Category: Independent Calendar

  • In the works

    In the works In the works CHRIS KELLY staff Norman Nelson, Marlboro, shows off his welding skills while working a piece of iron at the Longstreet Farm Fall Festival in Holmdel Sept. 28.

  • Student life center named for Tinton Falls resident

    Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will formally dedicate its student life center Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. The center was named for Donald D. Warner, Tinton Falls, who retired as chairman of the board of trustees after 18 years of service. The event will follow four days of activities celebrating the center, which…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Volunteers needed an area festival Oct. 10-12 Community Bulletin Board Volunteers needed an area festival Oct. 10-12 The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County is seeking volunteers to raise funds for children, arts and education at a festival, Oct. 10-12 from 8 a.m. to noon in Red Bank, and at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. Volunteers…

  • Local VFW Post receives service award

    The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States recently presented a Veterans of Foreign Wars National Outstanding Community Service Post Award to VFW Post No. 4303, Hazlet, at the VFW National Convention in San Antonio, Texas. The award was accepted by Post No. 4304 Commander Frank Romeo, and Scherene Romeo of the Post’s…

  • ‘A Murder is Announced’ to begin Oct. 4

    ‘A Murder is Announced’ to begin Oct. 4 Monmouth Players, Red Bank, will present Agatha Christie’s "A Murder is Announced," Oct. 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 8:15 p.m.; and Oct. 12 and 19 at 2:30 p.m. Performances will be at the Navesink Library Theater, Sears and Monmouth avenues, Navesink section of…

  • Apple Harvest Day, ghost hunt at Poricy

    Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will hold Apple Harvest Day on Oct. 12 from 1-2 p.m. The free program will feature cider pressing on the park’s vintage press, and apple butter. Attendees may also help string apples to preserve them for winter. A ghost hunt will be Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. The event…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI staff Jennifer Hudak, a preschool teacher at the Cambridge Park Elementary School, Aberdeen, teaches her students a lesson about the days of the week on Monday.

  • Scholarship source guide is now available

    The National Academic Funding Advisory (NAFA) has announced its annual "National Academic Scholarship Source Guide" is now available for students and families. The guide is published to help college-bound high school seniors, and college and graduate students find scholarship money for tuition, room and board, textbooks, lab fees, and other educational expenses. Individuals may receive…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Paul Kellogg, Rumson, acts out Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Telltale Heart” during Americana Day at Middletown’s Heath Farm.