Category: News Transcript Calendar

  • Spring into fun with Park System activities

    LINCROFT — The Monmouth County Park System has slated many activities for April, including the Spring Craft Show, Earth Day celebration and the Creative Arts and Music Festival. Activities are free unless otherwise specified. “Drop-In Surprise Story Time” for children age 3-7 with an adult will begin at 11 a.m. April 2 at Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown. If the…

  • Knights of Pythias to hold orientation meeting May 15

    Knights of Pythias to hold orientation meeting May 15

    Knights of Pythias, Grand Lodge Domain of New Jersey, invites men of all ages from all communities to learn about the organization at a complimentary buffet breakfast and orientation 10 a.m. May 15 at the Monroe Township Senior Center, 12 Halsey Reed Road, Monroe. Guests will learn about the charitable work provided by the Knights…

  • Job fair slated for April 1

    LINCROFT — The Monmouth County Spring Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. April 1 at Brookdale Community College’s Collins Arena, 765 Newman Springs Road. The fair will provide attendees with access to employers seeking candidates in different fields, from hospitality and health care to finance, education, telecommunications, computer science and more. “In…

  • Exhibit traces 50 years of rock ‘n’ roll history

    Exhibit traces 50 years of rock ‘n’ roll history

    HOLMDEL — “Fifty Years of Rock and Roll,” a traveling exhibit from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, is currently on display through June 4 at the Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center, 1 Memorial Lane, Holmdel. Twenty poster reproductions from the collection tell the 50-year history of rock ‘n’ roll…

  • ‘Weekend in Old Monmouth’ tour returns April 30 and May 1

    ‘Weekend in Old Monmouth’ tour returns April 30 and May 1

    The annual “Weekend in Old Monmouth” returns with 43 historic sites throughout Monmouth County, opening doors to visitors interested in local history on April 30 and May 1. The Weekend in Monmouth tour sites will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on April 30 and noon-5 p.m. on May 1, unless otherwise noted. Five sites…

  • Pancake breakfast to raise funds for school’s fifth grade

    Pancake breakfast to raise funds for school’s fifth grade

    The Madison Park Elementary School PTA will hold a Flapjack Fundraiser from 8-10 a.m. April 10 at Applebee’s, 55 Route 9, Manalapan. Proceeds will benefit the fifth grade. The cost is $10 per person and includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs and coffee, juice, soda or tea. For more information or to attend, contact Karen Turpin…

  • Park System slates annual arts and music festival

    LINCROFT — The Monmouth County Park System will host its annual Creative Arts and Music Festival from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 30 and May 1 at Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Road. The juried arts festival will feature specially selected artists’ works of pottery, photography, jewelry, paintings and other mediums. Besides the artwork, visitors will…

  • News Transcript Datebook, March 9

    News Transcript Datebook, March 9

    • The Monmouth County Audubon Society will sponsor a free field trip at Big Brook County Park, 521 Route 520, Marlboro, on March 13. Meet at 6 p.m. in the parking lot. Participants will be in search of the American woodcock. The trip is open to members and nonmembers of the Audubon Society. Participants should…

  • ‘Sunday Funday’ to promote understanding of disabilities

    Disabilities Allies and the Future Teachers Association at Rutgers University’s New Brunswick campus are organizing an afternoon of activities to promote socialization and understanding among individuals with and without disabilities. “Sunday Funday” will be held at 1 p.m. on April 17 in the Douglass Campus Center, Trayes Hall Room 104, 100 George St., New Brunswick. Sign…