• Library will celebrate Lighthouse Challenge

    Several branches of the Ocean County Librarywill host lighthouse-themed programs to celebrate the 10th annual New Jersey Lighthouse Society’s Lighthouse Challenge, which seeks to raise awareness of the 24 lighthouses in New Jersey. The Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, will host Bob Volpe of the New Jersey Lighthouse Society. He will present the history of…

  • Art Society slates reception, exhibit

    Artists of the Laurelton Art Society from Ocean and Monmouth counties are exhibiting works at the Point Pleasant Borough Library, 834 Beaver Dam Road, Point Pleasant, through Sept. 29. Friends of the Library will sponsor a reception 1-3 p.m. Sept. 12. The public is invited. For more information, call Carol Pester at 732-477-8746.

  • BMAC to hold dances, movies and more

    The Brick Municipal Alliance Committee (BMAC) will hold the following events: • Sept. 18, BYC dance; new school year first dance • Sept. 25, BYC movie, “Star Trek,” 2009 version • Oct. 2, BYC dance • Oct. 9, BYC movie, “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” • Oct. 16, BYC dance • Oct. 23, BYC…

  • Annual carnival will be held Sept. 20

    The Church of the Visitation, 755 Mantoloking Road, Brick, will hold its annual family carnival 1:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 20. All are welcome. Admission is free and the day’s festivities will include the live band “Thick as Thieves,” as they feature sounds from 1950s through the 1980s. This year, amusement rides will include the…

  • Selichot service will follow speaker

    An address by Congressman John Adler titled “Perspectives of a Freshman Congressman and the United States-Israel Relationship,” followed by a questionand answer period, will take place at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Congregation B’nai Israel, 1488 Old Freehold Road, Toms River. A Selichot service, led by the clergy of Congregation Ahavat Olam, Congregation B’nai Israel…

  • Dance Studio site of weeklong workshop

    Denise Daniele Dance Studios, Brick, was recently the site of a weeklong workshop titled FOCUS Dance Intensive. Those who participated in the workshop took master classes from New York and Los Angeles based choreographers. Also on hand was studio owner Denise Daniele Blackstone, who is a tap master teacher, and Al Blackstone, a former Brick…

  • FirstEnergy Park to host Boat Sale & Expo

    The BlueClaws baseball organization and Baywood Marina will bring a new boat sale event to the Jersey Shore. The inaugural Jersey Shore Boat Sale & Expo will come to FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, for a three-day show Sept. 18-20. The event will feature both new and used boats as well as boating accessories for sale by…

  • Local Rotary district receives recognition

    Rotary District 7500 Gift of Life Foundation received a certificate of appreciation from Gift of Life International for the program “Our Hearts Are in Uganda.” The mission of Rotary District 7500 Gift of Life Foundation is to provide free medical services to children in Third World nations who have congenital heart defects, regardless of age,…

  • Tickets for Phillies, Radio City available

    A limited number of tickets are available to see the Philadelphia Phillies take on the New York Mets Sept. 11 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The cost of $55 per person includes round-trip bus transportation to the stadium and a ticket to the game. The bus will leave Civic Plaza on Chambers Bridge Road…

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