Category: Independent Calendar

  • Area residents graduate from youth week class

    The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office recently held graduation for 57 recruits who took part in 13th Sheriff’s Youth Week class. The free class enables county residents ages 13-18 to explore interests in law enforcement through police academy-style training and instruction. The local graduates are Jonathan LaBarbera, Hazlet, and Kirstie Nicholson and Daniel Werner, both Middletown.

  • Deadline for nursing scholarship is Aug. 20

    Deadline for nursing scholarship is Aug. 20 The Brookdale Community College Foundation, Lincroft section of Middletown, is seeking applicants for the $1,000 Lisa Eichenholtz Memorial Nursing Scholarship, with application deadline Aug. 20. Applicants must be second-year nursing students to be eligible for the scholarship. The Eichenholtz Scholarship was created to provide financial assistance to a…

  • Balancing act

    Balancing act CHRIS KELLY staff Middletown’s Dylan Thiel, 13, tries to save a trick while skateboarding at the Middletown Skate Park Thursday.

  • ‘Great Impressionism’ se­ries continues Aug. 30

    ‘Great Impressionism’ se­ries continues Aug. 30 The Monmouth County Park System will continue its Great Impressionism for Aspiring Young Artists series for children age 6-15 Aug. 30 from 1-3 p.m. with Camille Pissaro’s "Peasant Girl Drinking Her Coffee." Children will create a painting resembling the original, and cost is $23 per person. A tie-dye workshop…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Auto club issues tips for vacationing with pets Community Bulletin Board Auto club issues tips for vacationing with pets The American Automobile Association (AAA), Florham Park, wishes to inform pet owners to exercise caution and plan ahead when vacationing with pets. The AAA club offers the following tips for traveling with pets: • Make sure…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Girl Scouts launchonline fund-raiser Community Bulletin Board Girl Scouts launch online fund-raiser Girl Scouts launch online fund-raiser Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, Howell, has launched its first online fund-raising initiative. The three-year "Commit to a Girl" campaign features a new Web site, www.CommitToAGirl.org, with information on the challenges girls face locally and nationally, and opportunities…

  • Justin Fazzolari, Hazlet, a student at Hazlet Middle School, recently took part in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference, "The Legacy of American Leadership," in Washington, D.C. Students are chosen for the conference based on academic standards and leadership. Fazzolari participated in a reception on Capitol Hill and met with a variety of representatives from…

  • Photo

    JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Artificial turf is in the final stages of being laid at Middletown South High School.

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Keyport VFW No. 4247 luau set for Aug. 14 Community Bulletin Board Keyport VFW No. 4247 luau set for Aug. 14 Keyport Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4247 will hold a luau Aug. 14, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The luau will be at the Post home at Third and Waverly streets. For price, tickets…