Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Edison Memorial Day parade noon Sunday

    The Edison Memorial Day parade will take place on Sunday, May 30, at noon in the Stelton section of Edison. It will start on Central Avenue, run down Plainfield Avenue and finish on Jefferson Boulevard. Monument services will be on Monday, May 31, starting at 8 a.m. for services at all post homes.

  • Terra Nova’s Botanical Gardens trip June 5

    The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison will sponsor a bus excursion to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Saturday, June 5. One of the garden’s treasures is the Steinhardt Conservatory. The bus will leave the Pearl Street parking lot in Metuchen at 8:45 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. The cost is…

  • Metuchen Lions Club flea market June 12

    The 40th semi-annual flea market sponsored by the Metuchen Lions Club will be held Saturday, June 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New Street municipal parking lot in Metuchen. Vendors may reserve spaces, which are 18 feet by 20 feet, at $18 each by calling 732-767-9136. Proceeds will benefit projects to aid…

  • ‘Broadway Kids’ camp returns July 19

    The Children’s Theatre Summer Performing Arts Day Camp will be held July 19-30 at the Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Ave., Metuchen. The camp operates Monday-Friday. The two-week “Broadway Kids” camp is open to area boys and girls ages 6-17, with or without theater experience, who love to sing, dance, act and paint. The camp…

  • Schedule for open mic nights in Metuchen

    The Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission, 500 Main St., Metuchen, has announced new dates for open mic nights: What’s the Scoop on May 20; Brewed Awakening on May 28; What’s the Scoop on June 4; Brewed Awakening on June 11; What’s the Scoop on June 18; and Brewed Awakening on June 25. Open mic nights are…

  • Metuchen H.S. to host Alumni College Day

    The Metuchen High School (MHS) will host its fourth annual Alumni College Day on Tuesday, May 25. Graduates from the classes of 2008 and 2009 will return home to their alma mater to share their college experiences with their former schoolmates. Anyone who is or knows a member of the MHS class of 2008 or…

  • Free seminar for first-time homebuyers

    Metuchen Savings Bank will host “Metuchen Cares: An Economic Forum for First-Time Homebuyers” 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, at the administrative offices of Metuchen Savings Bank, 429 Main St., Metuchen. Topics to be discussed include: first steps, mortgage prequalification, understanding credit scores, and discovering down payment sources. There will be complimentary refreshments beginning at 5:30…

  • ‘Buying for Bern’ fundraiser June 5

    There will be a fundraiser, “Buying for Bern,” on Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus hall, 24 Patrick St. (behind Office Depot off Route 1), Edison. This event will benefit Metuchen resident Bernadette Tardio, who is battling neurofibromatosis and needs assistance with home health aide costs. Vendors…

  • Participants sought for 4-H Yard Sale

    4-H of Middlesex County is looking for vendors to take part in its Yard Sale and Flea Market set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 22 at the 4-H Center, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Rain date is May 23. Registration fee is $15 per space for vendors who supply their own table, $20 for those who…