Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar

  • Local businesswoman sentenced for failing to report income

    EAST BRUNSWICK — One of the owners of Route 18 Carpet, an East Brunswick retail carpet store, was sentenced Sept. 12 to five months in prison and seven months of home confinement for filing fraudulent personal income tax returns. U.S. District Court Judge Claire C. Cecchi also ordered Siew Leng Cheong, 52, a resident of…

  • Tickets on sale for Friends Tricky Tray

    The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will hold a Tricky Tray Oct. 12 in the cafeteria at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Drawings will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission tickets may be purchased in advance for $8 at the library circulation desk; price includes one sheet of…

  • Car-wash proceeds will aid graduates

    The Sacred Heart School class of 2013 will sponsor a car wash 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 22 in the parking lot at Sacred Heart Church, 531 Washington Ave., South Amboy. Proceeds will go toward the class trip at the end of the year to celebrate the students’ graduation. Cost is $5 per car. For more…

  • POW/MIA-Night Dinner on tap at VFW

    East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 Ladies Auxiliary will host a Friday-Night POW/MIA-Night Dinner 6-8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road, behind University Radiology. The meal will feature meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, and salad. Cost is $9 per person for eat-in or takeout meals. For more information,…

  • Cut-a-thon to support City of Hope research

    Tekniques Salon, 233 Route 18, Loehmann’s Plaza, East Brunswick, will host a Cut-a-thon for Cancer noon-4 p.m. Sept. 23 to benefit the City of Hope for cancer research. Six of the salon’s stylists will be available for haircuts. A self-service blow-dry bar will be available after the cut. Donation is $25 for women’s cuts, $15…

  • Vendors welcome at VFW Flea Market

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 will hold a Flea Market 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 7 outdoors at the VFW post home, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Rain date is Oct. 14. Vendors are sought. Spaces cost $15 each. Proceeds will aid U.S. military personnel overseas and in hospitals. For more…

  • SRHS 1968 winning season to be discussed

    The South River Historical and Preservation Society will offer a talk titled “The 1968 South River High School (SRHS) Football Season” 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the South River Museum, 64-66 Main St. Presenter will be Brian Armstrong, president, South River Historical and Preservation Society. Armstrong will discuss how Coach Bellissimo, Drew Pearson and the…

  • pick of the week  Fright Fest

    Six Flags Great Adventure’s Fright Fest presented by Snickers® has family-friendly “thrills by day,” and “fright by night” with more Zombie Zones, Terror Trails, Halloween-themed shows, and screams than ever before. Fright Fest begins Sept. 22 and runs weekends through Oct. 28. Thirty Halloween-themed shows and attractions await guests during Fright Fest. By day, families…

  • Multicultural Fair scheduled at library

    The second annual Multicultural Fair at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will begin at 1 p.m. Sept. 23. The event will feature international food, dancing, arts and crafts for children, and a monthlong cultural-arts exhibit. The free event is sponsored by the East Brunswick Human Relations Council and the library. For…