Category: Independent Calendar

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    CHRIS KELLY Denise Moran (c) of Middletown watches a Santa Clause movie with (l-r) Kacie Moran, 7, Kellie Moran, 6, and Katie Rose Moran, 3, while waiting for the Red Bank Christmas tree lighting and Holiday Express Concert to begin on Nov. 29.

  • Women’s ‘Coffee’ group to meet on tomorrow

    The women’s "Coffee" program of Lincroft Bible Church will hold its next meeting Dec. 5 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the church at 790 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. Guest speaker will be Linda Sizemore who will speak on "Christmas Stories to Inspire." There will also be a Christmas craft program. Programs are free…

  • FOHL to wrap gifts at Holmdel bookstore

    FOHL to wrap gifts at Holmdel bookstore The nonprofit Friends of Holmdel Library (FOHL) will provide gift-wrapping services Dec. 6 from 4-10:30 p.m. and Dec. 15 from 5-9 p.m. for shoppers at Barnes & Noble, Route 35, Holmdel. The service is free, but donations are welcome, with proceeds will assist FOHL efforts in establishing a…

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    Stu Young of Red Bank and daughter Elisabeth, 15 months, look over an exhibit at the Vietnam Era Educational Center, Holmdel. The center presented speakers on Nov. 23 about the 1975 Operation Babylift, which facilitated the adoption of orphaned Vietnamese children. Elisabeth was adopted from an orphanage in Saigon. Chris Kelly

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    CHRIS KELLY Chloe Griffin pets a goat at Monmouth Museum’s Winnie-the-Pooh petting zoo Sunday while her mother, Lauren, looks on. The museum is on the Brookdale Community College campus in the Lincroft section of Middletown.

  • Vendors sought for St. Clement’s craft show

    Vendors sought for St. Clement’s craft show Vendors are now being sought for the St. Clement’s annual Christmas craft fair scheduled for Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Clement’s Church, Route 79, Matawan. Fee is $25 per table for the show, which is sponsored by the church’s Altar Rosary Society. It…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Caitlin Burton, 7, prepares for the Turkey Trot race at Fairview School, Cooper Road, Middletown, on Nov. 26. The event was created to teach students about community service and the true meaning of Thanksgiving. Students submitted two cans of food in order to enter the race.

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    CHRIS KELLY Keyport High School students Christine George, 15, Michelle Kelly, 17, and Bonnie Bornett, 17, paint the front window of Dollar World in the Keyport Plaza on Nov. 30.

  • ‘Vessels of the Sun’ slated for Dec. 20, 21

    ‘Vessels of the Sun’ slated for Dec. 20, 21 The Unitarian Universalist (UU) Meeting House will celebrate the winter solstice Dec. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. with "Vessels of the Sun," a composition by Jim Scott. Performances will be held at the meeting house at 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft section of Middletown. For…