Category: Independent Calendar

  • Players to present ‘Honk!’ during November

    Players to present ‘Honk!’ during November Spotlight Players, Matawan, will present Honk! … a Musical Tale of the Ugly Duckling Nov. 9, 10, 16, and 17 at 3 p.m.; and Nov. 9, 15, and 16 at 8 p.m. Performances will be at the First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, Route 34 and Franklin Street. Tickets are…

  • Christmas Carousel Craft Show set for Nov. 9

    Christmas Carousel Craft Show set for Nov. 9 The PTA of St. Joseph’s School, 376 Maple Place, Keyport, will sponsor a Christmas Carousel Craft Show Nov. 9 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The free event will include more than 100 vendors, raffles, and a 50/50, and breakfast and lunch will be available. Entertainment and Kidstuff books…

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    ELAINE VAN DEVELDE NY Waterway ferry The Middletown readies for boarding at the docks of the Belford ferry terminal at the foot of Main Street Oct. 28.

  • PBA to make Halloween safer

    MATAWAN — The borough’s Policemen’s Benevolent Association will hand out neon glow sticks in an effort to keep area children safer this Halloween. The group has strategically selected residents throughout the town to distribute these from their homes, Patrolman Chris Stark, president of PBA 179, said. About 5,000 glow sticks with varying colors of purple,…

  • Reception for Holmdel artists at library Nov. 2

    Reception for Holmdel artists at library Nov. 2 Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, will hold an artist’s reception Nov. 2 from 2-4 p.m. for Holmdel residents Victoria and Grace Liu. Paintings by the girls will be at the library during November. Victoria, a junior at Holmdel High School, has been drawing and…

  • Volunteers sought for Lincroft walk slated Nov. 2

    Volunteers sought for Lincroft walk slated Nov. 2 The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County, Oakhurst, is seeking volunteers for a county organization that assists adults with special needs. The organization’s gala is Nov. 16 in Aberdeen and individuals are needed from 5 p.m.-12:30 a.m. for registration, silent and live auctions, and other duties. Minimum age…

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    CHRIS KELLY Brendan Hennessy, 6, of Middletown dressed as Ben Franklin for the Halloween Hullabaloo costume contest at Croydon Hall, in Leonardo, Oct. 26.

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    CHRIS KELLY Erin Marotta (l), of Jackson, pours tea as it was done in the 1900s for Nell Plumfield, 16, of Colts Neck, at the Historical Society Victorian Tea and Fashion Show, held at the Keyport Yacht Club on Oct. 26.

  • Environmentalist commends committee for passing plan

    I am writing to commend the Holmdel Township Committee for its recent vote to approve the wastewater management plan. In light of current knowledge about the deleterious effects of sprawl on water supply, approving the plan was the right thing to do. By prohibiting sewers in southern Holmdel and protecting critical ground water recharge areas…