Category: Independent Calendar

  • Historian to speak at May 5 CILU meeting

    Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) will hold its next meeting May 5 at 8:15 p.m. at the Holmdel Senior/Community Center, Crawfords Corner Road. Gail Hunton will present “Historic Sites and Structures: Preservation Opportunities for Holmdel,” and share her in-depth knowledge of Holmdel. Hunton is principal historic preservation specialist at the Monmouth County Park System.…

  • Local veterans to receive state military awards

    Two award ceremonies to honor 191 Monmouth County residents will be held April 28 at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt. At 11 a.m., 143 veterans of the Vietnam War will be presented with the state’s Vietnam Service Medal. To be eligible, veterans must be a current resident of New Jersey; served in…

  • Dylan, Willie to perform in Lakewood

    LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood BlueClaws and Jam Productions have teamed up again to present Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson live in concert at FirstEnergy Park, on June 15 at 6:30 p.m., part of the “Let’s Play Two” summer tour. This is the second concert scheduled for FirstEnergy Park this summer, with Bryan Adams and Def…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Scouts from Hazlet Cub Scout Pack 137, Den 7, will host the “Wacky Olympics and Bake Off” during its monthly pack meeting April 29 from 7:30-9 p.m. The event will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Scouting, and will be held at Middle Road School, Hazlet. The pack recently took part in the Earth Day celebration…

  • Children’s programs begin at library May 2

    Hazlet Public Library, 251 Middle Road, will hold school-age programs for children in grades K-4 beginning May 2 with the film “Curious George Rides a Bike.” Other films shown will be “Anansi the Spider” May 9, “I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” May 16, and “Tikki-Tikki-Tembo” May 23. All programs are 4-4:45…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Local towns receive SHARE grants Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Susan Bass Levin announced that a total of $270,000 in SHARE (SHaring Available Resources Efficiently) grants were awarded recently in Monmouth and Ocean counties. The grants encourage municipalities, counties and nonprofit organizations to work together to provide services to residents. More than $1 million in…

  • Arts festival scheduled for Sunday

    The Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council (MTCAC) and the Middletown Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department will sponsor the Middletown arts festival May 1 from 1-5 p.m. at the lawn at the MTCAC on Church Street. The Middletown High School jazz band will begin the entertainment at the free event beginning at 1 p.m.,…

  • Three area blood drives slated during May

    Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives: • May 2 from 5:30-9 p.m. at St. John United Methodist Church, 2000 Florence Ave., Hazlet • May 5 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Bayshore Community Hospital, 727 N. Beers St., Holmdel (bloodmobile at front entrance) • May 11 from 9 a.m. to 2…

  • ‘Evening of International Poetry’ at college tonight

    Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will hold the 10th “Evening of International Poetry” this evening from 7-9:30 p.m. at the performing arts center experimental theater. The free event will feature poets from New Jersey and around the world. The event will honor the college’s vice president of educational/student and outreach…