Christmas Tree Lighting

from Middletown  Minutes:

Sunday, December 4, 2016 - 5:00-8:00pm

Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St, Middletown

FREE - Middletown Residents Only

Join us in kicking off the holiday season with an exciting tree lighting ceremony. The day’s FREE art activities and entertainment will be enjoyed by hundreds of local families and features New Jersey’s only Tuba Christmas performance, an art exhibition, tree lighting, visit from Santa, carols, children’s crafts, cartooning, and a 50/50 raffle. The Tuba Christmas performance is a tribute to the late artist/teacher William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day 1902. Tuba and euphonium players of all ages are invited to perform. Enjoy select acts from the Winter Wonderland Variety Show. Funded and managed by the Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council.

2015 Christmas Tree Collection

From Middletown Alerts:

The township contractor will start picking up Christmas trees for those that have Township Garbage Collection the week of January 5, 2015 on the second collection day (Thursday, Friday or Saturday). Christmas trees will be collected for those who have private garbage collection beginning January 5, 2015. Click here for collection schedule. Christmas Trees can also be dropped off the Kanes Lane Recycling Center, 52 Kanes Lane, by Middletown residents only free of charge. Call 732-615-2008 for more information.

2014 Christmas Tree Collection

From Middletown Alerts:


Within Township Garbage District - The township contractor is picking up Christmas trees for those that have Township Garbage Collection on the second collection day (Thursday, Friday or Saturday).

Outside the Garbage District - Christmas Trees will be collected according the schedule below for those who have private garbage collection.Click the link below for schedule.

Xmas Tree Colllection Schedule Outside the Garbage District

Recycling Center Tree Drop-off - Christmas Trees can be dropped off the Kanes Lane Recycling Center, 52 Kanes Lane, by Middletown residents only free of charge. Call 732-615-2008 for more information.

Help Restore The Dunes - Drop Off Your Old Christmas Tree at Island Beach State Park

The New Jersey Division of Parks & Forestry, State Park Service, has come up with a novel idea on how people can discard their old Christmas trees this year. They are asking residents via their Facebook page, to drop them off at Island Beach State Park, so that they can be used in a pilot program to assess the feasibility of whether or not the discarded trees could be of help building sand dunes and thus beach erosion, similar to the way in which dune fencing is used.

They are asking that Christmas trees be dropped off at Cattus Island on January 13th between the hours of 10 a.m to 2 p.m., so if you'd like to put your old tree to some good use I couldn't think of a better way.

Help Us Restore the Dunes at Island Beach State Park! We are instituting a pilot project to install discarded Christmas trees in several specific locations on the island in order to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of further use in the future. The trees will be placed on their side, end to end and secured in place in a manner similar to dune fencing. Drop off your Christmas tree on January 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cattus Island County Park and help us restore the dunes to protect our communities and natural resources from future storms.

I think this is a great way to help restore the shore after the havoc that was caused by Hurricane Sandy to the shore line and beaches of our State.

GOOD: Christmas Made in China

Christmas is a consumer bonanza, but where do all these products that flood December come from? The answers China. From fake Christmas trees and ornaments to iPhones and XBoxes, China has become, for all intents and purposes, our North Pole. GOOD unwraps the numbers.