• Route 537 to be closed during construction

    A portion of Route 537 will be closed to through traffic from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3. The Monmouth County Road Department has advised Millstone Township that construction will take place along Route 537 between Route 571 in Millstone and Route 527 in Freehold Township, according to a press release from Millstone officials. While Route…

  • ‘Bugs, Birds & Beyond’ festival on Sept. 11

    The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County and its children’s committee will hosting their third annual “Bugs, Birds, and Beyond” children’s festival 1-4 p.m. Sept. 11, rain or shine, near the agriculture building at 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold. The event will feature garden tours, games, crafts, vendors, a scavenger hunt, a giant soil tunnel, a composting…

  • Historic Walnford hosts ‘Oh Freedom!’

    The Monmouth County Park System invites area residents to “Oh Freedom!” exhibit, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through Aug. 30 at Historic Walnford. This traveling exhibit captures the stories of African American soldiers who fought during the RevolutionaryWar.

  • Compassionate Friends will meet on Sept. 13

    The Compassionate Friends Mercer Chapter will hold its monthly meeting on Sept. 13. The meeting will be on the second Monday of the month due to the Labor Day weekend. The group typically meets on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Capital Health System of Hamilton, 1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton…

  • St. Andrew’s Church celebrates 130 years

    St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church in Jobstown will celebrate its 130th anniversary with a family mass at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 12. The church will also celebrate its anniversarywith a picnic at Springfield Township VeteransMemorial Park from noon to 5 p.m. All are welcome to join in the day of fun, food and fellowship. Tickets cost…

  • Golf for the New Hope Church of God Sept. 2

    The New Hope Church of God is hosting a golf tournament on Sept. 2 at the Peddie Golf Course in Hightstown. The golf classic will include free flexibility assessments, free health screenings and free limited therapeutic massages to all registered golfers. The fee for an individual golfer is $35. Non-golfers can participate in the awards…

  • Tools, cornbread and fiddler at Walnford

    The Monmouth County Park System invites area residents to visit Historic Walnford for free events this September. During “What Is It?” 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Sept. 4 through Dec. 31, the Walnford staff will help visitors explore tools used two centuries ago for industrial, agricultural and domestic activities. During the Cornbread Contest 1-3 p.m. Sept. 19,…

  • Allentown Lions Club golf tourney Oct. 1

    The Allentown/Upper Freehold Lions Club will hold its annual Edward “Pop” Rockhill Memorial Golf Tournament Oct. 1. The event at Gambler Ridge Golf Course in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold will start at noon. Proceeds from the event will go toward supporting the Allentown High School Lions Scholarship Fund and the creation of…

  • Riding High Farm schedules fundraiser

    Riding High Farm, 145 Route 526, Allentown, will hold an indoor flea market and pet rescue fair in the barn from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 25. Riding High Farm is a NARHA (North American Riding for the Handicapped Association) certified facility providing therapeutic horseback riding lessons to individuals with disabilities throughout Burlington, Mercer…

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