The school supply bin, the Frank and Dean show, and what else is on in Warren this week

The supply drive, August 14 to 21

This is the easiest useful thing on the list.

The Warren Township Mayor's Wellness Campaign is running a community back to school supply drive. The donation bin is inside the Warren Township Library, and it is up from August 14 through August 21.

What is collected goes to Feeding Hands, the food pantry in Warren. Local donations, local pantry, local families.

A specific requested items list, a collection goal and the results are not published, so use judgment on what to buy. Standard classroom supplies are the safe assumption.

Wednesday, August 19: Frank and Dean

Bob Marino's Tribute to the Legends, the Frank and Dean Show. Wednesday August 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Pavilion. Rain date Thursday August 20. It is a Warren Recreation event, announced August 3, and it is a one man performance built around Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

This closes out a summer of township music. The Summer Concert Series ran Wednesday nights, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., at the Municipal Complex, 46 Mountain Boulevard.

The township calendar marks the July 15 show as cancelled. It does not say why, and I am not going to attribute it to anything.

National Night Out, August 4

Warren Township Police hosted National Night Out on Tuesday August 4, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Warren Township Police Department, 44 Mountain Boulevard, with access through 46 Mountain Boulevard.

Coverage afterward described the township bringing residents, first responders and community organizations together for its 2nd Annual National Night Out, an evening aimed at strengthening relationships between law enforcement and the community and giving families a chance to meet local first responders.

Attendance, the full list of participating agencies and the specific activities are not in the record I could reach.

Second annual means the tradition is new. Worth knowing for next August.

The rest of the mid August calendar

Teen Speak Series. Virtual sessions ran August 12 and continue August 19, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., through the Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission and Empower Somerset.

Fall tennis. Registration closes August 14, posted July 30. If you miss it, note it for next year.

Somerset County is recruiting poll workers, posted August 11, ahead of the November 3 general election. That ballot carries the non binding Hofheimer House question.

The Labor Day 5K, and the shirt deadline you already missed

The Warren Labor Day 5K runs Saturday September 5 at 9:00 a.m., starting at the Watchung Hills Pop Warner Complex with a course through East County Reserve. This year is themed around America's 250th Anniversary. Registration is at runsignup.com/warrenlaborday5k.

The cutoff to reserve a race shirt was August 6. Registration itself is still open, so sign up expecting no shirt. Entry fee and beneficiary are not published in the township announcement.

Two practical notes

Township summer hours run through September 4. Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Offices remain at the temporary location, 3 Mountainview Road, Suites 100 and 102.

Recycling is Thursday August 27, on the every other Thursday Somerset County cycle. Material goes curbside the night before.