Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar
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Wardlaw-Hartridge School open house April 16
The Wardlaw-Hartridge School, 1295 Inman Ave., Edison, will host its next admissions information session for prospective students 9-11 a.m. April 16. Families of prospective students will have an opportunity to spend time with the directors of the lower, middle and upper schools and with current students. Families will tour the facility with student ambassadors and…
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VSA to host arts fest, autism workshops
VSAArts of New Jersey is hosting the 24th Partners in theArts Festival, a statewide festival that fosters the integration of individuals with and without disabilities in the celebration of the arts. The festival will be held May 8 at Middlesex County College, Edison, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children, adults, school groups and organizations…
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‘Hang Out and Read!’ at Edison library
Visit the children’s room at the Edison Public Library during National Library Week April 13-19 to “Hang Out and Read!” All children in preschool through grade sixwho visit the library during thisweekwill receive “Hang Out and Read!” stickers and bookmarks, while supplies last, and beginning April 17 will be invited to tell why they are…
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Blood drives at Merrill Lynch, St. Francis
New Jersey Blood Services will be conducting blood drives in Metuchen 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…
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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…
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Outreach Health Fair for veterans April 26
A Veterans Outreach Health Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 at the American Legion Post No. 65 on Route 27 in Metuchen. The fair is co-sponsored by AMVETS Post No. 3, the American Legion Post No. 65, District 8 Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, the American Merchant Marine Veterans,…
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Wills, estates, probate to be topic at women’s club
The Metuchen Edison Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at the Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. The program will feature attorney Kenneth Vercammen, who will discuss wills and the changes to the N.J. probate law, power of attorney, living wills, and administering the estate/probate/surrogate. There…
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Library to host foreign film fest April 7, May 5
The Metuchen Public Library will continue its annual spring film festival, the Edna Newby International Film Festival, April 7 with the Iranian film “Crimson Gold.” The film won a Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival. The festival concludes on May 5 with the…
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JCC to host Israel lectures in April
The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County is offering a program titled “Defining Israel at 60 Through the Humanities,” a series of lectures tracing the 60-year history of the State of Israel through its film, literature, architecture and music. Agrant fromthe New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for…
