Category: Independent Calendar

  • Chief warns motorists to drive cautiously

    Middletown Township Chief of Police Robert Oches has announced that unmarked and marked units will be on the road with the opening of school to monitor traffic violations committed in school zones and areas of pedestrian traffic. The units also will be checking for individuals passing school buses while buses are loading and unloading children.…

  • Art Guild to hold workshops, meeting

    The Brush & Palette Art Guild will hold “do your own thing” workshops Sept. 11 and 25, and a social and planning meeting Sept. 18, all from 7 to 9 p.m. The events will be at Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave., Hazlet. The group offers workshops and professional instruction in various subjects. Membership is $10…

  • Historical society to host craft show, talks

    Keyport Historical Society will hold its annual craft holiday bazaar Sept. 8 at Steamboat Dock Museum, Broad Street. The free event will feature hand-made crafts, and various foods. For time or more information, call (732) 264-5097 or the Society at (732) 739-6390. “The Lenape Indians, Not Just Summer Visitors” will be presented by Paul Boyd…

  • Autism awareness events Sept. 8 in Hazlet

    Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) 240 will sponsor the first autism awareness horseshoe tournament, and second annual softball fundraiser Sept. 8 at Veterans Park, Hazlet. Horseshoes begin at 10 a.m., with registration at 9 a.m., and the game at noon. Two-person teams will take part in the horseshoe tournament, at a cost…

  • Keyport VFW to hold breakfast, annual picnic

    Keyport Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 4247 will hold an “all you can eat” breakfast Sept. 16, 8 a.m.-noon, at the post home at Third and Waverly streets. Cost is $6, $5 for seniors and children up to age 12, and free for children age 5 and younger. The post’s annual picnic will…

  • Aberdeen Day 2007 slated for Sept. 15

    Aberdeen Day 2007 will take place Sept. 15 from noon to 9 p.m. at the athletic fields at Matawan Regional High School, Atlantic Avenue, Aberdeen. The celebration will spotlight the township’s 150th birthday, and feature a laser light show scheduled to start at dusk. It will also feature entertainment by students from A Touch of…

  • Book sale at Hazlet Library Sept. 15

    Hazlet Township Library Committee will sponsor a book sale Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library at 251 Middle Road. A selection of new and used paperback, hardcover and children’s books will be available. For more information, call the library at (732) 264-7164.

  • ‘Soldiers of Civil War’ at Poricy Sept. 16

    Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will present “Soldiers of the Civil War” Sept. 16. Costumed interpreters from Past Muster will present “The 6th New Jersey Volunteers” and demonstrate how soldiers of the Civil War lived and the adversities the soldiers faced. Fee is $3 for nonmembers and free for members. “Nature’s Scavenger Hunt” will…

  • Fundraising ‘Seafood Fest’ slated for Sept. 8

    Washington Engine Comp-pany No. 1, 176 Jackson St., Matawan, will hold a “Seafood Fest” 1-10 p.m. Sept. 8 (rain or shine). Proceeds will benefit the cost of firefighter Richard Ingram’s experimental transplant and recovery. Ingram is a 40- year member scheduled for a kidney transplant. The event will feature shrimp, steamers, blue-claw crabs, hard-shell clams,…