Friday, March 15
Spaghetti Dinner: sponsored by the Hope Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, 4 to 7:30 p.m., Hope Fire Company, 82 Route 526, Allentown. Admission is $12 for adults, $6 for children; kids under 4 free. Dinner includes salad, rolls, pasta, meatball, drink and dessert.
Tuesday,
March 19
Create a Lamb, for children accompanied by an adult, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Registration not required.
Thursday,
March 21
School-age Storytime and Craft, for children in kindergarten and up, 4:30 p.m., Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Register online by visiting www.mcl.org and click on Programs.
Friday, March 22
Toddler Tunes, music for children of all ages accompanied by an adult, 10:30 a.m., Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Register online beginning March 8 by visiting www.mcl.org and click on Programs.
Saturday,
March 23
Adopted Children Workshops: Sponsored by The Adopted Parents Organization of Central NJ and the IAC Center at St. Gregory’s Church Parish Center at 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square. The workshops are for adopted children ages 5-12. Session Two is from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Babysitting is also available for this session. For information go to http://www.apocnj.org/.
Book Talk, “The Last Newspaper Man” with author and columnist Mark Di Ionno, 2 p.m., Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. To register call (609) 259-2150 or visit www.mcl.og and click on Programs.
Sunday, March 24
Chicken Salad Sale and Vendor Show, sponsored by New Egypt Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary, 10 a.m. to 2 p..m., New Egypt Fire Company, 59 Main St., New Egypt. Chicken salad orders must be placed by March 15; $6.50 per pint, $13 per quart. To order call Sarah at (609) 758-3260 or Debbie at (609) 738-2241. information on the vendor show call Kim at (609) 947-9883.
Tuesday,
March 26
Sciencetellers Presents Bugs of Blackwood, children ages 4 and up, experiments with fire, gas, air pressure, water and more, 7 p.m., Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Register online starting March 12 by visiting www.mcl.org and click on Programs.
Babytime, for children 6 to 24 months accompanied by an adult, 10:15 a.m., Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Register online by visiting www.mcl.org and click on Programs.
Create a Bunny, for children accompanied by an adult, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Registration not required.
Wednesday,
March 27
Bricks 4Kidz®, hands-on class where students build machine, buildings and other items from LEGOs using Bricks 4Kidz® plans; 1:30 p.m. for children K-2, 2:15 p.m. for children grades 3-5; Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Register online beginning March 12 at www.mcl.org and click on Programs.
Thursday,
March 28
Coffee, Donuts and a Movie, “The Sting” starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman, 1:30 p.m., Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. For information or to register call (609) 259-2150 or visit http://www.mcl.org/branches/robbr.html.
Saturday,
March 30
Art of Living: Yoga & Mediation, 11 a.m. to noon, Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. To register visit www.mcl.org and click on Programs/Events.
Spring Creation Station, children of all ages accompanied by an adult, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Registration not required.
Saturday, April 6
The Skills of Living History, offered by the New Jersey Living History Advisory Council at Walnford, Monmouth County Park System Upper Freehold Township. Free workshop to provide historic sites with tools to develop good practices and to provide quality programming in addition to encouraging the presentation of living history programs. Sign in is at 8:30 a.m. For additional information or to register, contact Sarah Bent at Historic Walnford (609) 259-6275 or at [email protected]. Saturday, April 13
Stream Cleanup, seventh annual Millstone Township townwide stream cleanup, 9 a.m. to noon; meeting location will be the parking lot behind the court building at 215 Millstone Road near the Rocky Brook Park and United Presbyterian Church. The Millstone Township Environmental Commission and the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association sponsor the cleanup. A free T-shirt and water will be available. The event will count toward volunteer hours for students; bring required forms. To sign up, contact Erin McCollum at [email protected] . For more information, visit: www.thewatershed.org/advocacy/stream-clean-ups.
Recurring events
Winter Storytime Sessions at the Allentown Library. Stories, songs and fun activities every Thursday at the library located at 16 S. Main St., Allentown. No pre-registration required! Schedule includes: “Good Morning Storytime” from 10:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. for ages 3 and under with a parent or caregiver (siblings welcome); “Preschool Storytime” from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for ages 3 to 5; and “Family Storytime” from 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. for all ages. For more information, call the library at 609-259-7565.
Weekly senior games. Plumsted Senior Outreach Services, Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m., Plumsted Municipal Building lower level via elevator, 121 Evergreen Road. Play a different game every week, including Scrabble, bingo, board and card games and dominoes. For further information, call 609-758-2241, ext. 111, and leave message.
Senior Exercise Classes, sponsored by the Plumsted Senior Outreach Service, at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the lower level of the Plumsted Municipal Building, 121 Evergreen Road. All new participants are required to submit a doctor’s permission form. To register, call 609-758-2241, ext. 111.
Mid-day Toastmasters Club. Meets 11:30 a.m., second and fourth Tuesdays each month at Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road. Contact Jim Samuel at [email protected].
The Good Neighbor Fund assists area residents with emergency needs such as utility, rent and medical bills. To donate, mail check payable to Good Neighbor Fund in care of Allentown Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 122, Allentown, 08501.
Plumsted TNR Committee. Plumsted Trap, Neuter and Return Committee every Sunday 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., New Egypt Flea Market, 933 Route 536, Plumsted.
MOMS Club of Upper Freehold/Allentown. First Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Allentown Presbyterian Church, 20 High St.; for information, contact Barbara Nissinger or Jen Domen at [email protected].
Millstone MOMS: 10 a.m., MOMS Club of Millstone Township, second Thursday of each month; for information, contact Melanie Sullivan at 732-851-5559 or [email protected] or www.millstone.nj.us/Moms_Club.html.
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