soup and refreshments will be served after both…

  • Local band will perform holiday concert Dec. 16

    The After Effect, a 16-piece jazz and rock fusion band made up of young artists from Millstone Township and the surrounding area, will perform a holiday concert starting at 6 p.m. Dec. 16 at St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic Church, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold Township. The band, which is part of the All American School…

  • New Jersey’s big trout out for winter fishing

    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Division of Fish and Wildlife has completed its annual winter trout stocking of New Jersey waters. A total of 23 lakes throughout the state were stocked with 5,030 rainbow trout. The trout were raised at the Pequest State Trout Hatchery in Warren County, where the regular season…

  • Winter softball tourney to raise funds for schools

    The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation will host a “Sno-Ball” Softball Tournament fundraiser Feb. 9-10. The event, which will raise money to support programs in the schools, will be played on the fields behind the Upper Freehold Regional Elementary/Middle School. Both male and coed teams may play, with at least eight players required to start…