Thursday, May 17, 2012
In-staff training shutters all branches for the day.
All 21 locations of the Ocean County System will be closed on Friday for staff in service training. The library system will reopen normal business hours on Saturday, May 19. The Ocean County Library website services are still in operation. Saturday hours for the Berkeley branch at 30 Station Road in Bayville are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, the Waretown branch is closed until further notice due to structural damage occurring as a result of an automobile accident on May 4. The Brick branch will open a temporary location on May 21 in the Town Hall Shoppes (990 Cedar Bridge Avenue). The Chambersbridge Road branch closed for interior renovation May 17. The temporary location opens May 21 and the hours of operation are Monday through Thursday (…
Holiday City club aims to increase awareness of Berkeley Township through summer photo contest
Do you love to take photos? Do you love Berkeley Township? If so, the Holiday City at Berkeley Camera Club wants you – to take part in its photo contest. The club is a collection of amateur photographers who share tips and their best photos each month, said club member Ronald Nastasi. The members – 24 currently – take trips monthly for photo shoots, where they share tips and tricks and help each other improve as photographers, Nastasi said. The photo contest – which begins Memorial Day, May 28, and ends on Labor Day, Sept. 3 – has three objectives: to increase membership in and awareness of the club; to help the club raise funds for its field trips and to help promote Berkeley Township. “We want to get Berkeley more noticed,” Nastasi …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The first "Victorian Extravaganza" set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at museum in Toms River
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Thursday, April 26
The science of bee-keeping, the art of floral arranging and the necessity of soap-making are some of the skills on display this weekend at the Victorian Extravaganza at the Ocean County Historical Society. The inaugural Victorian Extravaganza will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the society museum at 26 Hadley Avenue in Toms River. Chairperson Betsy Dudas said an all-day bee-keeping demonstration by the Uriah Creek Apiaries is planned. The society will also hold a plant sale featuring both indoor and outdoor plants. Beekeeper Mike Long plans to bring different sized beehives along with some specialized equipment to illustrate what's involved in getting honey from the bee. "Everyone knows you get honey from bees," he said. "But …
Monday, April 9, 2012
Township Council, Titanic and more
Tuesday - Berkeley Township Council, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road. Caucus meeting starts at 7, followed immediately by regular council meeting. Tuesday - Organic Cooking on a Budget - 2 p.m., Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library on 30 Station Road, Bayville. Registered ShopRite dietician Jennifer Klein will discuss how to fit organic foods into your budget and organic food cooking techniques. Visitors can sample a recipe made with organic ingredients. Pre-register at www.theoceancountylibrary.org or call 732-244-2144. Tuesday - SOS, RMS Titanic, 6:30 p.m., Bayville branch of the Ocean County Library on 30 Station Road in Bayville. Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the iconic ocean liner. Ages 13-18. Thursday - …
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Selected students can earn college credits right on high school campus
An innovative partnership with Georgian Court University will allow Central Regional students to take college courses while still in high school starting in August. College-level courses in the humanities field – literature, economics and psychology – will be offered to Central Regional seniors starting in late summer according to Central Regional Superintendent Triantafillos “Tom’’ Parlapanides. The program will be funded with monies the district receives from the state for being a choice school. Parlapanides said. Central Regional receives $14,300 per choice student. There are 61 choice students presently enrolled at Central. Next fall, Central is expected to begin classes near, or at, its maximum of 78 choice students. “We wanted to …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Auditions on Friday will help fill casts of "Annie" and "The Sound of Music"
Boys who like to sing and dance are being sought for auditions this Friday for the Surflight Theatre’s 63rd season of Broadway at the Beach, for a season that includes “Annie” and “The Sound of Music.” Adult auditions are scheduled for this Friday as well, the producers said. Last Saturday, nearly 80 children ages 5 to 16 attended auditions for the two musicals, but nearly all of them were girls, most from Long Beach Island, Manahawkin, Barnegat, Little Egg Harbor and other surrounding towns, but some came from farther to audition because they spend their summers on LBI, the producers said. “We saw some really talented kids,” said Tchia Casselle, associate producer for Surflight Theatre, Ocean County’s oldest professional theater. But of…
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Three singers who grew up in the Garden State are among the finalists on 'The Voice' and 'American Idol.'
Is the best young singer in the nation from New Jersey? Three Garden State natives are among the finalists competing nationally on two separate singing competitions, NBC's The Voice and Fox's American Idol. Former Kinnelon resident Elise Testone came close to elimination Thursday night on American Idol, finishing in the bottom two slots when all of the votes from viewers of the program were tallied. But the three Idol judges, singers Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler and music producer Randy Jackson, decided to keep her on the show and send fellow contestant Jeremy Rosado home. Testone is a 2001 graduate of Kinnelon High School who went to college in North Carolina and remained there after graduation. Although she's been forbidden from …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Head to your local library or community center for events honoring African-American heritage
Local libraries and other venues have scheduled a host of events celebrating and honoring African-American history and culture in recognition of Black History Month. Check out these offerings in Ocean County. Quilting for Freedom-Drop In Craft: Ocean County Library-Berkeley Branch. Stop in anytime this month to make a drop-in craft. Create a paper quilt square displaying your family name, to be added to our community quilt honoring Black History Month. Learn about freedom quilts and the Underground Railroad. All ages. Black History Month Karaoke Celebration: Feb. 28, 6 p.m. Ocean County Library-Berkeley Branch. Sing along with the famous black singers from the ages in a celebration of diversity in music. Please contact YA Librarian …
Township Council meeting, Owl Prowl and more
Tuesday - Berkeley Township Council, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road. Caucus meeting starts at 7, followed immediately by regular meeting. Tuesday - Black History Month Karaoke Celebration, 6 p.m., Berkeley Branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville. Sing along with famous black singers from the ages in a celebration of diversity in music. For ages 13-18. Registration is required. Wednesday - Master sculptor Brian Hanlon will give a demonstration at 7 p.m. on Feb. 29 at the Ocean County Artists Guild, 22 Chestnut Avenue, Island Heights. Hanlon has been called "New Jersey's Sculptor." Many of his works honor those who have been lost, including firemen and 9-11 victims. The program is free. Thursday - Bingo…
Monday, February 20, 2012
Residents say ‘Let’s Do the Time Warp Again’ as ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ comes to Traco
Attention all transsexual Transylvanians and gold-lame-bikini-brief wearing muscle men: after a nearly two-decade-long hiatus from Ocean County cinemas, cult film favorite “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is returning to Toms River. The Traco Theater will be showing the 1975 film on Friday, February 25 at 10 pm. Kim Ratto, owner of the Traco said all 70 tickets for the 10 pm showing had sold out so a second, more appropriate, midnight screening has been added. Still in limited release after more than 35 years, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” can boast the longest running theatrical release in film history. Much of that run has been at midnight showings, starting at the famed Waverly Theater in Greenwich Village where patrons first started …
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Discover the photographer in you ! Enter our first-ever amateur photographer digital photo contest devoted entirely to the "Summer of 2012" in Berkeley Township, NJ You have a shot at making a first impression, plus publication of your photo. Go online and find out how to enter! Download entry form: http://thelotters.net/HBC.CameraClub/Contest2012.pdf more ›