Category: Independent Calendar

  • Author of ‘Explosive Child’ to speak April 2

    CPC Behavioral Healthcare, Red Bank, will sponsor a training program for family members of a noncompliant child April 2 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Featured speaker will be Dr. Ross Greene, author of "The Explosive Child." The program will be at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel. Registration fee is $95, which covers training, continental breakfast and…

  • Club seeks volunteers to raise assistance dogs

    When Bruce Springsteen was singing about his Jersey Girl, he probably wasn’t talking about the four-legged, furry kind. Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), the national nonprofit organization that places assistance dogs with adults and children with disabilities, has named one of its puppies-in-training, Jersey III, in honor of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s…

  • On Campus

    On Campus Jasmin M. Ali, Aberdeen, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Boston University, where she is majoring in economics and international relations. She is the daughter of Ulla and Mohamed Ali. Matawan resident Maureen P. Blinn has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the…

  • Jersey Shore Rose Society to meet March 28

    The Jersey Shore Rose Society, Eatontown, will hold its next meeting March 28 at 1:30 p.m.. at Hamilton First Aid Building, 3600 Route 33 east, Neptune. Guest speaker will be Tom Mayhew, an American Rose Society consulting rosarian and judge. Rosarians will also be available at 12:30 p.m. to answer rose questions. The meeting is…

  • Local alumni sought for high school reunions

    Alumni from Holmdel High School class of 1984 are being sought for a 20-year reunion scheduled for July 10. Alumni from Middletown High School North class of 1984 also are being sought for a 20-year reunion, to be held Sept. 18. The class of ‘84 of Raritan High School, Hazlet, will hold a 20-year reunion…

  • Tickets now available for Kiwanis’ ‘Pasta Night’

    Tickets are available for "Pasta Night" sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Holmdel. The annual event will be held April 26 from 3-8 p.m. at the Asahi Japanese Restaurant, Route 35 south, Hazlet. Admission is $10, $9 for seniors, $5 for children age 5-12, and free for children younger than age 5. The menu will…

  • Library will hold bilingual story time

    The Middletown Township Public Library will offer Arabic-English story time for children and their families. The classes will be held in the parks and recreation building, Croydon Hall, Leonardville Road, Leonardo, March 30-May 18 from 7-7:45 p.m. Arabic-English story time is a series of free classes that include storytelling and games in the Arabic and…

  • Auxiliary’s casino trip set for March 28

    Auxiliary’s casino trip set for March 28 The Matawan First Aid Auxiliary will sponsor a bus trip to Trump Plaza, At­lantic City, March 28 at 8:45 a.m. The bus will depart the parking lot at Matawan train station. Donation is $18, with $15 back in coins, and $3 worth of food coupons. For reservations or…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Battle of Monmouthprogram set for April 5 Community Bulletin Board Battle of Monmouth program set for April 5 Battle of Monmouth program set for April 5 The Keyport Historical Society will present "Battle of Monmouth, Molly Pitcher and 42nd Highlanders"’ by Dan Silivich April 5 at 8 p.m. at the Steamboat Dock Museum, Broad Street,…