Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar

  • Police: Man burned in gas container explosion

    MONROE — A 78-year-old township man was severely burned when a gas container exploded Nov. 30. The resident was in his yard using a lighter to burn ants off a log when the nearby container ignited within close proximity of his legs, according to police. The resident was flown by Medivac to St. Barnabas Medical…

  • Hatikvah enrollment process is under way

    Hatikvah International Academy Charter School is accepting applications for the 2013-14 school year for full-day kindergarten through fifth grade. Hatikvah is a tuition-free, dual-language public charter school serving children from all backgrounds. The school’s enrollment lottery will be held Jan. 10, 2013. To register a child for the lottery, log on to www.hatikvahcharterschool.com. To schedule…

  • Tricky-tray and comedy tickets on sale Dec. 18

    Spotswood High School Project Graduation 2013 will hold its Tricky Tray gift auction Jan. 25, 2013, at Spotswood High School, 105 Summerhill Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Calling will begin at 7:30 pm. Snow date is Feb. 1, 2013. The event is open to adults age 18 and older. Tricky-tray ticket sales will…

  • Holiday Craft/Vendor event coming to EBHS

    The fifth annual Holiday Craft/Vendor Show is set for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 15 at East Brunswick High School, 380 Cranbury Road. The event will feature crafters, vendors, music, entertainment, food and photos with Santa. A portion of the proceeds will support the East Brunswick High School Drama Club. For information, call 877-224-1771, ext. 2,…

  • Elks to celebrate on New Year’s Eve

    The East Brunswick Elks, 21 Oakmont Ave., will host a New Year’s Eve Party 8 p.m. Dec. 31 through 1 a.m. Jan. 1, 2013. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $55 per person; price includes a hot buffet, an open bar, desserts, a champagne toast and party favors. Guests may bring their own…

  • ‘Evening of Opera’ to feature soprano Dec. 18

    Lyric soprano Annamaria Stefanelli will sing a mix of favorite arias and classical pieces in “An Evening of Italian Opera, Holiday Edition,” a performance and dinner set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Fiddleheads Restaurant, 27 E. Railroad Ave., Jamesburg. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. Stefanelli, a professional opera singer who teaches at the…

  • District offering special-ed services

    Monroe Township Public Schools is again seeking to identify resident students between the ages of 3 and 21 who may exhibit difficulties with mobility, voice or hearing, and visual acuity; have physical limitations due to orthopedic or muscle abnormalities; or display cognitive, language or emotional difficulties. Parents of children who reside in Monroe and have…

  • Stroke to be topic at caregivers meeting

    Michelle Golba-Norek, R.N., community health education manager, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, will offer a presentation titled “Stroke: Everything You Should Want to Know” at the next meeting of the Reformed Church Home Caregivers Support Group set for 2-3:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 north, Old Bridge.…

  • Environmental panel sets holiday meeting

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold its annual Holiday Membership Meeting 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace. The event will feature an abridged screening of the environmental film “Sourlands,” an official selection of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival. Described as “a local story of global magnitude,” the film…