Holmdel and Hazlet Summer Camp Guide

A guide to finding local summer camps in and near Holmdel and Hazlet.

This article will be updated regularly over the next few months as summer camp information becomes available. Holmdel Recreation Summer Day Camp Holmdel Schools Summer Academic Enrichment Program Holmdel High Schools Sports Camps Police Youth Academy Hazlet Recreation Summer Day Camp Hazlet Recreation Summer Sports Camps Hazlet Recreation Rocket Preseason Baseball and Softball Camp Open House dates at Camp Arrowhead:

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Holmdel Tennis Online Registration Has Begun

You will now be able to register online for all classes and events. Community Pass...an online registration service provider that will serve the Holmdel community.

Holiday Events This Weekend In Holmdel and Hazlet

Dearborn Market's festival, puppet show, dramatic reading, holiday lighting at Exit 116.

This was to be the weekend for Holmdel's multi-faceted Winterfest festival at Bayonet Farm, but it was unfortunately cancelled due to problems caused by Hurricane Sandy. Tree lightings are planned for the end of next week. Holmdel Township will hold a special Holiday Celebration at Town Hall on Thursday night. In Hazlet, the annual tree lighting will be held on Friday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m., with a Santa visit at the Cullen Center on Saturday morning and a free holiday show by the Perna Dancers at Raritan HS on Saturday afternoon.  But first, this weekend's special events:   Dearborn's Holiday Festival Family Puppet Show: “The Lion and the Mouse and Other Tales: Smart and Small Conquers All!” Dramatic Reading of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" …

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Holmdel's Winterfest Is Cancelled

Too many safety concerns as a result of Hurricane Sandy.

Holmdel Township's dream of transforming its picturesque Bayonet Farm into a magical multi-day wintertime festival Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 has been iced. Township Clerk Maureen Doloughty, a member of the Winterfest planning committee, said there were too many concerns that there could be adequate power at the site, and worries that the ground would be too soft for the 45-foot Ferris Wheel, carousel, and ice-skating rink following Hurricane Sandy.  "I'm so disappointed, you have no idea" she said Wednesday. "We were really looking forward to this."  A 14-foot tree had been obtained and Winterfest commemorative ornaments were designed. Carolers, music bands, craft merchants were scheduled.  Recreation Coordinator Deborah Dow spent the day calling …

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9:53 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012

The other issue would be dangling branches. A staffer of mine volunteered on trail clearance project in Middlesex county, and the rangers had to first cut dangling branches from above the trail, prior to the volunteers working.   more ›

A New York Giant Visits Holmdel

Roman Oben stops by the Recreation Camp to talk fitness, fun, and flag football.

  It wasn't your typical Friday pool day at Holmdel Recreation Camp last week. The children and staff got a visit from former NFL player Roman Oben, on hand to talk about the importance of physical fitness and sports safety. He led both campers and staff in stretching exercises and running drills, then finished the day with signing autographs. He was also promoting an upcoming flag football program starting in September for children ages 5-13, sponsored by Holmdel's Recreation Department and Oben Flag Football, (see attached flier). Oben was a starting left tackle in the NFL for over 90% of the games he played. Over his career, he played for the Giants, Browns, Chargers, and the Super Bowl XXXVII Buccaneers. Since 2003, Oben has run …

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New Martial Arts Classes Starting in April, Through Holmdel Recreation

Instructor McLendon Bowden tells us about it.

Holmdel Patch was curious about the evening Martial Arts classes at the Senior/Community Center. We asked the instructor to tell us about himself and his class. My name is McLendon Bowden. My martial arts title is Shihan (master). I first started studying martial arts at the age of 13 under instructors Soke S. Papasan Canty, Soke Haisan Kaleak and Soke Lusayne S. Alston, in Brooklyn, NY in 1972. Since moving to Hazlet in 1996, I have been teaching an introductory martial arts course at the Matawan School Enrichment Program (MSEP) under Program Director Leonard Brokaw, showing parents and students the basic fundamentals of martial arts. Some time later, I introduced martial arts aerobics, or Kick Boxing, to the program for those adults and …

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Dancing With the Stars, in Holmdel

Holmdel Recreation holds a ballroom dance class on Monday nights.

On Monday nights, ballroom dance instructor Eileen Farrell leads 22 people in a six-week class for beginners at the Senior/Community Center. The students are having serious fun working on their Waltz, Rumba and Cha Cha. "This is a Beginner Program two left feet are always welcome," said Farrell. Each new 6-week session features a new group of dances. The next session begins April 16 and runs through May 21. New dancers are welcome. For information, call 732-946-2820 X 1225 to Register. Resident Fee: $70/Couple Non-Resident Fee: $85 Couple

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