Weekly Planner: Township Council, Zoning Board Meetings

Sometimes, our busy schedules can mean important local events pass us by. Manchester Patch has rounded up some of this week's best bets below. Feel free to add your events in the comments section below or to our calendar.

Monday, April 23

• Manchester's  will meet in the municipal complex courtroom at 6 p.m. for a regular meeting. The agenda is available online. 
• NJ ASK testing — and early dismissal — begins for Manchester middle school students. 

Tuesday, April 24

• Lakehurst's Board of Education is scheduled to meet for its regular April meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the borough's elementary school media center, 301 Union Ave. 
• The Manchester branch of the Ocean County Library will hold a class on Basic Word 2007 from 2 to 3 p.m. Participants will learn how to use the word processor to compose documents. Call 732-657-7600 for more information. 

Wednesday, April 25

• A will be held at the Presbyterian Church, 101 Orchard St., in Lakehurst from 10 to 11 a.m.
• "Young Adult" will be screen at Manchester's branch of the Ocean County Library at 2 and 6 p.m. The R-rated film about a fiction writer who returns to her small-town home in hopes of rekindling a romance runs for 93 minutes. 

Thursday, April 26

• Manchester's will meet at at 7:30 p.m. to continue the hearing of an application for a skilled nursing facility. 
• NJ ASK testing — and early dismissal — ends for Manchester middle school students. 

Friday, April 27

• Players of all ages and skill levels are invited to attend the Chess Club at  from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The library asks that participants bring their own boards. Call 732-657-7600 for more information.

Saturday, April 28

• The Ocean County Historical Society Museum will host a Victorian Extravaganza from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its 26 Hadley Ave. location. Call 732-341-1880 for more information.