Category: Independent Calendar
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Free screening, programs at library during May
Matawan Aberdeen Public Library, 165 Main St., Matawan, will offer blood pressure screenings today from 1-3 p.m. A program on disease-resistant or tolerant roses will be May 13, and "How to Recover Stock Market Losses" will be May 17. A program on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue will be May 19 at 7:30 p.m. Cholesterol screenings…
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Area Scouts complete community service badge
Area Scouts complete community service badge Girl Scout Troop No. 24 of Lincroft Elementary School, Lincroft section of Middletown, recently made and helped deliver 200 sandwiches for Lunch Break, Red Bank, as part of the troop’s requirements for a community service badge. The girls also held a food drive in Lincroft, and visited the FoodBank…
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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 playing cards, board games, bingo, reading letters and newspaper or just spending time with residents.…
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Quilt show at Poricy Park May 14-16
Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will hold its annual quilt show May 14-16 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The free show will feature quilts created by Rebecca’s Reel Quilters. Dozens of quilts will be displayed, and judging will take place in 11 categories. Poricy Park Day will be May 22 from noon-3 p.m. The public…
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A healthy spin
CHRIS KELLY staff General manager Grace Wrightson (r) and Michele Maybaum, Little Silver, take part in a spinning class at the FitCare Health and Fitness Center, Middletown, on May 1.
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‘Goodbye Spring’ open house May 23
The Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, 242 Adelphia Road, Farmingdale, will hold a "Day Camp Open House" May 23 from 1-4 p.m. The event’s theme will be "Goodbye Spring." It will feature a drawing to win a free week of camp. For more information, call (732) 938-5454, ext. 56 or visit the Web site at…
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Community Bulletin Board
Tours, classes offered by county park system Community Bulletin Board Tours, classes offered by county park system The Monmouth County Park System will offer tours May 8, 15 and 22 from 11 a.m. to noon at Deep Cut Gardens, Red Hill Road, Middletown. The cost for the one-hour guided tour is $5; there will be…
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Registration now taken for ‘Forbidden Broadway’
Registration is now being accepted for a trip sponsored by Hazlet Recreation to see "Forbidden Broadway" at the Douglas Fairbanks Theater, New York City, N.Y., May 29. The bus will depart the overflow parking lot at the Hazlet Library on Middle Road at 11 a.m. Tickets and transportation are $52. Registration ends May 31 for…
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Jumping for joy
Jumping for joy Lindsay Herlihy, 16, Middletown, performs a routine at the Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council Inc.’s fourth annual “All Aboard the Arts” festival at Middletown High School South on May 2.
