Monmouth Medical Center to host programs in Dec.       The Saint Barnabas Health Care System at Monmouth Medical Center, Second Avenue, Long Branch, is scheduled to hold several programs this month, including the "Mother to Mother Support Group" Dec. 6, 13, 20 and 27 at the hospital from 10 to 11:30 a.m. More ... Alzheimer's caregiver support meetings slated       The Alzheimer's Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter will hold a caregiver support group meeting Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at Kensington Court, 864 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls. A meeting will also be Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. at Bayshore Hospital, 727 N. Beers St., Holmdel. For more information, call the hel... More ... Monmouth U fundraiser to support troops       Monmouth University radio station WMCX will host "Rock Out (Support Our Troops)" 6-11 p.m. Dec. 8 in the student center on the university's campus in West Long Branch. The event is a fundraising concert being held in honor of Marine Christopher Cosgrove, class of 2005, who was killed in Iraq in 2... More ... MU to host Dept. of Corrections program       Monmouth University is scheduled to host "Project Pride" Dec. 10 from 5-6 p.m. in Pollak Theatre on the West Long Branch campus. Project Pride is a program run through the state Department of Corrections, which sends inmates into universities and schools to talk to students about the wrong choice... More ... NOTES AROUND TOWN       Family and friends of Oceanport resident Rick Gager are hosting a benefit Dec. 8, 3-7 p.m., at the Headliner in Neptune Township. "Rock for Rick" will feature entertainment by bands including Ziggy Shock, The Do Dads, Charlie Don't Surf and The Bruce Wacker Band. More ... School choirs to perform at bookstore Dec. 13       The choir and eighth-grade bell choir of St. Joseph's School, Keyport, will perform and hold storytime Dec. 13 from 6-9 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, Holmdel, in conjunction with the store's holiday book drive. The drive ends Jan. 1, and customers are asked to purchase books for donation, with this yea... More ... Center announces December blood drives       Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives: • Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., a Society Hill of Tinton Falls community drive at the clubhouse at 100 Churchill Downs. Free Tshirt for each donor. More ... Nonprofit seeks donations of used, workable cars       MonmouthCares of West Long Branch, a nonprofit organization, is accepting donations of used, working cars with fewer than 150,000 miles through its "Family Lift" program. More ...