Category: Independent Calendar

  • Seining, birding, tours at Sandy Hook during July

    Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, will offer several free events in July beginning with Seining Sandy Hook Bay July 11 and 25 at 1 p.m., and July 27 at 5 p.m. Attendees should wear sneakers, anticipate getting wet, and meet at the visitor center. Reservations are required. A salt marsh walk will be July…

  • Business program at Matawan library July 17

    The Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library, 165 Main St., Matawan, will present "It’s Time for Your Business to Grow Up" July 17 from 7-8 p.m. The free program will be given by Margery S. Davidson, CPA, and Linette G. Schoenback of Davidson’s Business Development Team, Aberdeen. Registration is required. Call the library at (732) 583-9100.

  • Cheerleading, art offered by county park system

    The Monmouth County Park System will present "Introduction to Cheerleading" July 15-18 from 6-6:45 p.m. at Henry Hudson Trail activity center, Route 36, Leonardo section of Middletown. The beginner’s clinic is for children age 5-6 and participants will learn cheers, chants, dance routines and jumps. Cost is $32 and water bottles and certificates will be…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI The sailboats were lined up around the harbor in Keyport over the weekend for the Americana Festival.

  • for the record

    The word silt was incorrectly replaced by the word swill in a quote in a Holmdel open space and recreation story that ran in last week’s edition of the Independent. Also in the same story, the cost to build each recreational field, not the maintenance, is estimated to be $200,000.

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Tara and Monica Schneider, 9, and Matthew Paulos, 5, all of Hazlet, look up at the sky during the festivities in Red Bank’s Marine Park prior to the fireworks last Wednesday.

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Area residents enjoyed the first annual Keyport Americana Festival of Sails and Seafood on Sunday.

  • Republicans’ Riverboat Cruise set for July 18

    The Aberdeen Republican Club will host a Riverboat Cruise July 18 from 7-10 p.m. on the Navesink River. Cost is $35 per person, and is limited to the first 45 individuals. The cruise will feature various foods and beverages. For more information, call (732) 290-1024.

  • Brazilian Carnavale slated for July 20 in Holmdel

    Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Monmouth County, Eatontown, will hold its third annual Brazilian Carnavale July 20 in Holmdel. Tickets are $200 per person for the black-tie optional fund-raiser. The event will be held at the home of Luiz and Valeria Ribeiro, owners of Primas Furniture & Cafe, Red Bank. It will feature Brazilian…