Category: Independent Calendar

  • All-photography show opens at gallery Jan. 31

    All-photography show opens at gallery Jan. 31 The Guild of Creative Art, 620 Broad St., Shrewsbury, will present an all-photography show Jan. 31-Feb. 26 featuring works of approximately 60 photographers who are Guild members. An opening reception will be held Feb. 1 from 3-5 p.m., and the public is invited to attend. The show is…

  • Trip to see Globetrotters

    slated for Feb. 13 slated for Feb. 13 The Middletown Township Department of Parks and Recreation will sponsor a trip to see the Harlem Globetrotters at Madison Square Garden, New York City, Feb. 13 from 5-11 p.m. The cost is $48 for transportation and lower-level seating. A trip to Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey…

  • Chief offers safety tips for winter driving

    Middletown Township Chief of Police John F. Pollinger wishes to remind residents to check vehicles for the winter months. Motorists should be sure brakes are balanced and pull equally on all wheels, replace wiper blades, and add proper antifreeze solution to washer fluid, have the car’s battery tested to avoid breakdowns, and check headlights and…

  • AHA now seeking Heartsaver nominees

    The American Heart Association (AHA) is currently seeking nominations for its fourth annual American Heart­saver Awards, which are slated for Feb. 3. The awards recognize and honor "hometown heroes of the chain of survival," or individuals who saved or helped in an attempt to save a life by performing CPR or using an automated external…

  • ‘Vietnam Veteran Verse’ slated for Jan. 24

    ‘Vietnam Veteran Verse’ slated for Jan. 24 The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will host a lecture by Vietnam veterans and authors Jan Barry and Charles H. Johnson Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. The program, "Vietnam Veteran Verse," will be held at the Vietnam Era Educational Center, Holmdel. Barry and Johnson will discuss their…

  • Kilgore Scholarship now available to area students

    The New Jersey Press Foundation, West Trenton, has announced the application deadline for its Bernard Kilgore Memorial Scholarship is Feb. 15. The $5,000 college journalism scholarship is open to New Jersey high school seniors who work on student newspapers. The Kilgore Memorial Scholarship will honor the student named the 2004 New Jersey High School Journalist…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Perth Amboy’s Amanda Marie Gerns, 5, gets into the spirit of Keyport’s second annual Chicken Bowling event, by doing the chicken dance atop a snow mound on Jan. 17.

  • Sites sought for life-jacket loaner program

    The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety & Clean Water is seeking locations to act as lending sites for its free life jacket loaner program, with deadline Feb. 20. The program lends children’s life jackets — from sites such as marinas, boat clubs and other waterfront businesses — to boaters with a temporary need for a…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Debbie Pina of Parlin attempts to throw a frozen chicken.