Oct. 4-11
Happenings at the Free Public Library at 713 Marsha Ave., Williamstown. For more information about the events listed below contact 856-629-1212 or email info@monroetpl.org.
Oct. 4-7, 10-11 – 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. – Teen Take-and-Make Bags: Squishy Stress Ball.
Oct. 4 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Storytime with Principal Patricia Mancuso from St. Mary’s School.
Oct. 4 – 1-3 p.m. (half hour) – Computer and Tech help.
Oct. 4 – 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Needle Arts Group.
Oct. 5 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m. – Family Storytime.
Oct. 5 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Fit Balance Yoga with Relax Mind and Body.
Oct. 5 – 1-6 p.m. – Blood Drive.
Oct. 5 – 1-2:30 p.m. – Felt Craft for Adults.
Oct. 5 – 6-8 p.m. – Coding Bootcamp.
Oct. 7 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Tween Advisory Board.
Oct. 7 – noon to 2:45 p.m. – Teen Banned Books Week Movie: “The Hate U Give.”
Oct. 7 – 1-2 p.m. – Halloween Trivia for Adults.
Oct. 9 – Closed for Columbus Day.
Oct. 10 – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – ABC Storytime.
Oct. 10 – 6-7 p.m. – Tween Paint Night.
Oct. 10 – 6-8 p.m. – You wrote a book, now what?
Oct. 11 – noon to 2:15 p.m. – Lunch and a Movie: “Hocus Pocus” (1993).
Oct. 11 – 1-3 p.m. (half hour) – Computer and Tech Help.
Oct. 11 – 6:30-8:30 p.m. – The Inkwell Writers Group.
Oct. 11 – 7-8:30 p.m. – South Jersey Ghost Research.
Happenings around Gloucester County
Oct. 4, 11 – 1-3 p.m. – Adult Vaccine Clinic at the Gloucester County Health Department, 204 E. Holly Ave., Sewell. By appointment only.
Oct. 4, 11 – 3-4:30 p.m. – STD/TB Clinic at the Gloucester County Health Department, 204 E. Holly Ave., Sewell.
Oct. 5– 4-5 p.m. – HIV testing at the Gloucester County Health Department, 204 E. Holly Ave., Sewell.
Oct. 7 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Sheriff’s Department Child Seat Check at the Gloucester County Store, 1750 Deptford Center Road, Deptford.
Oct. 5, 10 – 8:30-11:30 a.m. – Child Vaccine Clinic at Gloucester County Health Department, 204 E. Holly Ave., Sewell. By appointment only. Note, there is another Child Vaccine Clinic from 1-3:30 p.m. Oct. 5.
Oct. 9 – 9-11 a.m. – PPD Placements at Gloucester County Health Department, 204 E. Holly Ave., Sewell.
Friday, Oct. 6
The Food Pantry is open from 9:30-11:30 a.m. located on the bottom level of the Clubhouse, 408 Church St. Williamstown. For more information call (856) 728-9841.
Wednesday, Oct. 4
Monroe Township Council Ordinance Committee meeting at 7 p.m., 125 Viriginia Ave.
Saturday, Oct. 7
Registration is open for the third annual Little Mr. and Ms. Monroe Pageant presented by Community Affairs. The pageant will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For rules and application, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/MrMsMonroe. All applicants must be a Monroe Township resident. For more information contact (856) 728-9841.
Monday, Oct. 9
Monroe Township Council meeting at 7 p.m., 125 Virginia Ave.
Tuesday, Oct. 10
Monroe Township Fire Prevention Night from 7-9 p.m. at the Walmart SuperCenter, 1840 S. Black Horse Pike, Williamstown. The night is hosted by the Williamstown and Cecil Fire companies.
Thursday, Oct. 12
Monroe Township is hosting the Flags for Forgotten Soldiers at 10 a.m., Oct. 12 at 700 Corkery Lane. Volunteers are needed to place the 660 flags representing the number of veterans who die by their own hand every month. For more information contact Christine Scola at (856) 728-9800 ext. 205 or Deb Bender at (856) 726-9844. Rain Date is 10 a.m., Oct. 13.
Saturday, Oct. 21
Fall Festival and Halloween parade will be held on Oct. 21. The fall festival will he beld from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Owens Park, 700 N. Tuckahoe Road. There will be pumpkin decorating, hayrides, slide, pony rides, games, prizes, food vendors and bounce houses. Later that evening at 7 p.m. there will be a Halloween parade at 7 p.m. on Main Street. The rain date is Oct. 22. The parade route is between CVS and Church Street.
Wednesday, Oct. 25
Monroe Senior Commission presents Murder Mystery Dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Estate at Monroe, 1351 N. Black Horse Pike, Williamstown. For more information contact Maryann Nunes at (609) 605-1161 or Meryl Murtha at (267) 250-8706.
Saturday, Dec. 2
14th annual Wreaths of Remembrance from 10 a.m. to noon, 240 N. Tuckahoe Road, Williamstown.
Ongoing
AARP Tax Aide volunteers needed for the next tax season. The service provided is offered free of charge all over the United States by the AARP Foundation. If focuses on taxpayers 50 and older and those of low to moderate income. Volunteers are needed in Deptford, Glassboro, Mullica Hill, Washington Township, West Deptford and Williamstown. To help, call 1-888-AARP-NOW or submit a volunteer interest form at aarpfoundation.org/taxaidevolunteer.
