Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Blood drives at Merrill Lynch, St. Francis

    New Jersey Blood Services will be conducting blood drives inMetuchen and Edison during April. Traditionally, donations decline during the winter, and increased April collections are needed to replenish blood supplies. At the same time, bad weather may lead to the cancellation of or reduced attendance at scheduled blood drives. Qualified donors should be 17 years…

  • The Arc to hold annual benefit walk May 17

    The Arc of Middlesex County’s annual fundraising walk will be held on Saturday, May 17, at Roosevelt Park in Edison. Registration and activities begin at 9 a.m. with the walk itself starting at 10:15 a.m. The Honorary Leadership Team is being led by Greg Schiano, award-winning head coach of Rutgers University’s football team. The Arc…

  • Free concert by Baroque ensemble April 20

    The Metuchen Public Library will present the Baroque ensemble I Virtuosi del Seicento in a program titled “Forgotten Pearls: Music of the Early Seventeenth Century” on April 20 at 2 p.m. The program will be presented in the library’s Community Room. The ensemble – Flora Newberry, cornetto and recorder; Timothy Urban, recorders; David Black, cello;…

  • Food items sought for JFVS food pantry

    The food pantry at Jewish Family and Vocations Service provides food packages and vouchers tomembers 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 and…

  • ‘World Fair’ slated for April 26 at church

    A “World Fair” celebrating cultures of 16 countries around the globe will take place at the First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen, 270 Woodbridge Ave., Metuchen, 1-5 p.m. April 26. The entire community is invited to attend this event at the social center on Woodbridge Avenue. Church members will share highlights of their cultural origins and…

  • Garden club to host high tea at main library May 3

    Edison Garden Club’s annual high tea, “Springtime in Your Garden,” will be held May 3 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Edison Public Library’s Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. A professional flower-arranging demonstration will be give by Pamela Jaynne, owner of Pocketful of Posies,Morristown, using plants and flowers grown in many backyards. Music will…

  • Metuchen Library to observe Library Week

    In celebration of National Library Week, the Metuchen Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., will offer several programs. There will be a Book Babies session on April 17 at 10:30 a.m. On April 20, Philip Messina will present a lecture on China at 2 p.m. The library will conclude with a concert by the Tim Urban Ensemble…

  • Local artist’s work on display at Rutgers

    Metuchen’s own Joan Arbeiter is displaying her “Lives and Works: Talks With WomenArtists” portrait series at the RutgersArt Library, Voorhees Hall, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick until June 13. The portrait series is a companion project to the book “Lives and Works: Talks with Women Artists” Vol. 2, co-authored by Beryl Smith, Sally Swenson, and…

  • Police crossing guards needed in Metuchen

    The Metuchen Police Department is now accepting applications for crossing guards. Salary is $10 per hour. Interested parties can contact Patrolman David Liantonio at (732) 632-8547 or Capt. Robin Rentenberg at (732) 632- 8548.