Category: Independent Calendar

  • Matawan Rotary food drive slated for Nov. 21

    Matawan Rotary food drive slated for Nov. 21 The Matawan Rotary Club will collect food for the needy Nov. 21, noon-8 p.m. The drop-off site is the Grand Union, 1211-A Route 34, Aberdeen. Cash donations will be used to purchase turkeys, and food will be distributed locally for the holiday. The club sponsors various activities…

  • Synagogue to host ‘Read Hebrew America’ event

    Synagogue to host ‘Read Hebrew America’ event Congregation Bet Tefilah, Matawan, will host the third annual "Read Hebrew America" with classes beginning Nov. 27, 7:45 p.m. Classes will be at the Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library, 165 Main St., Matawan. Conceived by the National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP), the classes are designed for Jews with little or…

  • Community Bulletin Board Gold’s Gym holding Thanksgiving food drive

    Community Bulletin Board Gold’s Gym holding Thanksgiving food drive Gold’s Gym, 205 Harmony Road, Middletown, is holding a Thanksgiving Food Drive through Nov. 18. Bring in any of the following items to the food basket at the front desk and receive one free workout: canned goods, dry foods or baby products. Gold’s Gym is open…

  • Park system to host ‘Holiday Happenings’

    The Monmouth County Park System will hold its free annual "Holiday Happenings" Dec. 3, noon-5 p.m. at Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. Featured will be "make-and-take crafts" for youngsters, which includes ornament making. Other activities include visits with Santa, demonstrations, a sing-along, toy hunts and wagon rides. Pictured at left is a youngster making…

  • School district public forum rescheduled for Nov. 27

    School district public forum rescheduled for Nov. 27 Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District has rescheduled its second public forum regarding facility needs from Nov. 13 to 8 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Matawan Regional High School Auditorium. For information, call (732) 290-2711.

  • Fink to lead free fossil hunt at Ramanessin

    Larry Fink, environmental commission chairman, will lead a free fossil hunt Nov. 19, 1-3 p.m. The hunt will be at Ramanessin Brook Greenway, Holmdel, and will commence at Holmdel Village School parking lot. Individuals should bring a trowel, plastic sifter and small bucket; and wear layers for cool weather, waterproof boots or old sneakers. Individuals…

  • In brief GFWC/Woman’s Club to hold luncheon meeting

    In brief GFWC/Woman’s Club to hold luncheon meeting The GFWC/Woman’s Club of Keyport will hold a luncheon meeting Nov. 16 at the First Baptist Church Hall, Main Street, at 12:30 p.m. John Reed, director of the Keyport Ministerium Food Pantry, will be the guest speaker. Club members are asked to bring donations of food products…

  • Poricy Park offers holiday design program Dec. 3

    Poricy Park offers holiday design program Dec. 3 Poricy Park, Middletown, will be hosting the final lecture in the fall garden lecture series Dec. 3, 1:30-3 p.m. in the Nature Center. Members of the Navesink Garden Club have presented a series of free garden lectures and demonstrations at Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road, this fall.…

  • Poricy Nature Center offers post-Thanksgiving hike

    Poricy Park Nature Center, Middletown, will hold a Post-Thanksgiving Guided Hike Nov. 24, 10:30-11:30 a.m. The free hike will start at the nature center on Oak Hill Road in Middletown, and no advance registration is required. For more information, call Poricy Park at (732) 842-5966.