Category: Independent Calendar
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Community Bulletin Board
Holocaust Center annual colloquium May 12 The Brookdale Community College Center for Holocaust Studies will hold its annual colloquium May 12 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Collins arena. Keynote speaker will be Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire, author of “Shake Hands with the Devil,” his account of the failure to stop the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Prior…
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Community Bulletin Board
Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, will present “Ida Lewis, The Heroine of Lime Rock” May 11 at 7:30 p.m. The visual presentation will detail the life and times of Ida Lewis, credited for her lifesaving efforts in the waters near Lime Rock lighthouse. Following her death, the U.S. Coast Guard was created.…
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Soulful Friends group to meet June 15
Soulful Friends will hold its next meeting June 15 at 7 p.m. at Yummy Terra Christa’s Restaurant, 231 Main St., Matawan. The public is welcome, and the cost is $35 for dinner and the meeting. For more information, call Roslyn at (732) 583-6654.
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Community Bulletin Board
Reservations now taken for Jewish Baltimore trip Reservations are now being accepted for a trip May 14 and 15 to Jewish Baltimore and Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Renaissance Empty Nesters Club of Temple Shalom, Aberdeen. Cost is $125 for nonmembers, and $95 for members, double occupancy. It covers bus transportation, one-night accommodation with continental…
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Luncheon, events in Middletown during May
Community Bulletin Board The Middletown Township Senior Center will celebrate Older Americans Month during May with a luncheon and awards ceremony May 12 at 11:30 a.m. at Carrabas, Route 35, Middletown. Both the mayor and deputy mayor are scheduled to attend. For information, call Patrice at (732) 615-2265. “Rude Awakening” will be held May 12…
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Community Bulletin Board
Steamboat Dock Museum to open The Keyport Historical Society has announced that May 15 will be opening day for the Steamboat Dock Museum, Broad Street, Keyport. Featured exhibits include “Keyport Women on the Heritage Trail” and “Keyport’s History of Steamboats, Aeromarine Plane Manufacturing & Oystering.” Museum hours are Sundays 1-4 p.m. and Mondays from 10…
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Community Bulletin Board
Marine corporal honored at Michael The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial Fund Inc. (Michael’s Feat) recently held a charity ball to raise funds for parents who have seriously ill newborns. Approximately 200 people dressed in tuxedos and ball gowns attended the event, held at the historic Gibbs Hall at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, April 15. Guests enjoyed…
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Community Bulletin Board
Mat./Aberdeen Moms The nonprofit Moms’ Club of Matawan/Aberdeen will hold a yard sale May 14 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the weekly flea market held at Matawan train station off Main Street (space donated by Matawan First Aid Squad). Items for sale include furniture, art, baby items, household goods, clothing, and toys. Proceeds…
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Community Bulletin Board
Masonic Lodge to host pancake breakfast May 7 The Matawan Masonic Lodge, 192 Main St., will serve a pancake breakfast May 7 from 8 a.m. to noon. The donation is $4 per person. For more information, call Greg at (732) 895-2936. ‘Age Related Eye Issues’ at library May 9 Matawan Aberdeen Public Library, 165 Main…
