Category: Independent Calendar

  • Training for DVRTs to begin Oct. 15 in Belmar

    180, Turning Lives Around, Hazlet, will conduct a 40-hour certification training for domestic violence response team (DVRT) volunteers Oct. 15-Nov. 7 in Belmar. Sessions are Monday-Wednesday evenings. The volunteer advocates work in conjunction with police to provide support, information and referrals to victims of domestic violence at police headquarters. Applicants must be age 18 or…

  • Yard sale, blessing of pets Oct. 6 at church

    St. Benedict’s Knights of Columbus Council 11349, 165 Bethany Road, Holmdel, will sponsor a craft show and community yard sale Oct. 6 from 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. Vendor spaces are available priced at $20 for a double parking spaces. For more information, call Joe at (732) 583- 5586. A blessing of pets will also be…

  • Tickets now on sale for Holy Family PTA party

    The PTA of Holy Family School, 910 Route 36, Hazlet, is now selling tickets for its “Holly Jolly Raffle and Christmas Party.” The event will be Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. at the school’s cafeteria. It will feature music, dancing, beer, wine, and hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $100 each, and if all…

  • Mat-Ab Foundation art show, auction Oct. 4

    The Matawan-Aberdeen Educational Foundation will hold an art show and auction Oct. 4 at the Matawan Regional High School, Atlantic Avenue, Aberdeen. The preview is at 6:30 p.m., followed by the auction at 6:30 p.m. The event will also feature door prizes, music, hors d’oeuvres, dessert and coffee. The auction consists of fine art and…

  • Vendors sought for church’s ‘Octoberfest’

    Faith Reformed Church, Middle Road, Hazlet, is seeking vendors for its 15th annual “Octoberfest” Oct. 6 (rain date Oct. 7). The event will feature crafters, pony rides, facepainting, pumpkin painting, a cake sale, flea market and various foods. For more information, call the church at (732) 888-0200.

  • Fundraiser for toddler Oct. 7 at Holmdel Park

    A fundraising barbecue to benefit AlbieJoe Ostervich will be held Oct. 7 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Holmdel Park. Ostervich, Union Beach, is a 4-year-old boy diagnosed with biphenotypic ALL leukemia. The event will feature hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, soft drinks, and games. Spiderman will also arrive at 1 p.m. A 50/50 sponsored by the…

  • Park System’s ‘Creatures of Night’ begins Oct. 12

    Monmouth County Park System will offer “Creatures of the Night” Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 12-27 at Huber Woods Park on Brown’s Dock Road, Locust Section of Middletown. The annual series of nighttime wagon rides features a variety of skits about wildlife. The production has a cast of characters, from bats and raccoons to deer and…

  • Area nonprofits receive MCAC grants

    The nonprofit Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC), announced its Local Arts Program Grant Awards for fiscal year 2008 at a networking event in late September. Grants go to local nonprofit arts organizations for art exhibitions, concerts, dance, theater, film and other arts events throughout Monmouth County. All 31 of the groups that submitted applications were…

  • Local residents graduate firefighter class

    The Monmouth County Fire Academy, Freehold, announced the 30 members of its Firefighter I Class No. 72 graduated at a ceremony in late August. The firefighters completed approximately 130 hours’ course work, and received training in rescue, fire extinguishment, hazardous materials response, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, electrical safety, and care of hoses and other equipment. Each firefighter…