Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • Datebook

    • End of Summer Carnival will be held in the parking lot of the Howell Wal-Mart, Route 9, through Aug. 25. Special pay-one-price tickets ($15) will be available on certain days at certain times. Call (732) 363-4114 for details or advance ticket information. Proceeds will go to help area families in need. • Food distribution…

  • Library to host The Lure of Lighthouses program

    Library to host The Lure of Lighthouses program The Jackson library, Jackson Drive, will host a slide and lecture presentation on The Lure of Lighthouses Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. The program will be presented by John E. Granger, retired adjunct professor of social science, Ocean County College, and founder and past president of the…

  • Under the big top

    At left, workers raise the side poles of the tent before the big top, above, is elevated by a hydraulic lift. The Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus visited Freehold Raceway Mall Aug. 14 A chorus girl in Ballet Over Broadway gets ready for her performance. Elephant superintendent Adam Hill cools off Bessie before the show. A…

  • Winners of foul-shooting contest announced

    LAKEWOOD — Lakewood recreation’s annual Foul Shooting Basketball Contest was held on all township playgrounds for ages 6-15 and more than 500 children participated. Champion T-shirts were presented to all winners. Overall champions were awarded plaques at the annual Lakewood All Sports Day, Aug. 7. Individual playground winners were: Sunset Road — Manuel Solorzano, 9,…

  • Transfers made easier with joint admissions

    Ocean County College students now have an even more seamless transition to four-year institutions through new joint admissions programs with Montclair State University and Georgian Court College. Through these new agreements, students enrolled in certain associate degree programs at OCC are accepted into similar upper-level baccalaureate degree programs upon completion of their two-year degree, according…

  • College financial aid applications available

    Ocean County College students interested in applying for financial aid for the 2002-03 academic year should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible, according to the college’s financial aid office. Susan Barschow, director of financial aid at OCC, said many students are under the impression that it’s difficult to…

  • Great Stuff Auction to benefit kids at risk

    Great Stuff Auction to benefit kids at risk Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County will be presenting its first fund- raising Great Stuff and Art Auction, presented by Marlin Art, to benefit at-risk children of Ocean County. The art auction will take place Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. at Crystal Point Yacht Club in…

  • Howell Day slated for Oak Glen Park

    HOWELL — Howell Day 2002 will be celebrated on Aug. 24 at Oak Glen Park, beginning at noon. According to Helene Schlegel, director of parks and recreation, and Robert Lisk, assistant event coordinator, this year’s party should be the biggest and best ever presented. In addition to the food, classic car show and entertainment, there…

  • In the Service

    Randall L. Gaudreau, son of Vicki and Craig Gaudreau of Howell, has joined the U.S. Army under the delayed entry program. The program gives young men and women the opportunity to delay entering active duty for up to one year. The enlistment gives the new soldier the option to learn a new skill, travel and…