Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar

  • Registration going on for ‘Summer Fun’ classes

    The East Brunswick Public Schools Community Programs Department’s “Summer Fun” sessions, open to youngsters who have completed kindergartenfifth grade, will run from 9 a.m. to noon, Aug. 25-29, at Irwin Elementary School, 71 Racetrack Road. Students entering first-third grades are invited to participate in “Act Up,” a creative drama workshop, or “Clay Animation,” planning, producing…

  • Fundraisers

    Aug. 7, ongoing • Supply Collection for Wounded Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Seeking weightlifting gloves, carry-on luggage, backpacks, breakaway pants (snaps along the leg), prepaid food cards, gift cards, phone cards. Collection boxes set up in the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza, and Jamesburg Borough Hall, 131 Perrineville…

  • Family-friendly comedian will entertain at library

    Comedian Buddy Fitzpatrick will perform his family-friendly act at 7 p.m. Aug. 9 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Admission is free of charge. All are welcome to attend. Fitzpatrick is a regular in New York comedy clubs and on Comedy Central. He has appeared in “The Sopranos” and in the…

  • Spiders, beetles, mantises to visit library Aug. 13

    Spotswood Public Library Summer Reading Club members and Summer Story Time participants are invited to “Them,” presented by Snakes-N-Scales and Turtle Tales 11 a.m.-noon Aug. 13 at the library, 548 Main St. With the help of “them” (spiders, beetles, mantises, roaches, stick bugs and more), youngsters will discover the importance and endurance of the creepy…

  • Vendors, exhibitors sought for cultural fair

    The East Brunswick Human Relations Council is seeking craft vendors and exhibitors for the township’s annual Our Community Is Fair cultural festival, set for noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at the East Brunswick municipal pond, Jean Walling Civic Center. Rain date is Sept. 28. The daylong celebration of the township’s ethnic diversity will feature…

  • Two craft workshops scheduled at library

    The East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will offer two free crafting workshops during the month of August. The events are sponsored by the East Brunswick Friends of the Library. Registration is required. “Marbleizing” is planned for 7 p.m. Aug. 14. Participants, who will learn the technique and the history of the ancient…

  • Complimentary gas card will go to blood donors

    The Blood Center of New Jersey will sponsor a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 16 in the Society Hill Clubhouse, 400 Thames Drive, Old Bridge. All donors will receive a complimentary $15 gas card and a free cholesterol test. Cookies, treats, homemade goodies, coffee, tea and juice will be served.…

  • School seeks vendors, crafters for bazaar

    The Cardinal McCarrick High School Eagle Parent Association will hold a Holiday Craft Fair/Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 13 in the parking lot at St. Mary’s Elementary School, Augusta Street, South Amboy, adjacent to Cardinal McCarrick High School. Vendors and crafters are sought. The event will feature a 50/50 raffle, a bake…

  • Event at Friday’s will benefit St. Stan’s

    St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Sayreville, will sponsor a Proceeds Night fundraiser on Aug. 13 at TGI Friday’s, Route 9 north, Old Bridge. Participants should tell their server they are there to support St. Stan’s. The restaurant will then donate 20 percent of each supporter’s bill (eat in or takeout) to the school.