Category: Independent Calendar
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Taste the Nation event benefits food banks
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation event is scheduled for April 18 from 6-10 p.m. and will feature over 40 chefs from the best restaurants in New Jersey preparing their signature dishes. The event will raise awareness and funds in the fight against hunger. The gathering will take place at The Madison Hotel in…
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Club’s infant, child CPR course slated for April 30
The Middletown Newcomers Club will offer a class in infant and child CPR certification April 30 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Middletown Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road. The course will provide skills training and hands-on practice, and upon completion, participants will receive a certification card from the Red Cross and a laminated skills guide.…
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Area middle school to present ‘Sweet Charity’
Matawan Avenue Middle School, 469 Matawan Ave., Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, will present “Sweet Charity” April 29 and 30 at 8 p.m., and May 1 at 2 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. All seats are reserved, and tickets are $7 each. For more information, call (732) 290-2850. Reservations due April 30 for FOHOS event The…
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Hospital initiates support group for cancer patients
Monmouth Medical Center has established a new support group especially for those individuals who have been recently diagnosed with cancer, and their loved ones. The support group, called Hope, Survival and Strength, will be led by a licensed clinical social worker specializing in oncology. The group will meet the first Thursday of every month (May…
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Tickets now available for April 29 ‘Springfling’
The Middletown High School North Senior Parent Association will sponsor a “Springfling” dinner-dance April 29 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Knights of Columbus, Route 36, Middletown. The event will feature a buffet, soda, dessert, coffee, beer and entertainment by SMJ Music (also BYOB). Tickets are $25 each, with proceeds benefiting the senior class…
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Foundation to offer free trees to new members
The National Arbor Day Foundation has announced 10 shade trees will be given to each individual that joins the Foundation during April as part of its “Trees for America” campaign. The free trees are red oak, sugar maple, weeping willow, green ash, thornless honeylocust, pin oak, river birch, tulip tree, silver maple and red maple.…
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Scholarship for students with Tourette Syndrome
The Board of Directors of Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey (TSANJ) has announced that they are accepting applications for the 2005 TSANJ Scholarship Award. The scholarship award will be presented to a resident of New Jersey who is a public or private high school senior, who has been diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome (TS), and…
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Rhythm Kings Dixieland Band to play April 24
First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, 883 Route 34, will welcome the Rhythm Kings Dixieland Band April 24 at 5 p.m. The band combines humor, counterpoint and arrangements during its concerts. It is headed by saxophonist Jerry Rife, and includes trumpet, baritone sax, trombone, tuba, drums and banjo. The church will also serve a chili and…
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Communications program offered at Brookdale
The Office of Business and Community Development at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will offer an eight-session technical communications program Wednesdays from 6-8:30 p.m. April 20-June 8. Participants will learn how to create technical documents and modular presentations, study useability testing, and assess technical communications as a potential career choice.…
