Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • Baptist church reaches out to the community

    JACKSON — On Sept. 29 from 2-5:30 p.m., the Jackson Baptist Church, 360 Bennetts Mills Road, will hold a free oil change for single mothers. Women must call (732) 928-0080 to make an appointment. Oil changes take about 15 minutes. Anyone who would like their car’s oil filter changed should bring the appropriate filter for…

  • Service will honor missing Howell resident

    HOWELL — A memorial mass will be held on Sept. 29 for township resident John "Jay" Lennon Jr. Lennon is a rescue worker who is listed as missing at the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, New York City. He is a Port Authority police officer who served as…

  • Nominations sought for heroism scholarship

    The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) is accepting applications and nominations for the 2002 Dana Christmas Scholarship for Heroism, which is designed to honor young New Jerseyans for exceptional acts of heroism. Named after the Seton Hall University student who is credited with saving many lives during a dormitory fire at the school, the…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    • Green Thumb Garden Club of Jackson meets monthly on the third Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Whitesville Fire Company, 81 S. Hope Chapel Road, Jackson. For more information call Elaine at (732) 928-0878. • Harry O’Claire Chapter No. 637 of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) will hold its September meeting at…

  • Area schools will hold vigil, memorial service

    Area schools will hold vigil, memorial service The Freehold Regional High School District has announced that a candlelight vigil will be held at 7:15 p.m. Sept. 20 at Marlboro High School, Route 79, Marlboro. In attendance will be the mayor, and the superintendents of schools of the Freehold Regional High School District and the Marlboro…

  • OCC to hold two open houses for ‘Quick Term’

    OCC to hold two open houses for ‘Quick Term’ There is still time to register for Ocean County College’s "Quick Term" semester beginning Oct. 10 through Dec. 21, whereby students can earn college credits in 10 weeks. Prospective students and guests are invited to attend one of two open houses: Sept. 25, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.,…

  • Goal is to raise more money at this year’s wheel-a-thon Woman holds annual event for spina bifida in memory of daughter

    Staff Writer By lynn k. barra Goal is to raise more money at this year’s wheel-a-thon Woman holds annual event for spina bifida in memory of daughter Monroe Township, Middlesex County, resident Anne Price is hoping her second annual fund-raiser will draw huge numbers of supporters to help people with spina bifida. The event will…

  • Baby Fair at MCOC for parents & parents-to-be

    Baby Fair at MCOC for parents & parents-to-be Medical Center of Ocean County, along with area physicians and Meridian Health System nursing staff, is hosting a Baby Fair for parents and parents-to-be, Sept. 23, at 3-5 p.m. The fair will be held in the atrium of MCOC’s Ambulatory Care Center, at 425 Jack Martin Boulevard,…

  • Tall Timbers residents keep pressing builder for repairs

    Staff Writer By CLAre M. Masi JACKSON — Residents living in Tall Timbers, a 74-home community on Hyson Road, are still waiting for repairs to be completed. Although builder Benjamin Kirsch has made an effort to address of some of the concerns residents have raised over the last two years, there are still issues that…