- The 2016 Jackson Relay For Life will host a fundraiser at Bubbakoo’s Burritos, 365 N. County Line Road, Jackson. Bubbakoos’s will donate 15 percent of sales made by family members and friends between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. on April 19. Details: www.relayforlife.org/jacksonnj
- Cub Scout Pack 9 will hold a sign-up night at 7 p.m. April 20 at the Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School, New Egypt. Cub Scouts is for boys in kindergarten through fifth grade. Interested boys and their parents are encouraged to attend this fun recruitment event. Details: Email Gerry Adamski at mm@newegypt9.mypack.us
• The Jackson Township Democratic Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday (April 20) of every month, unless otherwise noted, at Bella Terra, 2 Kathleen Drive, Jackson. All are welcome to attend the meeting.
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The United Republican Club of Howell is sponsoring a blood drive from April 25-30 at the Central Jersey Blood Center, 4068 Route 9 South, Howell Plaza (near Sears). To make an appointment, call 732-842-5750, ext. 264 or 241 and give the following sponsor code: SPON047315. Details: 732-773-5204.
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Bat Shalom Hadassah of Jackson-Howell will sponsor a “Meet, Greet and Eat” event at the White Butterfly, County Line Road, Jackson, from 9-11 a.m. May 25. The cost of $22 per person includes an all-you-can-eat brunch buffet, demonstrations, workshops and fashions. Make check payable to Bat Shalom Hadassah and send to P. Guberman, 89 Cypress Point Lane, Jackson, NJ 08527.
- On May 1, the New Jersey Veterans Helping Veterans nationwide organization will hold a complimentary complete spaghetti dinner for veterans and current members of the military at the AMVETS Post 2, 1250 Toms River Road, Jackson. Veterans who are interested in attending may visit www.njvhvn.org (event page) and make a reservation. No tickets will be sold at the door. Guests are encouraged to join
their veterans. Tickets are $5; children under 7 are $3. Military ID must be shown at the door. Details: Don O’Connell, 848-260-8400. - The Veterans Community Alliance of New Jersey will sponsor “Fishing For Heroes” on the Royal Miss Belmar from 4:30-8:30 p.m. May 21. Attendees must be at the marina by 3:30 p.m. The cost is $105 per person and includes fishing rods, bait and food. There will be a Biggest Fish tournament and a 50/50 raffle. Details: 917-747-4312.
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The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County and Jewish Family and Children Services will co-sponsor a trip to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia on May 24. The cost is $45 per person and includes round-trip bus transportation, docent-led small tours at the museum and a kosher boxed lunch. To make a reservation, call Marion Riback at 732-774-6886, ext. 43.
• The Ocean County Library Puppet Players will present Splat the Cat at 1:30 p.m. April 21 at the Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. Details: 609-758-7888 or www.theoceancountylibrary.org
• The Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, will host the quilting club at 1 p.m. April 19. Bring new and old projects to work on. Beginners are welcome. Details: 609-758-7888 or www.theoceancountylibrary.org
• An open house for the Mom and Me Messy Art Club and for the MOMS Club of New Egypt will take place at 10:30 p.m. April 15 at the Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. Light refreshments will be served. Details: 609-758-7888 or www.theoceancountylibrary.org
• Book Cafe with guest author Johnny Carrasquillo, pen name Julian Crane, will take place at 3 p.m. April 18 at the Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. Light refreshments will be served. Books will be available for purchase. Details: 609-758-7888 or www.theoceancountylibrary.org
• Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment will celebrate Earth Day on April 16 with its fourth annual Lose the Litter event. Report to the Plumsted municipal building, 121 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to pick up a map and supplies. Details: pyne.president@gmail.com
• Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment will distribute free tree seedlings (five per resident) as part of the New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16 at the Plumsted municipal building, 121 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. The goal of the Tree Recovery Campaign is to distribute 500,000 tree seedlings to New Jersey residents over the course of five years. Details: pyne.president@gmail.com or pyne.vicepresident@gmail.com
• The Monmouth County Health Department will host a Howell Health Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 16 at the Howell Community Enrichment Center at Southard School, 115 Kent Road, Howell. Free blood pressure screenings, eye screenings, bone density screenings, lead screenings, Safe Kids program and more. To participate or for additional information, call 732-431-7456, ext. 5814.
