Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar
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Metuchen H.S. to hold 30-year reunion
Metuchen High School’s class of 1978 will hold a reunion on Saturday, Oct. 4, 7-11 p.m. at The Clarion Hotel, soon to be renamed The Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Edison on Route 27 south. The Metuchen Country Fair will be held the same day. Complete details are available at www.alumniclass.com, then New Jersey, then Metuchen…
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Neve Shalom Men’s Club to host family barbecue
Neve Shalom Men’s Club, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will host its annual Family Day barbecue 4-7 p.m. Aug. 17 at Oakland Park, Oakland Avenue, Metuchen. The event will include food, games, prizes, volleyball, softball, croquet, horseshoes and more. The cost is $9 in advance for adults ($12 at the gate), $5 for children 10 and…
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Israeli movie to be shown Aug. 9 at Beth-El
Congregation Beth-El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, will show the movie “Ushpizin,” an Israeli drama, 9 p.m. Aug. 9. Tisha B’Av services will follow the movie. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call 732-985-7272 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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St. Francis School to mark 80-year anniversary
St. Francis Cathedral School, Metuchen, invites alumni, graduates of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) program, school families and parishioners to join faculty past and present for an 80th anniversary celebration on Sept. 19. Click on the alumni link on the school’s Web site, www.StFrancisCathedralSchool.org or call Dorothy at 732-494-7980.
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‘Bug Flicks,’ ‘Ants in Pants’ at Edison libraries
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has granted $1,950 to the Edison Township Public Library. The grant will be used to update older equipment and better meet the needs of the community. Registration in person or by phone is ongoing for the following Family Time programs: • “The Magic of Eric Carle,” 1:30 and 7…
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Bus trips, Shakespeare, concerts this summer
The Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission has planned the following events for August: • Aug. 8 — Summer Concert Series at the senior center, 8 p.m. • Aug. 9 — Shakespeare in the Park: “Richard II,” at Tommy’s Pond, 5 p.m. • Aug. 13 — Summer bus trip to the Brooklyn Museum. The bus will depart…
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Neve Shalom to hold services, host barbecue
Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold Erev Tisha B’Av services Aug. 9 after Mincha at 7:15 p.m. followed by a D’Var Torah by Rabbi Gerald L. Zelizer and chanting of the Book of Lamentations. On Aug. 10, Tisha B’Av services will begin at 9 a.m., including a Torah service. The annual Family Day…
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‘Nim’s Island’ to be shown at ‘drive-in’
The Edison Recreation Department and Edison Police Department will offer an old-fashioned drive-in movie on Aug. 5 on the Edison High School football field (50 Boulevard of the Eagles). This event will be part of National Night Out, which is an outdoor evening where the entire community is invited to partake in various activities in…
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Museum trip, summer concerts in August
The Metuchen Recreation and CulturalArts Commission will host a bus trip to the Brooklyn Art Museum Aug. 13. The cost is $23 for senior citizens/students, $25 for adults and includes a guided tour of the latest exhibit, American Identities. The bus will depart from the Metuchen Borough Hall at 9:30 a.m. and will return at…
