Category: Independent Calendar

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    CHRIS KELLY Mary Marlborough shows off her traditional Chinese outfit during the Chinese New Year celebration held at the Nutswamp Elementary School on Middletown-Lincroft Road, in Middletown on Jan. 31.

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    CHRIS KELLY Construction for the Dunes at Shoal Harbor, a luxury townhome complex on the Sandy Hook Bay in Port Monmouth, has begun. The K. Hovnanian development will be located on Port Monmouth Road next to the Belford Seafood Co-op and the new Bayshore Ferry Terminal.

  • ‘Rhythm of Life’ concert at high school Feb. 7

    ‘Rhythm of Life’ concert at high school Feb. 7 Matawan Regional High School will present a "Rhythm of Life Concert" in honor of Ashlea Rodriguez Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. The concert will be held at the school, Atlantic Avenue. The cost is $10, and $5 for children. Rodriguez was a Matawan Regional student who…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Holmdel kindergarten registration Feb. 12, 13 Holmdel kindergarten registration Feb. 12, 13 The annual registration for children who will enter kindergarten in the Holmdel district in September will be Feb. 12 and 13 from 9-11 a.m. Children with last names beginning with A-M will be registered Feb. 12, and last names beginning with N-Z will…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ The berth at the Belford ferry terminal was frozen solid Saturday, preventing the service from running.

  • Blood center announces February blood drives

    Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, announced the following local blood drives: • Feb. 6 from 6-9 p.m. at Bayshore Community Hospital, 727 N. Beers St., Holmdel (Bloodmobile at front entrance). • Feb. 20 from 2-7:30 p.m. at Holmdel High School commons, 36 Crawfords Corner Road (sponsored by Holmdel Township Education Association). The donation process takes…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI The Raven and the Peach chefs chose to serve a cold appetizer of crab salad napoleon at “Chefs for Hope,” a fund-raiser to help support Cancer Care of New Jersey at the Robert B. Meyner Reception Center at the PNC Bank Arts Center on Jan. 23.

  • Bird walks, ‘Ramble’ at Hook in February

    Bird walks, ‘Ramble’ at Hook in February Gateway National Recreation Area has three programs planned at Sandy Hook during February, beginning with "Birding for Beginners" Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. at the visitor center. The program will be led by a New Jersey Audubon Society naturalist, and attendees should bring binoculars. A Monmouth County Audubon…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ An ice-covered channel at the Belford Cooperative kept boats docked Saturday.