Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Foundation offers H.S. seniors scholarships

    The Robert J. and Deborah A. Chalfin Family Foundation Inc. will offer scholarships to high school seniors from the Metuchen/Edison area. Students who will be graduating from high school in 2010 and who are interested in applying for the scholarship should go to www.chalfin.com and click the “foundation” tab to obtain an application. The 2010…

  • Temple to sponsor ‘Noa’ in concert May 1

    Entertainer Achinoam Nini, known as “Noa,” will present her mix of Israeli, American pop and world music in a concert set for 8 p.m. May 1 at the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center in Hammarskjold Middle School, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. The concert is sponsored by Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, New Brunswick, in honor…

  • Boy Scouts to host flea market May 15

    Boy Scout Troop 53 will host its flea market on May 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Our Lady of Peace annex, 33 Walsh Ave., Fords, across the street from Our Lady of Peace Church. Admission is free, and there will be games and food. For more information, call Millie at 732-417-9031…

  • Family Fishing Derby slated for May 1

    Mayor Antonia Ricigliano, the Edison Council, Edison PBA Local 75 and the Edison Recreation Department announce their 2010 version of the Family Fishing Derby, on Saturday, May 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Lake Papaianni in Papaianni Park, Edison. Again this year, there will be a special “Children’s Only Derby” for any registered…

  • Edison Senior Center to sponsor 2010 trips

    The Edison Senior Center, 2963 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, will sponsor two bus trips for residents of Middlesex County 25 years of age and older; call 732-248-7345 for reservation information. • Branson, Mo., Saturday, April 24, to Sunday, May 2, 2010. The trip includes eight nights’ lodging (four consecutive nights in Branson), eight breakfasts, six dinners,…

  • Temple celebrates 40 years with rabbi

    Congregation Neve Shalom will show its gratitude and pay homage to Rabbi Gerald Zelizer as he commemorates 40 years of service to the congregation, and Dr. Michael Kleiman, an oral surgeon and a member of Neve Shalom for over 20 years who has devoted his career to the physical well-being of the Middlesex County community.…

  • Moose Lodge taking horseshoe signups

    The Edison Moose Lodge, 410 Talmadge Road, is accepting teams and individuals for its annual horseshoe league, which begins May 13. The league matches are held on Thursdays at 7 p.m. The league is sanctioned by the National Horseshoe Association. It is open to men and women of all ages. The lodge will holds it…

  • Free art exhibit, lecture by local artist

    In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Plainfield Historical Society is sponsoring a free art exhibition and lectures by Metuchen artist Joan Arbeiter. On Sunday, May 2, at 2 p.m., Arbeiter will give an art appreciation slide lecture on contemporary women artists. Also on exhibit is Arbeiter’s four-panel chronology of the past 40 years of…

  • Memorial Day parade in Metuchen May 31

    Metuchen will continue its tradition with one of the area’s longest-established Memorial Day parades on Monday, May 31. The parade will begin at 10 a.m., rain or shine. A brief ceremony will be held at Memorial Park at the conclusion of the parade. The Memorial Day Parade Committee invites all marching groups, veterans and active…