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• From noon to 3 p.m. April 23-24, Historic Longstreet Farm, Longstreet Road, Holmdel, will host Wool Days/Sheep Shearing. Events include sheep-shearing and demonstrations by sheep-herding dogs. Visitors can enjoy a wagon ride to a neighboring site, the Monmouth County Historical Association’s Holmes-Hendrickson House, where staff will demonstrate the way wool was used in Colonial…

• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will host the following blood drives: Middletown United Methodist Church, 924 Middletown-Lincroft Road, Middletown, April 19, 12:30-6:30 p.m.; Hazlet Emergency Services, 372 Middle Road, Hazlet, April 25, 1-7 p.m.; Lincroft Bible Church, 790 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, April 26, 1-7 p.m. An appointment…

• Holmdel municipal officials will dedicate the township’s new fire station on Crawfords Corner Roat at 4 p.m. April 14. All community members are invited to attend. A special invitation is extended to members of Holmdel Fire and Rescue Company No. 2 and their families, and to all Holmdel residents who are volunteer firefighters and…

• The Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St., Middletown, will present the work of book illustrator and Middletown resident Toby Gowing from April 1–27. The exhibition will feature nearly 50 of the artist’s illustrations spanning from 1980 to 2010, as well as several of her still life paintings. A meet the artist reception will be…

• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will conduct blood drives which are open to the public. The following drives are scheduled: April 2, St. Joseph’s Knights of Columbus, 54 Route 35 North, Keyport, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; April 3, St. Benedict School, 165 Bethany Road, Holmdel, 8 a.m.…

• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will conduct blood drives which are open to the public. The following drives are scheduled: April 2, St. Joseph’s Knights of Columbus, 54 Route 35 North, Keyport, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; April 3, St. Benedict School, 165 Bethany Road, Holmdel, 8 a.m.…

• Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) and the Holmdel Green Team will co-host a Zoom presentation by Master Gardener/Master Composter and rain garden specialist Tom Matulewicz, “Have a Healthier Garden through Composting.” Matulewicz will explain the ins and outs of composting. The Zoom presentation will take place at 7:30 p.m. March 21 and is…

• Take Me to the River, An Insider’s Guide to Waterfront Access will be presented via Zoom by Paul Gleitz at 7:30 p.m. March 16. The presentation is sponsored by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association. Gleitz, the principal park planner for the Monmouth County Parks System, will speak about recreational water access in the park…

• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will conduct blood drives which are open to the public. The following drives are scheduled: March 1, The Chelsea at Tinton Falls, 1 Hartford Drive, Tinton Falls, 12:30-6:30 p.m.; March 8, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 150 River Road, Red Bank, 1-7 p.m.; March…