The Sun’s Community Report
Halloween Event, Taka hosts Metamorphosis, Deal Lake Cleanup, Film Series, & Scholarships
Community Halloween
The Asbury Park Police Department has partnered with The Jersey Shore Dream Center and Alphabets Preschool Center to host a community-wide Trick or Treat event.
Kids age 12 and younger can visit Council Chambers from 5 to 7 p.m.
A Monday night curfew is in place: 9:30 p.m. for ages 13 and under & 11 p.m. for ages 14 to 17.
Taka hosts Metamorphosis – A Transformation
For 65 years, The Mental Health Association of Monmouth County has been providing support services for 
individuals battling a mental illness. Educational child, adult and family support programs are available through the advocacy organization.
On Thursday, the Shrewsbury based organization will hold its fundraising event Metamorphosis from 7 to 10 p.m. at Taka, located at 660 Cookman Ave.
The event features Asian Fusion cuisine, a sake tasting, live entertainment and the Origami Experience by famed NYC Taro’s Origami Studio. Tickets are $125 and include two drinks.
For more about the organization, visit mentalhealthmonmouth.org.
Deal Lake Cleanup
Volunteers are being sought for the Deal Lake Fall Cleanup, being held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The cleanup is sponsored by the Deal Lake Commission. Participants are asked to dress for the weather. Work gloves, trash bags, and tools will be provided.
The crew will assemble at the Asbury Park Boat Ramp, located next to 7-11 on Main Street.
Adjacent residents should take note that the Deal Lake lowering will begin on Tuesday to enable homeowners to repair docks and clear the shore line of trash and debris. Special care should be given to ensuring the shoreline’s nature settings are preserved to prevent erosion and maintain wildlife.
Film Series
New York Post Chief Film Critic and Editor Lou Lumenick will be the guest presenter at the Lights! Camera! Politics! Film Series held 3 p.m. Saturday at The Stephen Crane House. This month’s film will be the 1964 “The Best Man,” written by Gore Vidal.
Lumenick, who recently retired, is a member of New York Film Critics Circle and was inducted into the CCNY Communications Hall of Fame in 2007.
As a guest programmer and presenter at numerous film festivals and events, including Turner Classic Movies, The Museum of Modern Art and The Museum of Moving Image, Lumenick provides film goers with his unique perspective and historical interpretations of Hollywood’s greatest films, said Ed Johnson, the series organizer.
This is the season’s second in a three-film presentation of features centered around Presidential Election Scandals. On Dec. 3, the series will wrap up with the 1997 “Wag The Dog,” directed by Barry Levinson.
The series is free and open to public, with donations collected in support of the Asbury Park Toy Drive and/or The Asbury Park Little League. For more information visit Classic Politics @ EdJohnsonAP.com or on Facebook. The Stephen Crane house is located at 508 Fourth Ave, and is the headquarters for the Asbury Park Historical Society.
Scholarships Available
The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce is receiving applications for its annual College Scholarship awards.
College-bound high school seniors who live in the township and children of GOTCC members are qualify.
Applications are reviewed by the Scholarship Committee in a blind process that factors in all
aspects of a well-rounded student, weighing heavily in the community service.
The Chamber awarded over $12,000 in scholarships to seven students this past school year.
The submission deadline is Dec 12.
Applications are available in the Ocean Township High School Guidance office, located at 163 Monmouth Road and on via the GOTCC’s website.
For more information please call the GOTCC office at 732.660.1888.
