Category: Independent Calendar

  • Matawan to hold Easter egg hunt, trail cleanup

    The Matawan Alliance will host the downtown Easter egg hunt for children age 1-12 April 3 from noon to 2 p.m. beginning at the parking lot at Synergy Bank and continuing on Main Street. (rain date April 4). The second annual spring Henry Hudson Trail cleanup will be April 5 from 10 a.m. to noon…

  • Training for cleanup volunteers April 11

    Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute, West Long Branch, will hold a training workshop April 11 at 6:30 p.m. for residents interested in taking part in a cleanup of Matawan Creek. Volunteers will help collect data for an assessment that will tentatively begin in late April. There will be free training in visual assessment protocols. Volunteers…

  • Golden egg hunt at amusement park April 1

    Keansburg Amusement Park, 275 Beachway, will hold a golden egg hunt April 1 at 1 p.m. The free hunt will be on the beach behind the park. Two golden eggs will entitle the finder to a new bike to be awarded to each age group from toddler to 10 years old. Children should bring baskets…

  • Matawan woman honored by Covenant House

    Barbara Kenas, Matawan, was honored in mid March 15 at a luncheon to celebrate Women’s History Month at Covenant House, Newark. Kenas was given a certificate of appreciation plaque for her years of volunteering at the teen shelter. Kenas started volunteering at the shelter approximately eight years ago. She is responsible for the “Jeans for…

  • College aid, E-commerce programs at library

    Matawan Aberdeen Library, 165 Main St., Matawan, will present “Sending Your Child to College Without Going Broke!” March 29 at 7 p.m. The free seminar will be given by consumer advocate Chuck Drawbaugh. Topics include how to increase eligibility for aid, scholarship scams, how to pick a college that will give the most amount of…

  • Art workshop at Matawan Library March 31

    Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library, 165 Main St., Matawan, will host a poetry and art workshop for students in grades 3-5 March 31 from 2-3:30 p.m. Attendees will listen to, learn about and create poems. Free movies will be shown at the library during April beginning with “Marie Antoinette” April 9. “Casino Royale” will be shown April…

  • ‘Providing a Safe Community’ March 29

    Matawan Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 179 will sponsor “Providing a Safe Community” March 29 at 7 p.m. at St. Clement’s Church banquet hall, 172 Freneau Ave., Matawan. “Breaking the Cycle of Violence” will be presented by Det. Steven McDonald, New York City Police Department. McDonald was shot three times and paralyzed in 1986 while…

  • Items sought for high school’s clothing drive

    Matawan Regional High School, 450 Atlantic Ave., Aberdeen, is seeking items for its clothing drive to be held March 31 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with drop-off accepted during those hours. Needed are clean, usable men’s, women’s or children’s clothing including shoes, belts, handbags and other items. Also needed are household items such as…

  • Holmdel Half Century Club lecture March 29

    The Holmdel Half Century Club will host the free lecture “History of Holmdel,” presented by town historian Linda Madge March 29 at 7 p.m. Cake and coffee will be served in celebration of Holmdel’s 150th anniversary. The film “The solid Gold Cadillac” with Judy Holiday and Paul Douglas will be shown April 2 at 1…