Category: Independent Calendar

  • Volunteers needed to paint, type, clean beaches

    The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County, Long Branch, is seeking eight to 12 volunteers age 15 and older to paint the exterior of a nonprofit organization Sept. 18, beginning at 8 a.m. Lunch, including homemade pie and lemonade, will be available. A front-desk receptionist is needed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1-5…

  • Tickets now available for Elegants benefit show

    Tickets are now available for an oldies dance sponsored by Elks Lodge 2179, Belford section of Middletown, and its Handicapped Children Committee. The event will be held Nov. 13 at the lodge, Church Street, and will star Vito Picone and the Elegants. The Elegants are best known for the 1957 No. 1 hit “Little Star.”…

  • Hazlet VFW Post 4303 wins service award

    Frank Romeo, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 4303, Hazlet, accepted the VFW National Outstanding Community Service Post Award at the 105th VFW National Convention, held recently in Cincinnati. The Hazlet post has received the award three years in a row. It is actively involved in the community, from talks at local…

  • Middletown exploring insurance policy options

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee hopes no one sues them before January. At the Sept. 7 workshop meeting, committee members discussed the township’s insurance policy in the shadow of recent lawsuits that have drained the town’s $2 million coverage policy. The policy was changed…

  • Registration for adult high school under way

    MAECOM, 100 Tornillo Way, Tinton Falls, has announced registration for its adult high school program ends Sept. 30. The free program gives students the opportunity to receive a locally issued high school diploma. For more information, call Lucille at (732) 542-3439. Deep Cut Orchid Society auction Sept. 26 Deep Cut Orchid Society will hold its…

  • Trip to Christmas show slated for seniors

    Aberdeen Township Recreation Department will offer a senior citizens trip to see “The Miracle of Christmas” Nov. 18 at The Sight & Sounds Theatre in Lancaster, Pa. The registration deadline is Sept. 23. The trip is open to Aberdeen seniors age 55 and older (nonresidents may sign up following the deadline, space permitting). Buses will…

  • Keyport Historical Society announces events

    The Keyport Historical Society has released the following calendar of events. All events are open to the public. • Sept. 26, 1 to 4 p.m., the Steamboat Dock Museum will be open to the public for the last day of the season. • Oct. 4 at 8 p.m., Steamboat Dock Museum’s Monday Night Presentation will…

  • Student enrichment program begins new term

    The Matawan Student Enrichment Program is accepting registrations for its fall semester. The semester consists of 10 Saturdays, beginning Oct. 2 and concluding Dec. 18. There will be no classes Nov. 6 or 27. Registration is open to anyone who is interested, regardless of where they live. The fall brochure includes 50 courses for preschool…

  • Classes, ‘Harvest Home’ event offered by parks

    The Monmouth County Park System will offer the “Hoops of Fire Earrings” class for adults Sept. 20 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sept. 20, and Sept. 22 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. Attendees may choose to create earrings such as hoops, drops, dangles, coils or swirl-shaped earrings. Cost…