• Park System’s Craft Show, Plant Swap this weekend

    MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Park System will host a Spring Craft Show from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 23 at the Tatum Park Red Hill Activity Center, Red Hill Road, Middletown. The seasonal craft show will feature handcrafted Mother’s Day gifts, spring decorations and more. Admission and parking are free. Visitors can also head across…

  • Holmdel residents encouraged to attend meetings on land-use matters

    Holmdel residents encouraged to attend meetings on land-use matters

    Holmdel’s landscape is changing, and Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) has been monitoring these land-use matters. We ask residents to attend relevant township meetings for information and to voice their opinions. On Wednesday, May 4, the Holmdel Zoning Board will discuss plans to place a digitized billboard on the south side of Route 35,…

  • Library to hold the Munchies Cookbook Book Club

    Library to hold the Munchies Cookbook Book Club

    Borrow a book and try some recipes to share with the Munchies Book Club at 7 p.m. on April 20 at The Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison. The book club is a bring a dish and try a dish book club. This month’s theme is cooking in New York and New Jersey. Visit the circulation…

  • SAT or ACT Practice Test offered at library

    SAT or ACT Practice Test offered at library

    The Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will offer the ACT or the SAT Practice Test from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 23. This combined test will provide questions from each section of both tests, the best way to experience more than one exam in a single test experience. Open to all High School…

  • Family time: laugh out loud and read

    Family time: laugh out loud and read

    The Children’s Department of the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, will celebrate National Humor Month with songs, activities, stories and films for children, ages 2-11, at 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. on April 21. Registration is open to the community at www.edisonpubliclibrary.net or by calling 732-548-3045.

  • Reading programs at Edison library

    Reading programs at Edison library

    The Edison Public Library will hold Very Ready Reading programs at 10:30 a.m. on April 22, 29 and May 6 at the Clara Barton Branch, 141 Hoover Ave., Edison. The program is designed to introduce children to books to enrich early literacy. Songs, stories and simple activities will help parents share things with their children…

  • Fundraiser at restaurant to benefit fire company

    Fundraiser at restaurant to benefit fire company

    EDISON — Quaker Steak & Lube restaurant at 561 Route 1 and Plainfield Avenue will donate 10 percent of its sales on Thursday, April 28, directly to Raritan Engine Company No. 1. To raise additional funds, guests can purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win a variety of prizes and giveaways throughout the day,…

  • Historical program set for April 27

    Historical program set for April 27

    The Middlesex Greenway Coalition and the non-profit Edison Greenways Group will sponsor a program on the history of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Electrification from the “Metuchen Switch” Power Station at 7 p.m. on April 27 at the Metuchen Library, 480 Middlesex Ave. (Route 27), Metuchen. The event will present speakers William Sheffield of Parsons Brinkerhoff/AMTRAK and…

  • Park System to hold Spring Craft Show and Great Spring Perennial Plant Swap

    Park System to hold Spring Craft Show and Great Spring Perennial Plant Swap

    The Monmouth County Park System’s Spring Craft Show will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on April 23 at the Tatum Park Red Hill Activity Center, Red Hill Road, Middletown. A variety of hand-crafted items will be offered. This seasonal craft show is the perfect place to find Mother’s Day gifts, spring decorations and more.…

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