Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar
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Hanukkah party on tap at synagogue
Congregation Etz Chaim Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave., will hold its annual Hanukkah Party beginning at 3 p.m. Dec. 28. The festivities will feature a menorah lighting, latkes and entertainment by the Matzoh Balls and the G’esher L’Kesher Theatre Troupe. Cost is $5 per adult; children age 13 and under will be admitted…
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Donations sought for First Rehab food drive
First Rehab, 404 Main St., Suite A, Spotswood, is collecting nonperishable food items through Dec. 19. Donated food will benefit families in Spotswood, Jamesburg, Monroe, Milltown, East Brunswick and Helmetta. Contributions for the food drive may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Dec. 18, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 19.
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Chabad Center offers holiday events
Chabad Jewish Center, 261 Gravel Hill Road, Monroe, will sponsor several upcoming holiday programs. A Grand Menorah Lighting and Hanukkah Party will take place at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at the center. The event will feature dignitaries, an Ed Goldberg klezmer solo, doughnuts, latkes, hot cocoa, children’s crafts and more. For more information, call 732-656-1616.…
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Bariatric weight-loss group to meet Dec. 18
Raritan Bay Medical Center will sponsor a Bariatric Weight-Loss Support Group meeting 6:30-8 p.m. Dec. 18 in Centennial Hall at the hospital’s Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave.T he meeting is designed for individuals who have had weight-loss surgery, are contemplating weight-loss surgery or are trying to maintain a healthy weight. Facilitator Lauretta Thompson,…
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Fundraisers
Dec. 18, ongoing • Adopt-A-Family, sponsored by the South River Elementary/Primary School PTA, to make the holiday season more enjoyable for disadvantaged children in South River. Seeking monetary donations, new clothing, new toys, food. Call Debbie Zemann at 732-390-0678 or Donna Geesey at 732-390-8202. Drop-off box at the South River Public Library, Appleby Avenue. Donations…
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Horse-drawn carriage rides continue in N.B.
New Brunswick City Market will present free horse-drawn holiday carriage rides leaving 6-9 p.m. Dec. 19 and 20 from the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2 Albany St., or from The Heldrich, 10 Livingston Ave. The public is invited. Carriages will take participants on nostalgic rides through decorated downtown streets. Docents from the New Brunswick Historical Society…
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J’burg Elks to host New Year’s Eve party
Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 will hold a New Year’s Eve Party from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dec. 31 at the lodge, 74 W. Railroad Ave. The event will feature hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner, music by Doze 2 Guyz, an open bar, a champagne toast and party hats and noisemakers. Tickets cost $50…
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Holiday gift-card campaign under way
Due to the generosity of individuals, community volunteer groups, local businesses, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Brownie troops, the public schools, churches, religious organizations and various other civic organizations, the township of East Brunswick recently arranged for more than 120 families and senior citizens in the community to receive Thanksgiving food baskets. The township is accepting…
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Synagogue to sponsor teen, women’s events
Bris Avrohom of Old Bridge, 30 Madison Gardens, will sponsor two upcoming events. Teen Club Bowling is set for 7 p.m. Dec. 22 at AMF Strathmore Lanes, 1061 Route 34, Aberdeen. Admission is $10, with games, bowling shoes, pizza and soda included. A Women’s Circle Celebration is planned for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23. Participants will…
