Category: Independent Calendar

  • AVID grant applications now being accepted

    The Center for Effective School Practices (CESP) at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, has announced the availability of grants to help schools prepare students to succeed in college. Grants are available through the advancement via individual determination (AVID) program. AVID is a national initiative that works within the regular school day and includes tutoring and an…

  • Registration under way for Hazlet programs

    Hazlet Recreation is now accepting registration for several programs. “Mom or Dad and Me” for 2-year-olds and parents will be offered for seven Mondays from 10-11:30 a.m. beginning Jan. 3. Cost is $67, and child’s birth certificate is required at registration. Gymnastics for children will be offered beginning Jan. 3. The 16-lesson program will be…

  • ‘Christmas in the 1940s’ slated at Fort Hancock

    Gateway National Recreation Area at Sandy Hook will present “Fort Hancock Christmas in the 1940s” Dec. 11, 12, 18 and 19 from 1-5 p.m. at History House, Officers’ Row House No. 1. The row house will be decorated for the holidays as it may have been during the 1940s. A “Christmas Holly Forest Walk” will…

  • ‘Middletown Holiday Train Ride’ Dec. 11

    Middletown Parks & Recreation will sponsor two sessions of the “Middletown Holiday Train Ride” Dec. 11, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Families may choose to depart at either time, and trains depart from and return to the Middletown train station, Church Street. The train will feature visits from Santa and friends, photo buttons, jugglers,…

  • Monmouth Organ Society to meet Dec. 14

    The Monmouth Organ Society will hold its next meeting Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. at Jacques Reception Center, Palmer Avenue, North Middletown. Featured artist will be Steve Berger. Door prizes will be awarded, and refreshments served. The donation is $7 for guests and $5 for members. Donations of door prizes are still being accepted. For…

  • Few towns have human relations committees

    The Monmouth County Human Relations Commission announced that in a recent survey, only five of the 53 county municipalities have human relations committees: Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Middletown, Red Bank and Wall Township. According to the commission’s press release, human rights problems are best dealt with at the grassroots level, where residents can contact members…

  • Cub Scout Pack 179 toy drive under way

    Cub Scout Pack 179 Wolf Den, Matawan, is holding a toy drive for Toys for Tots of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve through Dec. 12. Individuals may bring new, unwrapped toys to The Laundry Mill at CVS Shopping Plaza, Cliffwood Avenue and Morristown Road, Matawan-Old Bridge area. For more information, call The Laundry Mill, (732)…

  • Registration slated for after-school story time

    The Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library, 165 Main St., Matawan, will hold a special after-school story time for children in grades kindergarten through second grade Dec. 9 from 4:30-5 p.m., with registration to be held Dec. 2. All registration is in-person only and limited to Matawan library cardholders. For more information, call the library at (732) 583-9100.

  • Cookie walk, Christmas fair at church Dec. 4

    Trinity Episcopal Church, 18 Ryers Lane, Matawan, will hold its annual “Cookie Walk and Christmas Fair” Dec. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees purchase a box and fill it with cookies baked by parishioners. Also featured will be a raffle of a queen-size quilt made by the Ladies of Trinity. For more information,…