Category: Independent Calendar

  • Area historical society to meet March 21

    The Middletown Township Historical Society will hold its next meeting March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the MacLeod-Rice House, Croydon Hall, 900 Leonardville Road Leonardo section of Middletown. Margaret Thomas Buchholz, author of “New Jersey Shipwrecks: 350 Years in the Graveyard of the Atlantic,” will be the guest speaker. All are welcome. For details contact…

  • ‘Creatures of Creation’ program March 9

    New Monmouth Baptist Church, 4 Cherry Tree Farm Road, Middletown, will present “Creatures of Creation” March 9 at 6:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dan Breeding will present an educational program teaching the public about animals and their importance to the environment. The 6:45 p.m. show will be for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, and…

  • Area club raises $2,300 for A Time for Me

    The Middletown Newcomers’ Club recently raised $2,300 at a fund-raiser it hosted in late February. Proceeds will benefit A Time for Me, a group of professional women from the health care and business community that provide a comprehensive program to benefit women in Monmouth and Ocean counties dealing with cancer. For more information on the…

  • Library board of trustees to meet March 16

    The board of trustees of the Middletown Township Public Library will hold its next regular meeting March 16 at 7 p.m. at the main library at 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown. For more information, call the library at (732) 671-3700.

  • Symphony league to host musicale March 17

    The Monmouth Symphony League will host a musicale March 17 at 1 p.m. at Lincroft Presbyterian Church, West Front Street and Everett Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. The concert will feature music by Lillie Ann Reed, pianist. She has played as both a soloist and in recitals. Light refreshments will be served. For more information,…

  • Temple’s ‘Hummies for Heroes’ under way

    The sisterhood of Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen, has begun its “Hummies for Heroes” campaign, with deadline for donations March 10. The sisterhood will bake hamentashen to place in “Shalach Manot” baskets to send to Jewish soldiers fighting in Iraq. Basket prices are $18, $36 or $50, and donations will be accepted through March…

  • Arc IEP workshops to begin March 10

    The Arc of Monmouth, 1158 Wayside Road, Tinton Falls, will offer three workshops to educate parents of special education students to be full participants in the child’s individual education plan (IEP). The workshops will be “Understanding the Present Levels of Education Performance (PLEP” (session one) March 10, “Developing Goals and Objectives, Aligning the Core Curriculum…

  • St. Paddy’s Day dinner slated for March 12

    Calvary United Methodist Church (UMC), Third and Osborn Streets, Keyport, will hold its annual St. Paddy’s Day dinner March 12 from 4-7 p.m. Cost is $9, and $5 for children younger than age 12. The dinner will include corned beef or ham, cabbage, hot dogs, chips, dessert and coffee. For more information, call the church…

  • Matawan Republicans elect officers for 2005

    The Matawan Republican Club recently elected its officers for 2005. Local businessman Kenneth Cassidy has been re-elected president. Councilman Robert Kee III is recording secretary, while Jack Shepard is the treasurer and Tom Fitzsimmons is the public relations liaison. The next club meeting will be held April 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Buttonwood Manor,…