Category: Independent Calendar
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Tickets now available for fashion show, gift raffle
Tickets are now available for a spring fashion show and gift raffle sponsored by Lloyd Road Elementary School PTO. The fund-raiser will be held March 25 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Clement Banquet Center, 172 Freneau Ave., Matawan, and will feature a sit-down dinner, door prizes, 50/50 raffles and a gift raffle. For tickets or…
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Candidates sought for Rotary youth conference
The Rotary Club of Holmdel is seeking candidates to attend the Rotary Youth Leaders Academy (RYLA) conference June 19-22 at Georgian Court College, Lakewood. The Rotary will pay the participants’ fee for the program. Attendees will be chosen from among students entering either sophomore or junior year in high school next fall. The conference is…
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Future fishing
Future fishing ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Abandoned buildings, boats and trailers dot the landscape surrounding Middletown’s Belford Seafood Cooperative, the future site of redevelopment intended to boost one of only three remaining commercial fishing ports in the state.
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Hazlet schools seek to help disabled children
The Hazlet Township School District seeks to help children ages 3-21 who may be experiencing physical, sensory, communication, cognitive or social difficulty. Parents are asked to call the Hazlet school district at (732) 264-8421 to arrange an appointment with and/or referral to a child study team. The school district is responsible for locating and evaluating…
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Inspired poetry
Inspired poetry FARRAH MAFFAI staff Poet Robert Hardy, Red Bank, exemplified the meaning of Black History Month through his poetry at the Matawan Avenue Middle School, in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, Thursday.
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Holmdel First Aid Squad seeks old cars, trucks
The Holmdel Volunteer First Aid Squad is seeking donations of old cars, trucks or vans that will be used to simulate a serious motor vehicle collision where individuals are entrapped. The squad will pick up the vehicle from any location, free of charge, and donations are tax deductible. Rescuers will get hands-on training by using…
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‘Mammal Mania’ at Poricy Park Feb. 22
‘Mammal Mania’ at Poricy Park Feb. 22 Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will present "Mammal Mania" by Bill Boesenberg from Snakes ‘N Scales and Turtle Tales Feb. 22 from 1-2:30 p.m. The fee is $5 per person, and the program is not suitable for children younger than age 4. The program will feature an…
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Tickets for ‘Legends in Concert’ now available
The travel group at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth, is sponsoring a trip to "Legends in Concert" at the Claridge Casino, Atlantic City, March 23 from 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. The bus will depart from the parking lot at Mater Dei High School, Cherry Tree Farm Road, New Monmouth section of Middletown. Reservations are…
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‘Good Bombing’ lecture Feb. 24 at Brookdale
‘Good Bombing’ lecture Feb. 24 at Brookdale Brookdale Community College’s Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution will present "Good Bombing: The Precision Bombing in World War II in Film and History" Feb. 24 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Frank Wetta, author and vice president of academic affairs at Ocean County College, Toms River, will…
