January 15, 2009 RSS feed / Bulletin Board

Lakewood library to host blues concert

The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation will partner with the Ocean County Library to hold a special concert featuring blues musician T.J. Wheeler at the Lakewood library, 301 Lexington St., at 7 p.m., Jan. 19. More...

Students invited to enter local contest

You don't have to be smarter than a fifth-grader to win $1,000 or even $500. You just have to have an opinion about education and write a letter addressed to President Barack Obama, suggesting what he should do about education in our country. More...

Camp Sunshine Polar Dip slated for Jan. 31

Camp Sunshine will present the third annual A.J.'s New Jersey Polar Dip at 2 p.m. Jan. 31 at Avenue Beach Club, 23 Ocean Ave., Long Branch. More...

Lakewood Rotary aids families' holiday

The Lakewood Rotary Club filled and donated 36 Thanksgiving baskets to local families. The members of the Rotary Club filled the baskets with turkeys, vegetables, cranberry sauce, stuffing, bread and pies. More...

Datebook

• The Orchards at Bartley, 100 North County Line Road, Jackson, will sponsor a free presentation about anemia from 1:30- 2:30 p.m. Jan. 15. Dr. More...

Ocean County Coin Club to meet Jan. 15

The Ocean County Coin Club will hold an auction night 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Ocean Fire House, Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach. All are invited. Admission is free. A coin auction for juniors takes place before each meeting at 6:45 p.m. More...

Alternate route certification offered

For those who have a bachelor's degree and would like to become a teacher, the Alternative Route to Teaching program offered at Ocean County College can help them to become licensed without completing a traditional teacher-training program. More...

Knights to host youth free throw contest

Knights of Columbus Council 6201 will sponsor a youth free throw championship on Jan. 17 at the St. Veronica School, Howell. All boys and girls ages 10-14 are invited to participate. More...

Entries taken for 2009 poster contest

Entries are now being accepted from students in grades two through 12 the 2009 Conservation Poster Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, State Soil Conservation Committee, the New Jersey Association of Conservation District More...

Volunteers sought for Kimball thrift shops

Kimball Medical Center is looking for volunteers to assist in each of its three thrift shops: Kimball Closet in the Romeo Plaza in Jackson, The Treasure Chest in the Lakehurst Shopping Center in Lakehurst, and Lots for Little in the Seagull Square More...

Dinner-dance set for mothers & sons

The Howell Recreation Department will present a Mother and Son Doo Wop Dinner and Dance from 6-9 p.m. April, 3, 17 and 24 at Our House Restaurant, Route 524 (Adelphia Road), Howell. More...

Special Needs Network provides care for kids

The Children's Home Society of New Jersey has announced its expansion of the Special Needs Network in Ocean County. Its goal is to provide a safe, inclusive environment for children with special needs and challenges. More...

Howell SEPAC to host Parents Night Out

The Howell Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) will host its fifth annual Parents Night Out and Gift Auction from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Jan. 23 at the Woodlake Country Club, Lakewood. Tickets are $35 per person. More...