Category: Independent Calendar

  • Kiwanis Club food drive to begin Nov. 29

    Kiwanis Club food drive to begin Nov. 29 The Kiwanis Club of Holmdel will conduct its 18th annual Christmas food drive Nov. 29, and Dec. 6 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Nov. 30, and Dec. 7 and 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sites will be Pathmark, Route 35 south,…

  • Holmdel Christmas tree, menorah lighting Dec. 5

    Holmdel Christmas tree, menorah lighting Dec. 5 Holmdel Township will hold its annual Christmas tree and menorah lighting ceremony Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at Holmdel Town Hall, 4 Crawfords Corner Road. The public is welcome to attend the free event, which will feature musical performers and a "visitor from the north." For more information,…

  • Advance tickets for house tour now on sale

    Advance tickets are now available for the annual Candlelight House Tour sponsored by the Keyport Business Alliance. The event will be held Dec. 13 from 4-9 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, or $18 on the day of the event. The tour will consist of more than a dozen Keyport homes, churches and public buildings.…

  • Stork Club

    Stork Club Bettie and Robert Rezac of Old Bridge announce the birth of their son, Robert James, Sept. 6 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Grandparents are Rose and Bradley Bean of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge and Debbie Rezac and David Rezac, both of…

  • Area residents graduate as master gardeners

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County recently graduated 29 Master Gardeners at a ceremony at the Hominy Hill Golf Course, Colts Neck. Master gardeners are volunteers trained by Rutgers Extension and are committed to providing gardening and horticultural information and services to the community. The 60-hour training program covers topics such as basic botany,…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI staff The Monmouth County Health Department found elevated levels of arsenic, beryllium and lead in sections of the Birch Swamp Brook, located next to the proposed Aberdeen Forge site, according to the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council, Atlantic Highlands.

  • Park System slates annual holiday events

    The Monmouth County Park System will hold its annual "Holiday Happen­ing" Dec. 7 from noon-5 p.m. at Thomp­son Park, Newman Springs Road, Lin­croft section of Middletown. The free event will feature visits with Santa, wagon rides, toy hunts, children’s races, a sing-along, craft activities, arts and crafts, and various types of enter­tainment. Scheduled on stage…

  • ‘Christmas Musicale’ Dec. 7 in Matawan

    ‘Christmas Musicale’ Dec. 7 in Matawan Matawan Historical Society will hold its annual "Christmas Musicale" Dec. 7 from 1-4 p.m. at Burrowes Mansion Museum, 94 Main St., Matawan. The event will feature refreshments and museum tours. On hand will be Helen Henderson, author of the society’s recent history book, "Matawan and Aberdeen: Of Town and…

  • Audubon Society bird walk at Sandy Hook Dec. 6

    Audubon Society bird walk at Sandy Hook Dec. 6 The Monmouth County Audubon Society will hold a bird walk at Sandy Hook Dec. 6 at 9 a.m. The free trip will be led by Audubon members, and will begin at the parking lot at the visitor center. Possible sightings include snow buntings, northern harriers and…