Category: Examiner Calendar

  • Garden advice available from master gardeners

    The Monmouth County Master Gardener Helpline and walk-in service invites area residents to bring in their "chewed, wilted, browning plants yearning to be green." Advice on insects, diseases and other garden pests is just a phone call or visit away. Master gardener volunteers have completed 60 hours of horticultural training provided by Rutgers Cooperative Extension,…

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    Millstone offers summer programs for children Bulletin Board Millstone offers summer programs for children Millstone Township Community Education will offer the following summer programs at Millstone Middle School: In "Introduction to Sign Language," for ages 8 and up, campers will learn to sign the alphabet, their name, colors and other vocabulary. Instructor Patti Meyer will…

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    Blood center issues plea for blood donors Bulletin Board Blood center issues plea for blood donors Central Jersey Blood Center has issued an appeal to all blood donors to schedule an appointment to give blood. "We project less than a one-day supply of all blood types to last through the month of July," said Charles…

  • Advice for small businesses available

    Advice for small businesses available A representative from SCORE (Senior Corps of Retired Executives) is available to provide assistance for small businesses. The representative is available — by appointment only — at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan, Tuesday afternoons and Thursday evenings. To make an appointment, call (732) 431-7242. Sheriff’s office slates Ident-A-Kid sessions…

  • 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.

  • Great Danes in need of good homes

    The Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League’s local state chapter has had an unusually high number of dogs brought to its facility recently, and the nonprofit organization is in need of qualified people to foster and adopt these dogs. According to the organization’s press release, these large Scooby-Doo-type dogs are very lovable and do not require…

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    County library to host series on music icons Community Bulletin Board County library to host series on music icons Sid Bernstein will appear at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan, July 10 at 7 p.m. Bernstein, a popular music promoter, has enjoyed a long and successful career in the music business. In addition to bringing…

  • State safety council offers tips on road safety

    The New Jersey State Safety Council, Cranford, estimates more than 520 individuals will die in traffic crashes and more than 27,000 will be injured during the Independence Day holiday July 3-6. The council offers the following tips to keep summer road trips safe and fun: • Drive at the speed limit. Speeding is a factor…

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    Children Bulletin Board Children’s fishing derby July 4 in Allentown On July 4, Allentown Recreation will partner with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife to run a children’s fishing derby at Allentown Lake. The Division of Fish and Wildlife will stock approximately 200 fish from its Hackettstown hatchery— sunfish,…