Category: Independent Calendar

  • Belle ringer

    Briana Taddeo, 3, Hazlet, rings the bell on a firetruck last Saturday at the Centerville Volunteer Fire Company’s new truck dedication party which was held in Hazlet. VERONICA YANKOWSKI

  • Community YMCA honors

    Matawan Rotarian The Community YMCA, Red Bank, has announced that Jim Murray, vice president of special projects, was recently recognized by the Rotary Club of Matawan with The Paul Harris Fellow Award. The award is the highest honor a Rotarian can receive; it recognizes the recipient’s longstanding contribution of personal time and effort to the…

  • Water wasters could be fined $1,000

    Members of the Monmouth County Water Resources Association (MCWRA) recently appeared before the Board of Freeholders seeking assistance in expanding public understanding of the long-term drought. Harry Conover, the Monmouth County Emergency Management coordinator and a member of the association, said his office has contacted every police, code enforcement and emergency management department in every…

  • Matawan memorial events to begin Sept. 9

    Matawan memorial events to begin Sept. 9 To commemorate the events of Sept. 11, the fire companies of the Matawan Borough Fire Department will hang American flags on phone poles from Route 516 and 79 and down Broad Street Sept. 9 from 6:30 p.m. until dark. The companies will also hang flags from Routes 516…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Eleven-year-old Briana Jackucewicz, Farmingdale, crosses the finish line first at the Women Taking Steps to Help Women run on Saturday in Holmdel Park.

  • Lutheran church to honor public servants

    Cross of Glory Lutheran Church, 95 Cambridge Drive, Aberdeen, will join Lutheran churches statewide to observe "Public Servant Recognition Sunday" Sept. 15 at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. A reception will follow the 10:30 a.m. service. The church extends special invitations to local firefighters, rescue squad members, police officers, and area emergency management team members…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Held for the first time in over 15 years, a fireworks display off Ideal Beach, north Middletown, celebrated national freedom and commitment to American unity.

  • Films and watercolors at library in September

    Middletown Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, will present Secrets of the Heart, a Spanish film with English subtitles, will be shown Sept. 10. Chocolat, starring Juliette Binoche as a chocolate shop owner will be shown Sept. 17, and Betty Hutton and Howard Keel star in a musical by Irving Berlin Sept. 24. Also at…

  • Recreation commission to meet Sept. 18

    Recreation commission to meet Sept. 18 The Matawan Recreation Commission will hold its next meeting Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at the community center at 201 Broad St. The commission is seeking food and arts and crafts vendors for Matawan Day, scheduled for Sept. 22 from noon-6 p.m. Registration is $150 for a food vending…