Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Townwide garage sale at middle school Saturday

    A townwide garage sale will be held in the faculty parking lot of Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 450 Division St., Edison, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 28. The rain date is June 29. For more information, contact Sally at 7328199496 or [email protected].

  • Food pantry to host events for clients

    Hands of Hope for the Community food pantry/soup kitchen will hold a welcome summer barbeque 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 21 at St. James Episcopal Church, 2136 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, for the pantry’s clients only. A free flea market will be available to clients as well. Slightly used toys, household items and clothes will…

  • Neve Shalom to honor Torah readers

    Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will honor its Torah readers on June 21 at a free luncheon following the 9:30 a.m. services. Congregants who have chanted Torah, Haftarah, Megillot, led services and taught courses will be recognized. For more information, contact Hazzan Levin at 732-548-2238, ext. 14, or [email protected]. The congregation will hold Erev…

  • Ambassador Dennis Ross to speak June 22 at temple

    Dennis Ross, who for 12 years was a U.S. ambassador and played a leading role in shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process, will be speaking at Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, at 7 p.m. June 22. His subject will be “The Middle East, Prospects for 2008 and Beyond.” There will…

  • 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.

  • Local church announces thrift store hours

    Wesley UnitedMethodist Church, 5035WoodbridgeAve., Edison, has announced its thrift store hours. The stores will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. It features men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, knick-knacks, toys, jewelry and a “bargain room,” where shoppers…

  • Bingo at Guardian Angels Mondays and Tuesdays

    Guardian Angels Church, Market Street, Edison, announced that bingo is back to two nights a week: Monday Night Bingo, with new games, and Tuesday Night Bingo. Doors open at 6 p.m. and bingo begins at 7:30 p.m. Food, snacks, desserts, coffee, tea and soda will be available. All are invited. For information, call 732-572-5779.

  • Art and garden tour in Edison and Metuchen

    Five residential garden retreats in Edison andMetuchen will be open to the public 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19 for “Art in the Garden Tour 3,” sponsored by the Edison Arts Society. Each of the five gardens showcase different styles. This year’s focus is on the wrap-around garden, with the space in the front…

  • Individuals to be honored at gala

    Three individuals will be honored at the Eric B. Chandler Health Center Gala for leadership and contributions to providing quality health care to the New Brunswick community. The honorees are Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., president and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Brunswick; C. Roy Epps, president andCEO,Civic League ofGreaterNewBrunswick; andMarielaHerrera-Cifelli,BSW,CSW, socialworker at theChandler Health Center,…