Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Dentist looks to give back to community

    Dr. Kosmas Kasimatis, owner and operator of the family dental practice SmileDesigns 101 in Somerset, has recently awarded 27-year-old Diane-Renee Baldwin of South Bound Brook a free “Smile Makeover” worth $10,000. “It’s my way of giving back to the community.” Kasimatis said. Known to his patients as “Dr. K,” Kasimatis said he is hoping that…

  • Metuchen H.S. book discussion March 7

    The Teen Advisory Board and the Metuchen High School Book Club will team up on Sunday, March 7, at 2 p.m. at the Metuchen Library to discuss Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” a thought-provoking yet funny story of a Native American teen who leaves his “rez” for a white school…

  • ‘Once on This Island’ musical March 5, 6

    The Wardlaw-Hartridge School, 1295 Inman Ave., Edison, will stage its spring musical, “Once on This Island,” which is set in Haiti. The play was selected by the producers prior to the earthquake in Haiti. The musical will be staged in the school’s AP Room on Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6, at 7:30 p.m.,…

  • Free ‘Ending Pain’ lecture March 9

    The Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., will present “Ending Pain … Without Drugs or Surgery!” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9. Matthew Speesler, M.D., along with his health care team of doctors and therapists, will discuss the latest diagnostic tools to detect the “true” cause of pain, along with drug-free treatment options. The lecture…

  • Pro wrestling at Herbert Hoover School

    A night of pro wrestling will be staged by the Herbert Hoover Middle School PTO at the middle school, 174 Jackson Ave., just off Amboy Avenue, 7:45 p.m. Friday, March 19, featuring the nation’s leader in pro wrestling entertainment, National Wrestling Superstars. Former WWE and ECW hardcore icon Matt Hyson (better known as Spike Dudley)…

  • Candidates sought for 14th District seat

    Any registered Democrat interested in seeking the party’s endorsement for the vacant 14th Legislative District Senate seat is invited to contact the Middlesex County Democratic Organization headquarters in Metuchen. For more information, call Dana Korbman at 732-906-3680.

  • ‘Taste of Middlesex’ slated for March 22

    The 13th annual “Taste of Middlesex” will be held 5:30-8 p.m. Monday, March 22, at the Pines Manor, Edison. Over 35 restaurants, caterers and food suppliers from the central New Jersey area will be serving samples of their chefs’ culinary skills. In addition, wine, beer and spirit distributors will give away samples. Roxanne Evans, anchorwoman…

  • ‘Meet the Author’ March 10, April 8

    Renee Gatz will be participating in two “Meet the Author” events, where she will be discussing her new book, “Wise Words & Witty Expressions,” a collection of expressions that Gatz heard repeatedly throughout her growing-up years from her parents. Gatz’s parents used the expressions captured in her book to help teach their children how to…

  • Poker tournament at Forsgate March 7

    Forsgate Country Club, 375 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township, will hold a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament March 7. Doors open at 2 p.m. A seminar at 2:30 p.m. will be led by “Ultimate Poker” host and teacher Dr. Richard Lederer, a poker player and author of more than 30 books who is also the father of…