Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar

  • Fishing Derby planned for Aug. 1 in Monroe

    The Monroe Township Recreation Department will hold its annual Fishing Derby for Monroe residents from 9 a.m. to noon on Aug. 1 at Molders Fish Farm, John Wall Road, Monroe. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Hooks, bobbers, worms and refreshments will be supplied. Participants must bring their own fishing poles. Prizes will be…

  • Altar Rosary Society to sponsor Peach Fest

    Holy Trinity Altar Rosary Society will host a Peach Festival from 1-7 p.m. on Aug. 19 at the Holy Trinity Parish Center, 100 Main St., Helmetta. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children age 10 and under.

  • Hiroshima survivor will speak at meeting

    The Monroe Township Chapter of the National Coalition for Peace Action will hold its next meeting at 10 a.m. on Aug. 7 in the courtroom of the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza, off Perrineville Road. Yoshio Sato, a survivor of the atom bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan, will be the guest speaker. On…

  • Books Come Alive to aid literacy programs

    Books Come Alive, a fund-raising event to benefit Literacy Volunteers of America, is set for 7-9 p.m. on Aug. 3 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Youngsters ages 6-12 will meet and ask questions of individuals to learn about different hobbies, cultures and professions. The event will feature a model-airplane demonstration,…

  • Registration slated for Chinese learning center

    The Ivy Chinese Learning Academy, a nonprofit organization providing Chinese education in the East Brunswick area, is accepting registration for the 2006-07 school year. Classes will begin on Sept. 16. Programs and cultural offerings include language classes for speaking, reading and writing in Cantonese and Mandarin and Chinese folk dance and brush-painting for adults and…

  • Environmental panel to sponsor nature walk

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will host a nature walk from 6-8 p.m. on July 30 at North Brunswick Park, off Route 130 north, at the end of Farrington Lake Boulevard. Naturalist Andy Besold will lead the group and discuss various points of interest. Participants should wear long pants and bring bug spray and water.…

  • ‘Bookcrossing’ on tap for Aug. 7 at library

    Suzanne Hye will appear at 1 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, to present a session on “Bookcrossing,” a method by which individuals can turn the world around them into a “library.” Bookcrossing is the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and…

  • Chess, pet cemetery programs set at library

    The South River Public Library, 55 Appleby Ave., will offer two upcoming youth programs. “Intermediate Chess Instruction” with chess master Alex Braylovskiy is planned for 1-2 p.m., Aug. 7-11. Each participant should bring a chess set from home. Students ages 7-12 are invited. The program is free of charge. Space is limited. “Pet Cemetery” is…

  • E.B. Schools offering Early Morning Program

    Working parents of children in East Brunswick Public Schools, kindergarten-fifth grades, may enroll now in the district’s Early Morning Program. For more information and to register, log on to www.ebnet.org, go to Our Schools, click on Community Programs, then click on the Early Morning Program link. Bargains offered at two-day Rummage Sale Anshe Emeth Memorial…