• A special Santa visit for special needs children

    ABERDEEN — Parents of Special People and the Cliffwood VFW post 4745 are hosting a Sensitive Santa event on Dec. 16 from noon to 3 p.m. at the VFW at 699 Cliffwood Ave. According to a press release from POSP, waiting on line in a crowded, noisy mall to see Santa and get a picture…

  • Ocean Grove Holiday House and Inn Tour

    Historic Ocean Grove’s Chamber of Commerce will host its 20th annual Holiday House and Inn Tour on Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Inns-Only Tour on Dec. 9, from noon to 3:30 p.m. Eight Victorian homes and cottages, nine inns, a senior residence, a museum and a camp meeting tent will…

  • T-shirt sale to benefit Eric LeGrand

    T-shirts are being sold to raise funds for Eric LeGrand, the Rutgers University football player from Colonia who was paralyzed two years ago in a game against Army. Shirts are $15 and may be purchased in person from the Scarlet Fever store, 109 Somerset St., New Brunswick, by calling 732-247-4678, or on the website www.rutgersfever.com/…

  • Keyport Garden Club decorates Drumthwacket for the holidays

    Keyport Garden Club members decorated the parlor at Drumthwacket for the holidays. Front row (l-r) Anne Marie Reedy, Luisa Farina Reilly, Kim Mundrane Tuohy. Middle row (l-r) Diane Calabrese, Vicky Mariocca. Back row: Clare Skeen. Members of the Keyport Garden Club helped decorate Drumthwacket in Princeton, the official residence of the governor, for the holidays.…

  • Middletown library resource for home repairs

    The Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown, in cooperation with EBSCO Publishing, is making available the Home Improvement Reference Center online resource. This site includes magazine articles, and reference content, as well as videos and images to provide the latest step-by-step information for safely performing post-Sandy home repairs. As Middletown residents face…

  • Holiday crafts a Poricy Park tradition

    The Poricy Park Conservancy Holiday and Craft Shop, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7 through Dec. 9. The shop is staffed and run by volunteers for Poricy Park and Rebecca’s Reel Quilters of Poricy Park with proceeds benefiting the Poricy Park Conservancy. For 25 years,…

  • Brookdale Dance Ensemble showcase Dec. 8

    MIDDLETOWN — The Brookdale Dance Ensemble will present their biannual dance recital on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) at the Lincroft main campus. This is a free event for the community to enjoy. Students will perform different styles of dance including modern, hip-hop, jazz, lyrical and ballroom. All are…

  • Tree lighting and caroling at Cross of Glory

    The congregation of the Cross of Glory Lutheran Church, 95 Cambridge Drive, Aberdeen, invites friends, family and neighbors to fill themselves with a little Christmas cheer during its fifth annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Carol Sing on Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. After the carols have been sung and the 30-foot tree has been lit,…

  • 75th observance of Nanking Massacre

    A commemoration program on the Nanking Massacre will be held on Dec. 7, from 6:45 to 9:30 p.m., and Dec. 8, from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Warner Student Life Center, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. The Nanking Massacre occurred in December of 1937 when the Japanese military invaded mainland China and seized Nanking,…

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