‘Beef and Beer’ benefit
Friday, Sept. 2 A "Beef and Beer" event will be held at Wesley’s Pub, Hornberger Avenue, Roebling, at 7 p.m. and proceeds will benefit the Florence Township 9- and 10-year-old girls’ softball team which captured the Little League State Championship title.
Proceeds will go toward a banquet and awards ceremony. Tickets are $20 and a DJ will be featured. Call Donna at 499-8908 or Mary Beth at 499-4185 for details.
High school orientation
Friday, Sept. 2 Bordentown Regional High School will conduct a freshman/senior orientation program at 7:35 a.m. in the school auditorium and gymnasium.
A program of welcome will be presented followed by the distribution of schedules and discussion of topics in the "Parent/Student Handbook."
Students will meet class advisors and guidance counselors. All freshmen and seniors will follow an abbreviated class schedule with dismissal planned for 11:50 a.m.
Historical walk
Saturday, Sept. 3 The Thomas Paine Society of Bordentown will hold its monthly historical walk "In the Footsteps of Thomas Paine in Bordentown." Participants should meet at the Thomas Paine historic site sign at the intersection of Farnsworth Avenue and West Church Street in Bordentown at 4 p.m.
No reservations are needed and group tours can be arranged. This walk is wheel-chair friendly. Donations are encouraged. Call The Old Book Shop of Bordentown at 324-9909 for details. Rain date of Saturday, Sept. 10.
Ballroom dancing
Sunday, Sept. 4 A social evening of music and dancing for widows and widowers only, will be held from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Korean Presbyterian Church, 147 Route 130 North in Bordentown.
Admission is $7 for members of Widows and Widowers of Burlington County, and $10 for guests. Refreshments will be served. Call 581-3860 or 298-4174 for details.
Labor Day Festival
Monday, Sept. 5 Vendors and crafters are wanted for a Labor Day Festival featuring a giant flea market, international foods, fishing contest and more at the Fountain of Life Center, 2035 Columbus Road, Florence Township.
Call 387-1680 for rental space. Go to www.flcnj.org for more details.
First day of school
Tuesday, Sept. 6 The first day of the 2005-06 academic year at MacFarland Junior School’s will be a full session. School will begin at 8 a.m. and students are to enter the building and go directly to their home base class. Dismissal is set for 2:57 p.m.
All MacFarland students have received a schedule in the mail, which provides the specific location of each home base class. Call 298-0674, ext. 2100 for details.
Parental support group
Wednesday, Sept. 7 A support group addressing the needs of parents raising a special needs child will be held Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Fountain of Life Center, 2035 Columbus Road, Florence Township.
Call Kathy at 298-4168 for more details.
MOMS Club
Thursday, Sept. 8 MOMS Club general meeting will be held at 9 a.m.
Meet local stay-at-home moms for socialization and support. Refreshments will be served and children are welcome. The organization is open to residents of Florence, Roebling, Bordentown, Fieldsboro and Mansfield. Call 499-0601 for location and details.
Colonial Social
Friday, Sept. 9 The Downtown Bordentown Association invites the public to the annual Colonial Social. Mingle with Clara Barton, Colonel Kirkbride and other distinguished colonists from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lighthouse Point, 124 E. Burlington St., Bordentown.
Tickets are $15 per person and $25 for two. Contact CJ at 298-6970 or Tom at 298-1424 for details.
Atlantic City trip
Sunday, Sept. 11 The Knights of Columbus No. 570 plan a bus trip to the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City. Bus will leave St. Mary’s Church at 4:30 p.m. for a four-hour star at the casino. Call Bob at 298-5530 to make reservations.
Ethnic festival
Sunday, Sept. 11 St. Nick’s will hold the Ethnic Festival from noon to 6 p.m. at the St. Nicholas picnic grove in Roebling. Entry fee is a donation of $2 per person.
Patriots’ breakfast
Sunday, Sept. 11 The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter NJ 899 will host a breakfast for our soldiers who have been wounded in Iraq and/or are recovering from illnesses as well as those getting ready to be deployed. The breakfast will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Bordentown Township Senior/Community Center on Municipal Drive. The public is invited to meet the soldiers and wish them well.
A minimum donation of $5 per person is requested to help cover costs. Soldiers and their families will be guests. Speakers from the County Veterans Administration, the Township Veteran’s Advisory Committee and others will be featured.
Call 324-0455 for details.
Rally Day
Sunday, Sept. 11 The First Baptist Church of Bordentown, Prince and Church streets, will hold Rally Day featuring a light breakfast and program during the Sunday School hour at 9 a.m.
The First Baptist Church will continue its new concept of teaching Sunday School called the "Workshop Rotation Model" and students in kindergarten through eighth grade will study Biblical themes by rotating classes. All children in the community are invited to participate. The blended worship service will follow at 10:15 a.m. Call Pastor Jay Rambo at 298-0487 for details.
Great Books
Monday, Sept. 12 The Bordentown Great Books discussion group will meet from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Bohemian Book Worm on Park Street to discuss Ralph Ellison’s "Invisible Man." Contact Jack at 298-4332 for more details.
Breakfast meeting
Wednesday, Sept. 14 Bordentown Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. in the patio room at Mastoris, Route 130 South, Bordentown. Speaker Assemblyman Joseph Malone (R) will discuss "News of the District." Call 298-7774 for more details.
‘Boxed’ series
Wednesday, Sept. 14 A one-week showing of Eric Gibbons’ "Boxed" series will be held through Sept. 21 at the Artful Deposit Gallery, 201 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown City.
Meet the artist Thursday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Call 298-6970 for directions or more details.
Open house
Friday, Sept. 16 Temple B’nai Abraham will hold an open house at 7:30 p.m. at 58 Crosswicks Road, Bordentown.
Attendees are invited to meet the rabbi and share in the Shabbat service and following Oneg. Call 298-1527, ext. 3 or visit www.bnai-abraham.org for details.
MacFarland reunion
Saturday, Sept. 17 The William MacFarland High School Class of 1955 will hold its 50th class reunion at Anapa’s Country House on Route 38 near Pemberton.
The following classmates have not been located: Charles Booker, Diane Crawford Cheeseman, Mary Currie Haines, Lenora Davis, Doris LaRue, William McCarty, and N. Dorothy Varnyak.
For information about the reunion or news about these classmates, contact Beverly Robinson Whittington at 298-5912 or [email protected].
Flea market
Saturday, Sept. 17 The Ladies Auxiliary of the Chesterfield Hose Company will hold the annual flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Chesterfield Firehouse grounds, Route 528. The event, which will be held indoors if it rains, will feature food, books and a quilt raffle. Vendors and crafters are welcome ($10 per space). Call 298-3859 for details.
Casino night
Saturday, Sept. 17 Holy Assumption School in Roebling will hosting a Casino Night. Complimentary cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m. and gaming tables open at 6:30 p.m.
Included in the ticket price: hot and cold buffet, door prizes, and $300 in play chips. A cash bar will be available throughout the evening. Advance tickets cost $30 and tickets at the door will cost $35.
Call 499-0045 to buy tickets.
