Category: Examiner Calendar

  • Clearinghouse offers info on self-help groups

    Information on support groups for various concerns is available from the New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse of St. Claire’s Health Services, (800) 367-6274.

  • U.F. first-graders to learn how to use 911

    The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office will teach first-graders to remember 911 during emergencies at the Upper Freehold Regional Middles School Dec. 17 and 18. Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley has created the SEEK 911 program, which stands for Sheriff’s Emergency Education for Kids, to visit first-grade classrooms across the county and teach youngsters the correct way…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    BBBS Community Bulletin Board BBBS’s ‘Cars For Kids’ Sake’ under way Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Monmouth County has begun its "Cars For Kids’ Sake" campaign to raise money for at-risk children in the county. Donors may be able to take the fair market value of the car as a charitable contribution for income…

  • Seminar set on how to adopt child from overseas

    Families Thru International Adoption, a not-for-profit child placement agency, will hold a free seminar on adoption Dec. 11 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick. FTIA specializes in international adoptions, placing children from seven countries including China, Russia, Guatemala and Brazil. Interested future parents will gain a better understanding of the…

  • ‘Conference for the Jewish Woman’ Dec. 14

    ‘Conference for the Jewish Woman’ Dec. 14 The second annual "Conference for the Jewish Woman" will be held Dec. 14 at the Ramada Conference Center in East Windsor. The event will include lectures and discussions on relationships, nutrition, parenting, feminism and other topics. The event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Bucks, Mercer, Middlesex…

  • CentraState offers programs for children

    CentraState offers programs for children CentraState’s Health Awareness Center will offer the following children’s programs at its Freehold Raceway Mall location, Routes 9 and 33, Freehold Township: Aero-Kids for ages 8-12 is a light aerobic class offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30-5:15 p.m.; the fee ranges from $32-$60. "Kids Crafts," a seven-week class for ages…

  • 180 center accepting new clients for programs

    180, Turning Lives Around, a nonprofit agency dedicated to healing domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, has announced that new clients will be accepted for three key counseling programs. "Please call our toll-free and local hotline numbers so you can receive information about the professional counseling and crisis intervention services available to Monmouth County residents,"…

  • Local choir to perform benefit concerts

    The Community Christian Choirs will perform four concerts titled "Where Is the Child?," a celebration of contemporary Christian holiday music. This season’s special guest narrator will be Dr. Cosmo, host of the "Nocturnal Transmissions Program" on WPRB 103.1 FM radio. The benefit concerts, sponsored by Roma Bank, will be held at the following locations: Dec.…

  • Poster, bumper sticker contests on ‘Living Soil’

    "The Living Soil" is the theme of the 2004 Conservation Poster and Bumper Sticker contests. The contests are open to students from Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Both contests are divided into four divisions: grades 2-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. Freehold Soil Conservation District local prizes include $100, $75 and $50 U.S. savings bonds. All first-place…