Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Edison Rec to sponsor summer softball

    The Edison Recreation Department will be accepting team applications for the summer 2009 softball program beginning Feb. 9. Applications are due back on or before March 16. The league is open to all adults, 18 years and older. There is no township or county residency requirement. The program will consist of a men’s league, which…

  • Multifamily garage sale slated for Feb. 7

    A 21-family garage sale will be held Feb. 7 at Grace Reformed Church, 2815 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will be something for everyone, and a light breakfast and lunch will be available. For information, call 732-287-0084 or 732-248-1499.

  • Civilian police class to begin in March

    The Metuchen Civilian Police Academy will begin on March 2. The free class teaches residents what it is like to be a Metuchen police officer through role-playing scenarios, officer ridealongs, and regular classroom lectures. The class meets Monday evenings and is open to Metuchen residents only. Call Capt. Robin Rentenberg at 732-632-8548 or Patrolman David…

  • Women’s club to hold meeting Feb. 4

    The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. New members are encouraged to join, and guests are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call Rose at 732-494-8685.

  • Garden club to hold meetings at library

    The Garden Club of Metuchen, starting in February, will be meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. The next meeting will be held 7 p.m. Feb. 3. Light refreshments will be served. For more information and the daytime schedule, call 732-548-7559.

  • Kindergarten orientation set Feb. 4

    Parents of Metuchen children who will have reached the age of 5 by Oct. 1, 2009, are invited to a kindergarten orientation meeting on Feb. 4 to be held at the Moss School, 16 Simpson Place. The kindergarten classrooms will be open 7-7:30 p.m., and a meeting will follow in the all-purpose room for parents…

  • Spring classes offered at Middlesex College

    Spring ll, a special concentrated semester, is being offered at Middlesex County College, Edison, in areas such as computer science, mathematics, social sciences and Spanish. Most of the classes run from Feb. 17 through May 6. Courses offered at the college’s main campus in Edison include sociology, computer applications, English as a second language, basic…

  • Local history to be focus at library Feb. 8

    The Metuchen-Edison Historical Society is sponsoring Local History Day 1:30-4:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Metuchen Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. There will be transportation memorabilia from the 1880s through the 1970s. All local historic photographs and maps will be displayed. The historical society welcomes all local history items of interest. This is a free…

  • Edison winter trip slated for Feb. 21

    There will be a family ski and snow-tubing trip for Edison residents to Shawnee Mountain, Pa., Feb. 21. Departure time is 8 a.m. from the Stelton Community Center, 328 Plainfield Ave., and return time is approximately 6 p.m. The costs is: $49 for lift tickets; $74 for firsttime skier package (beginner’s area and all area…