Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar
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Hebrew Speaking Club to hold free meeting July 27
The next Chug Ivrit (Hebrew Speaking Club) for intermediate to advanced Hebrew speakers will meet at 10 a.m. July 27 at the home of Eli Leiter and Rosey Bell, 134 HighlandAve., Edison. Back by popular demand, Yitzhak and Nadav Salomon will be guest speakers. Chug Ivrit is sponsored by the Raritan Valley Chapter of Hadassah.…
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Congregation Beth El offers weekly bingo
Congregation Beth El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, conducts weekly bingo games on Wednesday evenings at 7:15 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome. Admission is $1 per person. Refreshments may be purchased. For details, call the synagogue at 732-985-7272.
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Food items sought for JFVS food pantry
The food pantry at Jewish Family and Vocations Service provides food packages and vouchers to members of the community in need. In order to keep the food pantry well stocked, the pantry is requesting donations from the community. Items needed are canned vegetables, canned fruit, juice, peanut butter, jelly, mashed potato flakes, rice, boxed macaroni…
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Book, knitting, Scrabble clubs to meet at YMCA
The Twisted Stitchers Knit and Crochet Meetup Group meets the first Thursday of every month from 7-9 p.m. on the second floor of the Metuchen YMCA, 65 High St. There is no fee to participate. The Adult Scrabble Club meets at the Y the last Saturday of each month 3-4 p.m. There is no fee…
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Free summer programs for teens at library
The Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., is running the “Transform Yourself @ the Library” reading contest; the grand prize is an iPod Shuffle. Visit the library for more information and to enter the contest. The library will offer the following free programs for teens who will be entering grades 6-12. • Book club –…
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Bus trips, Shakespeare, concerts this summer
The Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission has planned the following events for July and August: • July 16 – Summer bus trip to the Zimmerli Museum. The bus will depart from Borough Hall. Time to be announced • Aug. 8 – Summer Concert Series at the senior center, 8 p.m. • Aug. 9 – Shakespeare in…
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Metuchen library slates reading club, activities
The Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., will be holding its summer reading club, Catch the Reading Bug. Read for fifteen minutes a day and earn special prizes and paperback books. Inperson sign-up begins June 25. Participants can also play games to earn more prizes; the games will begin on July 7 and end on…
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Applications for softball league available July 14
Team applications for the Edison Recreation Department’s 15th annual adult co-ed softball league will be available at the Stelton Community Center, 328 Plainfield Ave., Edison, beginning July 14. Applications will be due back by 4 p.m. Aug. 8. The entrance fee is $200 per team. The league is open to everyone. League play will begin…
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Metuchen soccer club accepting registrations
Registration for the 17th year of the Metuchen Soccer Club’s fall recreational soccer program is still open. The fee is $30 for 10 weeks on Saturdays from Sept. 13 through Nov. 15.Alate fee of $20 per family (not per child) is now in effect. The late fee is waived for the kindergarten division and for…
