Category: Independent Calendar

  • Holiday Family Portrait Day Oct. 26

    Holiday Family Portrait Day Oct. 26 The Freehold Borough and Township Auxiliary of CentraState Medical Center will sponsor a Holiday Family Portrait Day Oct. 26. Portraits will be by Quality Portraits of Mountainside, and all work is guaranteed. There is no sitting fee or services fee, and no obligation to purchase. Proceeds will benefit CentraState…

  • Agency offers Halloween, winter safety tips

    The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. (PIANJ), Trenton, has issued a press release offering tips to help keep children safe this Halloween. • Carry a flashlight and put reflective tape on costumes • Stay on sidewalks and in familiar neighborhoods (if there are no sidewalks, walk on the left side of the road…

  • Field of dreams

    Field of dreams CHRIS KELLY staff Jennifer Buccine, 4, of Hazlet strolls through the pumpkin field at Sattel’s Farm Market in Marlboro on Saturday in search of a prize gourd.

  • ‘An Evening at the State Theatre’ Oct. 17

    ‘An Evening at the State Theatre’ Oct. 17 The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), Red Bank, will sponsor "An Evening at the State Theatre" Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. The State Theatre is in New Brunswick. The benefit will include a performance of "The Music Man," with proceeds benefiting VNACJ programs and services.…

  • Fine dining

    Fine dining Fine dining FARRAH MAFFAI staff Jane Steager serves some wine at the Woman’s Club of Matawan’s pot roast dinner Friday.

  • Temple’s Oct. 18

    art auction canceled Temple’s Oct. 18 art auction canceled Temple Shalom, Aberdeen, has announced that it has canceled its art auction scheduled for Oct. 18, out of respect for and to avoid a conflict with the Holmdel art auction that took place recently. Proceeds from the Holmdel event will benefit a memorial to the victims…

  • Dead wire

    Dead wire FARRAH MAFFAI staff A snapped wire cut power during a pot roast dinner held at the Woman’s Club of Matawan Oct. 10.

  • Habitat for Humanity to hold information meeting

    Habitat For Humanity of Long Branch will hold an informational meeting Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the parish house at Christ Church of Shrewsbury, Sycamore Avenue and Route 35. The meeting is for individuals and groups interested in learning about Habitat’s mission, activities, and volunteer opportunities. Habitat for Humanity of Long Branch has been…

  • Aberdeen 18-yr.-old faces weapon charges

    BY PAT MILLERStaff Writer Aberdeen 18-yr.-old faces weapon charges BY PAT MILLER Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Police arrested an 18-year-old Aberdeen man and charged him with possession of a weapon after he allegedly showed up at the parking lot of St. John Vianney High School with a 7-inch knife. Brett M. Sullivan, 18, Iona Place,…