Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar

  • Talk to shed light on weight-loss surgery

    Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division, will sponsor a seminar titled “Is Weight-Loss Surgery Right for Me?” 7-8 p.m. Jan. 16 in Auxiliary Hall B and C, lower level of the Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the hospital, Ferry Road between routes 9 and 18. Dr. Oluseun Sowemimo will lead a discussion on several…

  • Cipolla to appear at E.B. Library

    Reporter and author Frank Cipolla will offer a presentation titled “It Shocked Even Us” 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Cipolla, a longtime radio and television fixture, will offer a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most shocking and funniest local news stories from the last three…

  • Library conducting Food-4-Fines Amnesty

    The Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., is offering a Food-4-Fines Amnesty during the month of January. Library patrons may bring in one can of unexpired food for each $1 or less in fines and have the charge erased from their record. The offer pertains only to late fees, not to lost or damaged books,…

  • fundraisers •••

    Jan. 12-15 • Magazine Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the East Brunswick Public Library, at the library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Back issues of magazines covering science, entertainment, teens, adult topics, cooking, more. Bundle of 6-12 magazines sells for $3. Call 732-390-6767; log on to www.ebpl.org, click on News and Events. Jan. 13 •…

  • Benefit Day to aid OLOL School

    Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, Milltown, will sponsor a Benefit Day fundraiser from 11 a.m. Jan. 19 to 2 a.m. Jan. 20 at T.G.I. Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. The restaurant will donate 20 percent of each supporter’s check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present an event flier for the…

  • Tickets available for Harlem Wizards game

    The Immaculate Conception Athletic Association will host an exhibition basketball game featuring the Harlem Wizards vs. the Immaculate Conception Big Dogs in an evening of “trick hoops and alley-oops” beginning at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Immaculate Conception Youth Center Gymnasium, South Street, Spotswood. Doors will open at 6 pm. Advance tickets cost $9…

  • Caregivers group plans Jan. 17 meeting

    Noreen Noel, Women’s Center coordinator, Jewish Family and Vocational Service (JFVS), will offer a presentation titled “The Caregivers Journey: Lessons Learned” at the next meeting of Reformed Church Home Caregivers Support Group set for 2-3:15 p.m. Jan. 17 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 North, Old Bridge. All area caregivers are invited to attend. Drawing…

  • Nativity of Our Lord will host blood drive

    New Jersey Blood Services will conduct a New Year’s Blood Drive 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at Nativity of Our Lord Church, 185 Applegarth Road, Monroe. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (16-year-olds need a parent’s permission letter), weigh at least 110 pounds and may not have donated blood within the last…

  • Blood drive planned for Jan. 14 at church

    St. Thomas the Apostle Church, in cooperation with Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, will hold a Winter Blood Drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 14 in the parish auditorium, Route 18, Old Bridge. Donors must be between the ages of 16 and 75, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good health.