Category: Tri-Town Calendar

Indian festival to benefit orphans, street children FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — "A Touch of India" festival on June 23 will feature an Indian fashion show, dancers, music, home-cooked food, a yoga demonstration and a cricket match. Scheduled from 1-4 p.m. at the Free-hold VFW, 4374 Waterworks Road, "A Touch of India" will benefit the Empower the…

FARRAH MAFFAI Neville Patel, 8, competes in the long jump at the Junior Olympic track and field meet sponsored by the Lakewood Community School on Saturday at Lakewood High School.

JACKSON — Last month the Jackson Council for the Arts hosted the second annual Young Musician Scholarship Program. "One important way of nurturing the arts in Jackson is to encourage and acknowledge the talents of our young people," said Vicki Rickabaugh, chairwoman of the Scholarship Committee. "Last year’s program was a huge success. This year…

FARRAH MAFFAI Shavon Greaves, 13, runs away from her competition to win the 100-meter dash in the 12-14 age group at Saturday’s Junior Olympic track and field meet at Lakewood High School. The event for township youths was sponsored by the Lakewood Community School.

HOWELL — The Board of Education will not appeal a $700,000 cut to its 2002-03 school year budget as recommended by the Township Council. The cut was ordered in the $82 million budget that was rejected by voters in April. That budget included a local tax levy of $44 million. On April 16, voters defeated…

Jackson band called upon to help reopen NYC hotel JACKSON — The chatter and laughter was inevitable. Put dozens of band students happy to showcase their talents together to play in New York City, add complimentary tickets to the premiere of the new Star Wars movie, and you are bound to get some good-natured high…

Playground programs for Lakewood children ages 6-15 will begin July 1. Children may register at the playground of their choice between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Each site will be staffed with experienced adult supervisors who have designed a variety of activities for all participants including free lunches, arts and crafts, bus…

The Phoenix Drum & Bugle Corps and the Phoenix Kidets will hold the third annual Phoenix Night on June 15 at the Drum Point Road Sports Complex in Brick at 7 p.m. The entire community, as well as parents and friends, is invited to attend this special performance as a thank you for the support…

Leslie McPherson of Colts Neck and Elena Pappas of Jackson were the joint recipients of a first-place biology award presented by Georgian Court College, Lakewood. Information regarding the award winners was unclear in the May 30 issue of the Tri-Town News. Also, Pappas was the sole recipient of the Ocean County section of the American…