Category: Examiner Calendar

  • 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…

  • Event to raise funds for Petrella scholarship

    Event to raise funds for Petrella scholarship An event to benefit the Scholarship Fund for Struggling Students is planned. The scholarship was established in memory of John W. Petrella Jr., an Allentown High School student who died last month. On Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., a skateboard and bike event will be…

  • ‘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…

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    GLORIA STRAVELLI Shanelle Booz of Asbury Park works on a career assessment test during an orientation session at the Brookdale Community College Learning Center, Long Branch.

  • Monmouth sheriff makes free gunlocks available

    Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph Oxley has created an online reservation list for registered gun owners who are interested in acquiring free gunlocks. The Sheriff’s Office partnered with Project ChildSafe to educate firearm owners on safe firearm handling and secure storage techniques. The gunlock kits will be ready for distribution in the last week of December,…

  • Holiday workshops on tap

    Millstone Township Community Education will offer the following workshops and classes in December: For children of all ages, a workshop on creating a holiday tree centerpiece out of lollipops will be conducted by Gina Cullinane Dec. 10 from 7-8 p.m. in the elementary school art room. The fee is $7 per child; there is no…

  • ‘Operation Sleighbells’ now under way

    Family & Children’s Service (FCS), Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, has announced its holiday giving program, "Operation Sleighbells," is now under way. FCS is seeking donations of new clothing, toys, books, CDs, gift certificates, and food for Monmouth and Ocean County families with children up to age 16, and approximately 100 homebound seniors. Individuals may…

  • Optimists honor CentraState volunteers

    In a ceremony held recently at Applewood Estates in Freehold Township, the Noontime Optimist Club of Freehold honored the 75 CentraState Healthcare student volunteers and their director, Joan Nealon, with a proclamation from Freehold Township declaring Youth Appreciation Week. The ceremony was led by Sharon Goldman, the club’s president, along with chairperson Carole Robinson and…

  • Auditions

    Auditions N.J. Repertory Theatre, North Brunswick, will hold auditions for ages 7-12 for "You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown" Dec. 4 and 5, 7-8:30 p.m., at Linwood Middle School, North Brunswick. Auditioners should be prepared to sing a portion of a Broadway show tune or Disney song. Rehearsals will beheld Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons…