Category: Independent Calendar

  • Hazlet Hotel to get new look

    The new owners of the Hazlet Hotel plan to bring the business back to its glory days, when famous musicians and singers called it home while performing in the area. With the hotel’s recent purchase, local officials say, the new owner is planning to change the look and feel of the place, inside and out.…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Utility workers attempt to fix a crater Dec. 12 in Manning Road in the River Plaza section of Middletown following a water main break that forced a number of area families from their homes last week.

  • Woman’s Club gift tree project is now under way

    The Woman’s Club of Middletown will conduct its annual "Holiday Gift Tree" project, running through tomorrow, to benefit needy children in the Middletown Township area. Trees decorated with gift tags and handmade ornaments will be displayed at Sovereign Bank of New Jersey, 1215 Route 35 and New Monmouth Road, and 201 Harmony Road; and Fleet…

  • Newcomers to host ‘Music Together’ in Jan.

    Newcomers to host ‘Music Together’ in Jan. The Middletown Newcomers’ Club will host "Music Together" for children, ages infant to 5 years, Jan. 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Holmdel Community Church, 40 Main St. "Ladies Night Out" is slated for Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Front Street Trattoria, 31 W. Front St., Red Bank.…

  • Keyport grocery drop-off for ‘Toys for Tots’

    The Super Stop & Shop, Keyport Plaza at Routes 35 and 36, has been designated as the Bayshore drop-off location for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s "Toys for Tots" campaign. Toys will be collected through Dec. 20 and distributed Dec. 23 and 24. The store is now accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys at five…

  • Tickets available for auxiliary’s Dec. party

    Tickets available for auxiliary’s Dec. party Tickets are now available for a New Year’s Eve party Dec. 31 from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The party will be hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of Guadalcanal Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4745, Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen. Donation is $30 per person for the party, which will…

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    CHRIS KELLY Jim McIlvain, Middletown, performed with the St. Peter Brass Quartet for passers-by who traveled through Red Bank on Saturday.

  • Township may employ global info system

    MIDDLETOWN — The township may be going global with a new information system. The Global Information System would computerize the township’s tax map. The public was given a glimpse of the system during a presentation given by Monica L. Thatcher-Jones of Maser Consulting, Matawan, at the Dec. 2 Township Committee workshop meeting. Thatcher-Jones explained how,…

  • Veterans auxiliary plans New Year’s Eve party

    Tickets are now available for a New Year’s Eve party Dec. 31 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The party will be hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of Guadalcanal Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4745, Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen. Donation is $30 per person for the party, which will feature refreshments, beer, wine,…