STARS criteria program at Brookdale March 19       Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will offer an information session for NJ STARS qualification March 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Warner Student Life Center. The program is open to high school students graduating in the top 20 percent of the class. More ... College to host talk on domestic violence March 6       The student health office at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will host "Domestic Violence: It is Everyone's Issue," March 6 from 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Warner Student Life Center. More ... CEC culinary celebration dinner to be March 10       The 10th anniversary culinary celebration dinner for the Culinary Education Center (CEC),Asbury Park, will beMarch 10 from 6-10 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom, Eatontown. The CEC is collaborative effort between Brookdale Community College and the Monmouth County Vocational School Distr... More ... Pinelands preservation talk at library March 5       The Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, will host a talk about Pinelands preservation March 5 at 7:30 p.m. Ingrid Moore of the Pinelands PreservationAlliancewill give the talk, and therewill also be a brief film about the Pinelands, which are less than an hour from Middletow... More ... IN THE ARTS       The Performing Arts Center at Brookdale Community College is presenting "Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story" through March 9. Relationships can be murder. This is a two-character musical drama that recounts the chilling true story of the legendary duo who committed one of the most infamous an... More ... Wii game nights slated at Middletown Library       Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, will hold Wii game nights beginning March 24 with family Wii from 4-6 p.m., and teen Wii from 7-8:30 p.m. Teen open play will be March 26 and 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. More ... Local restaurants hold fundraiser for Ladacin       The Turning Point of Long Branch, Little Silver, Holmdel,Manalapan and Hoboken hosted a fundraiser at all five locations to benefit Ladacin Network, Wanamassa section of Ocean Township. The event raised more than $6,000 for the nonprofit. More ... Volunteers needed for Keyport Step-Up program       Keyport Recreation Committee in conjunction with Keyport Board of Education is seeking volunteers for its Step-Up program for children in grades K-7. The program runs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. March through May. It is an after-school creative learning experience. More ... NOTES AROUND TOWN       The Food Allergy Support Group of Monmouth County will meet March 5 at Whole Foods, 471 Route 35, Middletown. At 7:15 p.m., there will be a discussion of Food Allergy Awareness Week. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. with a roundrobin discussion. Business to be discussed includes making the grou... More ...