AROUND CRANBURY By Lorraine Sedor Join the Cranbury Public Library book group on Thursdays to chat about your favorite books.
The last bleak weeks of winter can be dull indeed. A good book and some interesting people with whom you might argue its finer points may be just the ticket to help you make it to the first crocus.
The Cranbury Public Library book group meets the fourth Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Cranbury Public Library meeting room. Everyone is welcome.
If you’ve read one of the book selections and feel like talking about it, just come to the meeting and join that night’s discussion. The book selections for the next two months are: Feb. 24, "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi; March 24, "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere" by ZZ Packer.
Feel like you might be the only single parent in Cranbury? Well, there are more single parents in Cranbury than ever. There are at least 27 moms and dads successfully juggling schedules to provide the best for their children.
Now is your chance to meet other single parents at a get together hosted by two single moms. The event will be held at 21 Maplewood Ave. on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 7-8:30 p.m.
Even if you do not feel single or feel like you are managing fine on your own, please come and share your ideas, resources and enthusiasm with others.
This is an adult-only gathering. All single Cranbury moms and dads are welcome. Suggestions and questions can be forwarded to (609) 860-0418.
Income tax season. Just the thought of rummaging through those shoeboxes has you grabbing the aspirin bottle?
If you would like some free help preparing your taxes this year, Golden Age Neighbors member Thomas Ward is willing to prepare your taxes for you. Mr. Ward has taken many income tax prep courses and has helped many people in Cranbury prepare their taxes in recent years.
You may make an appointment with Mr. Ward for any Thursday from now until April 15 by calling the Cranbury Public Library at (609) 655-0555 or Mr. Ward at his home at (609) 448-3234. He will meet with you in the Cranbury Public Library at your scheduled time.
The Cranbury Golden Age Neighbors will meet on Saturday, March 19, at noon at the Cranbury School. Senior guests from Cranbury and the surrounding areas are invited. Bring your own place setting and a hot or cold covered dish to share with the members.
The Cranbury Catholic women will be hosting this meeting. If you would like to join Cranbury Golden Age Neighbors you may sign up at this meeting or call Edith at (609) 860-9681.
Back issues of the Cranbury Press are filled with valuable, fun and arcane information about our town. The first 40 years of the Cranbury Press (that’s 1886 through 1926) are available on-line thanks to the Cranbury Historical Preservation Society and the Cranbury Public Library, which received a grant from the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission to digitize these issues. Visit www.cranburylibrary.org to access the historic issues of the Cranbury Press.
Residents can reach Ms. Sedor by phone at (609) 655-3386, by fax at (609)655-1613, by e-mail at [email protected] and by mail at 32 Evans Drive,Cranbury, N.J. 08512.