Category: Independent Calendar

  • Aspiring artist

    Aspiring artist GARY BILBAO Dominique Merla, 8, mixes some paint for an activity by the Keyport Steamboat Dock Museum July 25.

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Toms River’s Ed Shortman calls out the instructions at the Middletown Ramblers Dance Club’s Family Barn Dance, at Croydon Hall Senior Center July 23.

  • Water guide

    GARY BILBAO Tom Grabowski informs visitors about Keyport’s water history during a tour by the Steamboat Dock Museum July 25.

  • Milestones

    Hinkis Milestones Hinkis–Kafka Elizabeth and Jason Hinkis Elizabeth Mara Kafka, daughter of Leon and Leslie Kafka of New York City, was married May 16 to Jason Todd Hinkis, son of Carol Hinkis and the late Allan Hinkis of Aberdeen. The ceremony was performed by Rabbi Ronald B. Sobel at Liberty House Restaurant, Liberty State Park,…

  • Help needed for minor repairs, writing, Fun Day

    The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County, Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, is seeking volunteers for a nonprofit day care center’s Family Fun Day Aug. 20 from 4:15-6:15 p.m. in Red Bank. A handyman is needed to help seniors in the community stay in their homes. Individuals are needed for small repairs, not major renovations. A…

  • Information sessions for Ghana trip begin July 28

    Brookdale Community College International Center, Lincroft section of Middletown, will hold information sessions to discuss itinerary for "Ghana: Tracing a History, Touching a Culture, Transforming a Future" July 28 from 5-6 p.m., Aug. 6 from 1-2 p.m., and Aug. 24 from 4-5 p.m., all at room 201; and Aug. 12 from noon to 1 p.m.…

  • Stork Club

    Stork Club Stephanie and Jason Dryer of Roseland announce the birth of their daughter, Rachel Elise, May 26 at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and joins a brother, Joshua Alan, 3. Grandparents are Carol and Frank Mauceri of Middletown, and Rhoda and Robert Dryer of Short Hills. Great-grandmother…

  • Music therapy

    Music therapy CHRIS KELLY staff Ed Robertson, singer and guitarist for the Barenaked Ladies, breaks into a solo during a performance for children at the Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, July 17.

  • Free classes offered at Middletown Senior Center

    The Middletown Senior Center has announced it will offer free weekly classes and group activities for residents 60 and older. The center is at Croydon Hall, 900 Leonardville Road, Leonardo section of Middletown. Senior shape-up is held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10-11 a.m. A bridge group meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to…