Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar
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Historical society to hold presentation
The Metuchen-Edison Historical Society invites the public to learn about the historic designation of the Metuchen post office at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Old Franklin School building, 491 Middlesex Ave. (Route 27), Metuchen. The keynote speaker will be Kevin Hale, one of the organization’s board members, who was instrumental and successful in having…
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Child Find helps kids with special needs
The Edison Public School District provides evaluation service to resident children ages 3-21 who appear to have significant problems in communication, social-emotional or learning areas, through Project Child Find. Evaluation services are available to preschoolers; highly mobile students with disabilities, such as migrant and homeless students; and to students who may be disabled even though…
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High school to hold holiday fair on Nov. 1
John P. Stevens High School, 855 Grove Ave., Edison, will hold its annual Holiday Boutique and Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1 in the school cafeteria and hallways. The craft fair is also being sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Over 70 crafters and venders will be selling items such…
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Great Dane Rescue to hold events Nov. 14-16
The Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League will host a Holiday Shopping Pet Expo in the N.J. Convention & Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison, Nov. 14-16. Admission is $12 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under, and free for children under age 3. Hours are Friday 4-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,…
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Widow or Widowers host meetings, dances
Woodbridge Widows or Widowers conducts its business meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Children’s Room of the Main Library, George Frederick Plaza, Route 35, Woodbridge. Light refreshments will be available. All widows and widowers are welcome to attend. An open dance is held on the third and fifth…
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YMCA to hold Senior Masquerade Ball Oct. 30
The Woodbridge YMCA at the Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main St., will hold a Senior Masquerade Ball 1-4 p.m. Oct. 30. Participants can come in costume and will be dancing away to frightfully good tunes. There will be ghoulishly good treats courtesy of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Group, a 50/50 raffle, and a few door…
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USS Avenger to meet Nov. 9 at library
The USS Avenger science fiction fan association will hold its monthly meeting 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at North Brunswick Public Library, 880 Hermann Road. Avenger is a chapter of Starfleet, The International Star Trek Fan Association Inc. The meeting’s program will be “When We Last Left Our Heroes …,” and attendees will discuss the state…
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Auditions Nov. 1, 2 for holiday musical
The Edison Valley Playhouse is seeking singers, actors and musicians age 18 and older for a holiday production of “Striking 12,” a contemporary pop-rock musical comedy/ concert written by Brendan Milburn, Rachel Sheinkin and Valerie Vigoda. Bring/prepare eight bars or more of an up-tempo jazz/pop/rock audition piece to perform. Needed are musicians who can read…
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Congregation Beth-El plans events
The “Entertainment” book for 2009 is now being sold by the Men’s Club of Congregation Beth-El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison. The Sisterhood will present Marilyn Zirl, who will give a presentation titled “Sister Rose’s Passion” at 1 p.m. Nov. 2. The film and follow-up discussion will show how Sister Rose Thering worked to foster better…
