Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Men’s b-ball program applications due Dec. 4

    The Edison Recreation Department has begun accepting team applications for the 2010 Men’s Basketball Program. All applications must be returned by Dec. 4. All teams made up of New Jersey residents and businesses are invited to apply, and league play will begin in early January. Teams interested in playing in the league may pick up…

  • Applications now taken for VSA awards

    VSA arts of New Jersey, New Brunswick, is accepting applications for the 2010 Arts Achievement awards and fifth annual Dare to Imagine awards. Deadline for applications is Jan. 11, and recipients will be announced in March. The Arts Achievement awards include the Student Arts Excellence awards presented to students with disabilities who are classified (mainstreamed,…

  • Edison library to host cooking show Dec. 1

    The Edison Public Library, 340 PlainfieldAve., Edison, will host a cooking show 7 p.m. Dec. 1. Chef Parauda will teach how to prepare for holiday cooking without the stress and have professional results. Chef Parauda attended the French Culinary Institute in New York City, and has experience in Mediterranean and Indian cuisines. Register at www.lmxac/edisonlib…

  • Met. church to offer mid-week services

    Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Avenue, Metuchen, is offering a mid-week, half-hour service 7-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday in the chapel through Dec. 23. Childcare is provided. To request childcare, call ahead at 732-548-2463.

  • St. James Church to offer quiet time

    St. James Episcopal Church, 2136 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, is inviting everyone for some quiet time with God Dec. 2, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to do nothing but be quiet before God; pray, mediate, read or simply do nothing. There is no set agenda. For more information, call 732-985- 2023…

  • Cty. to hold syringe disposal program

    The Middlesex County Safe Household Disposal of Syringes program will provide ways for residents to safely dispose of home-generated medical waste such as needles syringes and lancets. Residents can obtain a free sharps container from a hospital that participates in the program. When the container is full, residents can bring it back to the hospital…

  • Thrift shop open at Edison church

    Wesley United Methodist Church, 5053 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, holds a thrift shop event each Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The thrift shop offers brand-new, gently used, vintage and dollar-a- bag clothes; household items; toys; collectibles;…

  • Beringer House has vacancies available

    Beringer House, a shared living senior citizen residence owned and operated by the Metuchen Branch YMCA, has vacancies available. If you are 55 and over and are in need of low- to moderate-income housing, please contact Jean A. Vick, director of Senior Citizen Services at the Metuchen Branch YMCA, at 732-548-2044.

  • Entertainment 2010 books for sale

    Congregation Beth-El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, is selling Entertainment 2010 books for $30, which includes $20 in ShopRite coupons and discounts on many local restaurants and services. To order a book, call Scott at 732-463-8642.