• Children’s Oct. 30 costume party slated

    A costume party for children will be sponsored by DeBows United Methodist Church and Cornerstone Presbyterian Church 5-7 p.m. Oct. 30 at DeBows Church, located at the intersection of Routes 571 and 537 in Jackson. There will be “Trunk or Treat,” pumpkin painting, face painting, apple bobbing, a parade of costumes and other games. This…

  • Take online classes with Universal Class

    Residents can take classes for free with the Monmouth County Library’s new Universal Class database and a library card. The Universal Class database offers hundreds of non-college credit continuing education courses ranging from history, art and math to real estate, computer technology and beauty lessons. Universal Class also offers courses to help homeschoolers, those who…

  • Free manicure with digital mammogram

    The Women’s Health Center at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold will provide a gift certificate for a free manicure to every woman who comes in to the center for a digital mammogram during the month of October. Women who have digital mammograms will receive a gift certificate for a free manicure from Serenity Spa and…

  • St. Joseph Church slates vendor show

    St. Joseph Church will hold an indoor vendor show 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Nov. 5 in the parish hall, 91 Stillhouse Road, Millstone. Show will feature appraisals by Englishtown Antiques, precious metal buying and more than 40 vendors. Admission is free. Refreshments will be sold. Details: 732-221-7125 or [email protected].

  • Observe the shaving horse at Walnford

    Objects will be crafted from rough wood at the shaving horse using simple hand tools at “Stirring Up History” being held at Historic Walnford, Walnford Road in Upper Freehold. Attendees can watch a spoon take shape and see a log transformed into a utilitarian object 1-4 p.m. Nov. 5. To learn more about this activity,…

  • TCA plans Iron Mikes Casino Night, Nov. 5

    Trenton Catholic Academy (TCA) will present its first Iron Mikes Casino Night Nov. 5. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., followed by the casino floor opening at 7 p.m. Former members of the Girls Athletic Association (GAA) from St. Anthony High School and McCorristin Catholic High School are organizing the event. Tickets are $35 per person,…

  • Church will present Vienna Boys Choir

    FREEHOLD — The world renowned Vienna Boys Choir will once again be touring in the United States and one of the group’s concert dates will be in Freehold Borough. The choir will perform at the First Presbyterian Church of Freehold, 118 W. Main St., at 8 p.m. Dec. 2 as part of the church’s annual…

  • Three AHS students recognized for their academic excellence

    ALLENTOWN — Three Allentown High School students have received national recognition for their academic success. Principal Constance Embley congratulated seniors Ashley A. Fischer-Kennedy, Amanda R. Kilcher and Emily E. Nalbone on Oct. 24 for being named “commended students” in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Corp., which conducts the program, sent…

  • Open space pays in many ways

    A newly released study backs what open space advocates have long known: preserving land bolsters both the economy and the environment. SouthwickAssociates, a consulting firm specializing in wildlife economics and statistics, recently conducted the study for the nonprofit National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. They examined the economics associated with outdoor recreation, natural resources conservation and…

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