Category: Independent Calendar

  • Community, Alumni Appreciation Day Oct. 9

    Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will celebrate its 35th anniversary Oct. 9 with Community and Alumni Appreciation Day. The free event will begin at noon and feature guided tours, sporting events, an ongoing free picnic barbecue for parents of current students and alumni, prize drawings and giveaways, and a jazz performance by Art…

  • Cocktail party to benefit respite center Oct. 1

    The Amerigo Vespucci Society of Long Branch in conjunction with Michael’s Feat, Aberdeen, will hold a cocktail party fund-raiser Oct. 1 from 7-11 p.m. at the Portuguese Club, Broadway, Long Branch. Tickets are $25 each and include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment. Proceeds will be used to establish a family respite and resource center…

  • Volunteers needed to label storm drains

    The Aberdeen Township Environmental and Shade Tree Advisory Board is seeking volunteers to label storm drains near Gravelly Brook Oct. 2 and 16 from 9-11 a.m. Volunteers will mark the drains with decals to remind individuals to keep drains clear of debris and litter. Volunteers will also place brochures with information about watershed protection on…

  • Cross of Glory Youth group yard sale Sept. 25

    The senior youth group at Cross of Glory Lutheran Church, 95 Cambridge Drive, Aberdeen, will hold its annual yard sale Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with proceeds benefiting a trip to the youth convention in San Antonio, Texas. Refreshments will also be available for purchase. Vendors are now being sought for the…

  • MJMOM to hold first general meeting Sept. 28

    Mid-Jersey Mothers of Multiples Inc. (MJMOM) will hold its first general meeting of the 2004-05 season Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. at the Jackson Street Firehouse, Matawan. The program will focus on educating multiples and the challenges parents face. Mothers or expectant mothers of twins or higher-order multiples are welcome to attend a meeting as…

  • MSEP adds cooking classes to offerings

    The Matawan Student Enrichment Program (MSEP) announces the addition of four cooking classes to its fall curriculum Saturday mornings Oct. 2 to Dec. 18. Classes are at Lloyd Road School, Lloyd Road, Aberdeen. The classes are “Cooking for Fun,” “Cooking, Easy as 1-2-3,” and “H.E.L.P. (health eating and lifestyle plan),” and “Cake Decorating and Candy…

  • ‘Blessing of Pets,’ flu shots offered at church

    Trinity Episcopal Church, 18 Ryers Lane, Matawan, will hold the “Blessing of Pets” Oct. 3 at 12:15 p.m. All pet owners and animals are invited to the service. The church will also offer flu and pneumonia shots given by the Visiting Nurse Association of Central New Jersey Nov. 7 from 1-3 p.m. Cost is $20…

  • ‘The Harvest Is Great’ conference Sept. 18

    Providence Baptist Church, Aberdeen, will present the women’s conference “The Harvest Is Great” Sept. 18 at 8:30 a.m. at Sheraton Eatontown Hotel and Conference Center, Route 35. Fee is $45 for the conference featuring evangelist Shirley Graham, and other speakers. For more information, call Sr. Aurelia Scott at (732) 441-1323 or Carol at (732) 566-6606.

  • Matawan Woman’s Club to meet Sept. 20

    The Woman’s Club of Matawan will hold its first meeting of the fall season Sept. 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the clubhouse, 199 Jackson St. The meeting will include a luncheon, with the price of the luncheon to be a donation of a school art item (suitable to fill a backpack). Attendees will discuss new…