Category: Independent Calendar
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Exchange students need host families
Cultural Academic Student Exchange Inc., Middletown, is seeking host families for high school students from various foreign countries. Students are age 15-18 and stay for a semester or academic year. The students are fully insured and have their own money; host families provide room and board and are eligible for a $50-per-month tax deduction. For…
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Local residents to teach at TRTC this summer
Two River Theater Company, 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank, has announced its teaching staff for the summer program of classes for students in grades five through 12. Offered are young actors’ ensemble classes in two half-day sessions Monday-Thursday, with session one July 10-20, and two July 24-Aug. 3. High school classes are offered in one…
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Bilingual story hour at library
The Keyport Free Public Library will offer a bilingual story hour at 3 p.m. Wednesdays, July 12-Aug. 30. A storyteller will read books to children in Spanish at the event. For more information, call Jackie at (732) 264-0543 or e-mail [email protected].
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Tickets available for family picnic in Holmdel
The Kiwanis Club of Holmdel is now selling tickets to its 39th annual Kiwanis family picnic, the “Albert Masch Family Day Picnic,” scheduled for Aug. 13 from noon to 5 p.m. at Phillips Park, off Telegraph Hill Road, Holmdel. The picnic is named in honor of Albert Masch, a member who passed away in 2004…
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NJMSC program receives $1 million grant
The New Jersey Marine Science Consortium’s (NJMSC) New Jersey Sea Grant Program has been awarded approximately $1 million from the Department of Commerce/NOAA National Sea Grant College Program to support research projects and outreach activities for the next year. Matching funds from the state and private sources will bring the sea grant college program’s total…
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Guitar signed by Bon Jovi to be raffled July 15
Rock ‘n Music Academy, 500 Route 35 south, Middletown, will host a concert charity event July 15 at 1 p.m. Live performances will be given by local artists such as Howard Lee Edwards, Evolutionow, Terry Little, Delayed Reaction, and Rock ‘n Music Academy student bands. Following the concert will be a raffle of an Ovation…
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Beach parties offered for Middletown residents
Middletown Parks and Recreation Department will host two beach parties for Middletown residents: June 29 at Ideal Beach and July 13 at Leonardo Beach, with both parties 6-9 p.m. The events will feature games, music and dancing provided by a DJ. Free hot dogs and soft drinks will be provided for the first hour. Attendees…
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Hospital raises $10,000 through ‘Skylights of Love’
Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, announced that more than $10,000 has been raised through its “Skylights of Love” program, in which donors purchase inserts decorated with a translucent blue sky and cloud pattern to cover stark florescent lighting fixtures in hospital hallways and treatment areas. Each panel is donated in memory of a loved one, or…
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Web site now features park’s natural highlights
The Monmouth County Park System announced that its Web site now features plant blooms, bird sightings, and other nature events in its parks at the “Nature Now” section. Residents are encouraged to visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com to view rare and common wildlife and plant species seen in the parks. The site is also designed to help residents…
