Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • Work under way on road project

    PLUMSTED — Construction has begun on the relocation of the portion of Hopkins Road that intersects Route 539. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, engineers with the Ocean County Engineering Department and the state Department of Transportation (DOT) determined it would be safer for Hopkins Road to be placed a greater distance from the intersection of…

  • Financial aid workshop

    offered at Jackson H.S. The Ocean County College financial aid office is sponsoring workshops at area high schools in December and January, which focus on how to apply for college financial aid. The workshops are free and open to the public. A workshop is scheduled for Jackson Memorial High School, Don Connor Boulevard, Jan. 8…

  • Yeshiva to host Hanukkah party

    LAKEWOOD — Beth Medrash Govoha, the yeshiva college established in Lakewood in 1943, will sponsor its first Hanukkah party for Lakewood area seniors and their families. The event is scheduled for Dec. 16 from 4-6 p.m. in the dining hall of the new Israel Henry Beren Hall, 617 Sixth St. The event is free; valet…

  • Monmouth U. to hold information session

    Monmouth University, West Long Branch, will host an information session at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Samuel H. Magill Commons building focusing on the programs and degrees available at the school of education. The session will include presentations by program directors, and prospective students will be provided with an overview of the curriculum, program…

  • Jackson Women of Today to sponsor gift auction

    Come to the annual gift auction sponsored by the Jackson Women of Today on Dec. 1 at the Larsen Road firehouse, Larsen and New Prospect roads in Jackson. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the calling starts at 8 p.m. Admission is $5 and will include the first sheet of tickets. Special gifts will be…

  • Auditions

    An established youth band is looking for a vocalist who has the ability to play keyboard and/or guitar. The band, which includes a full horn section, plays classic and modern rock as well as some swing. The members range in age from 13-16. Accomplished but still growing, the band took first place in the Monmouth…

  • Registration under way for OCC’s winter intercession

    Ocean County College is offering three- or four-week winter intercession classes. Students can earn three college credits for these classes. Registration for Winter Intercession I will take place through Dec. 7. The four-week semester will run from Dec. 10 to Jan. 15. Choose from grammar/communication, business ethics, macroeconomic principles, microeconomic principles and the American federal…

  • Bulletin Board

    • Food distribution will take place on Nov. 15 at the St. Thomas AME Church, 283 Whitesville Road, Jackson, between 5-7 p.m. Sponsored by the Jackson Women of Today, this service is open to all Jackson residents. Applications will be completed; ID required. • Make and bake craft show is being sponsored by the Altar…

  • Original Cabin owner ready for return of restaurant

    Original Cabin owner ready for return of restaurant VERONICA YANKOWSKI Rod Cunliffe, the original owner of the Cabin, Route 33, Howell, has reacquired the restaurant and is rebuilding following a June 2000 fire. HOWELL — Rod Cunliffe wants to prove that you can go home again. Which is what he says it feels like now…