• The Taunton School PTA will host an outdoor flea market and food trucks event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 21 at the school, Taunton Road, Howell. Flea market participants, as well as vendors, crafters and food trucks are needed. Participants must provide their own table. Tables are $20 for Taunton PTA members and $35 for non-Taunton PTA members. Food truck spaces are $75. Details: 908-331-0645.
• Vendors are wanted for an Italian festival to be held from June 29 through July 2, 6-11 p.m., at Freehold Raceway. The event is sponsored by the Italian American Association of Monmouth County. There will be rides, games, entertainment, crafters and food. Details: Cheryl Scuorzo, 732-536-5832.
• Boy Scout Troop No. 515 will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser at Howell Elks Lodge No. 2515, 84 Ramtown-Greenville Road, Howell. All you can eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, tea, orange juice. The breakfast will be May 1 from 8-11:30 a.m. Donation: Adults: $8; children under 12, $3; Children under 3, free.
• The Jackson Library will host retired professor Paul Zigo who will speak about Operation Barbarossa – the assault on the USSR by Nazi Germany that began on June 22, 1941, and lasted for the duration of World War II and claimed the life of 25 million Soviets. The event will take place at 7 p.m. May 11. The program is free and open to the public, but registration is requested by calling 732-928-4400, Option 4.
• The Jackson Writers Group will hold a spring showcase of local authors on May 14 from 1-4 p.m. at the Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson. The keynote speaker will be Nikki Rae Colligan, the author of seven novels. All are invited to attend. Registration is required at www.theoceancountylibrary.org. The Jackson Writers Group meets on the fourth Thursday of every month from 6:30-9 p.m. Details: 732-928-4400.
• The Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, will host a free paper cutting workshop for adults from 7-8 p.m. May 12 and from 2-3 p.m. May 21. Master paper cutting artist Hou-Tien Cheng will lead this hands-on class and will demonstrate the traditional art of Chinese paper cutting. All supplies will be provided. Registration is required for limited spaces in this workshop. Details: 732-928-4400, option 4, or www.theoceancountylibrary.org
• Calvary Lighthouse, Lakewood, under the supervision of the New Jersey Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, will host a free professional informational workshop about diabetes on April 16 from 9-11:30 a.m. at 1133 E. County Line Road, Lakewood. Certified health personnel will present the proper lifestyle changes to reduce an individual’s chance of developing diabetes. Refreshments will be served. Details: calvarylighthouse.org or 732-363-1239.
• Knights of Pythias, Grand Lodge Domain of New Jersey, invites men of all ages and from all communities to learn about the organization at a complimentary buffet breakfast and orientation to be held at 10 a.m. May 15 at the Monroe Township Senior Center, 12 Halsey Reed Road, Monroe Township. Guests will learn about the charitable work provided by the Knights and the social activities the group offers. Reservations are required. Details: 609-851-0914 or email al1425@msn.com
• The Friends of the Plumsted Library will collect used books for a book sale. Donate fiction, nonfiction, large print, children’s books, CDs, DVDs, audio books, and puzzles. No soiled or mildewed items. No video tapes, Reader’s Digest condensed books, magazines or encyclopedias. Drop off books behind the Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month – May 7, June 4, Aug. 6, Sept. 3, and Oct. 1. Do not leave items if no one is present. Details: 609-758-0009 or 732-580-5600 or plumstedfriends@comcast.net
• The United Republican Club of Howell will meet at 7:30 p.m. May 17 at the Howell First Aid building, 16 Kent Road, Howell. All are welcome to attend. Details: 732-773-5204 or naborrelli@yahoo.com.
• The Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority will hold its public meetings at 5:30 p.m. in its administrative offices at 135 Manhattan St., Jackson, on the following dates in 2016: April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 22, Oct. 27, Nov. 17, Dec. 15; and on the following dates in 2017: Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 (reorganization).
• The Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s or dementia will meet at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at the Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson. Details: 1-800-272-3900 or www.alz.org/nj
• The Jackson Library Knit-Chat-Chain is in need of yarn donations. All types of wool and synthetic yarn in any amount will be accepted. The group uses the donations to make small lap blankets, chemotherapy caps and newborn caps for patients at local health centers. The library is located at 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson. Details: 732-928-4400.
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