Category: Independent Calendar
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In the Service
In the Service Priscilla Mills recently completed basic training for the U.S. Marine Corps at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. During recruit training, she learned about military customs and courtesies, first aid and a variety of military related subjects. Marine Corps boot camp is a rigorous training period designed to enhance talent, build…
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Orientation for new Boy Scout Troop May 18
Holmdel boys age 11-17 interested in scouting are invited to attend an orientation kickoff May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 112 Middletown Road, Holmdel. Meetings will be held every Tuesday thereafter. The troop will take part in hikes, backpacking, field trips and sports, and as it is a new troop, individuals…
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Steamboat Dock Museum season opening May 16
Keyport’s Steamboat Dock Museum, Broad Street, will hold its season opening May 16 from 1-4 p.m. Featured exhibits are "Keyport Women on The Heritage Trail," Keyport’s history of steamboats, aeromarine plane manufacturing and oystering. The museum’s annual fund-raising "Italian Nite" will be June 7 at 6:30 p.m. The craft and flea market, "2004 Extravaganza," will…
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Boxing day
CHRIS KELLY staff Dorothy Kramek boxes food collected as part of the 12th annual Letter Carriers Food Drive by the Middletown Post Office for the Calico Cat Thrift Shop, Cupboard and Food Pantry, at the Reform Church on May 9.
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On Campus
On Campus Christina Trabal, Matawan, and Brian James Avinion, Philippines and also Union Beach, were both recently named recipients of a $1,000 scholarship from the Matawan Italian American Association. Trabal will graduate Matawan-Aberdeen Regional High School, Aberdeen, in June and will pursue a degree at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. She is the granddaughter of…
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St. Mary’s Church to offer Vermont tour
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown, will hold a five-day Vermont tour Aug. 2-6, with reservations required by June 15. Cost is $690 per person, double occupancy. Cost covers bus transportation, accommodations, entertainment, meals, and a day at Saratoga (N.Y.) Race Track. The cost also includes a tour of the 19th-century…
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MTEF awards 11 grants to Middletown teachers
The Middletown Township Education Foundation (MTEF) recently awarded 11 grants totaling $18,198 to Middletown teachers to support new program initiatives. The grant winners and their program descriptions are listed below: Laurie O’Keefe of Harmony Elementary School, Port Monmouth section of Middletown, received $3,500 to create and publish a school newspaper; and Harmony teacher Karen Stuppi…
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Community Bulletin Board
Center seeks individuals for local opportunities Community Bulletin Board Center seeks individuals for local opportunities The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County, Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, is seeking volunteers to do activities, take field trips, and work one-on-one with seniors at a senior day program. Volunteers are also needed to assist residents in leisure time…
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Talk on patriotism slated for May 17
Monmouth County Friends of the ACLU will host a talk by Wilson C. McWilliams and Patrick J. Deneen May 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Eatontown Community Center, 58 Broad St. McWilliams is a professor at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and Deneen is assistant professor at Princeton University. Both will discuss the history and meaning of…
