Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Local Lutheran church has Sat. thrift shop hours

    St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, located at the top of the hill on Pleasant Avenue (off Amboy Avenue), Edison, has announced its thrift shop hours. The store is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, where shoppers can find bargains on clothing, household items and gifts. Donations are accepted during hours of operation. For more…

  • Chamber of Commerce to host mixers, forum, party

    The Edison Chamber of Commerce will host the following business mixers: Nov. 14, 5-7 p.m., Hands for Hope for the Community, held in the historic St. James Episcopal Church, 2136 Woodbridge Ave., Edison. Bring food to donate. The cost is $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers. Light refreshments. Nov. 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Clarion…

  • Harvest bake sale set for Nov. 17 at Edison church

    New Methodist Church, 687 New Dover Road, Edison, will hold a bake sale Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon, featuring a wide variety of home-baked items available for purchase just in time for Thanksgiving.

  • Edison libraries to host story hours

    Edison Public Library will hold registration in person or by phone beginning Nov. 5 for Preschool Story Hour. The fourweek program is open to children 3-5 years of age and will feature stories, music, finger plays, simple crafts and films based on different topics each week. Programs are as follows: • Edison Main Library, 340…

  • Interfaith Thanksgiving Service to be Nov. 20

    The Metuchen/Edison Clergy Association will sponsor an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. The service will begin with a discussion led by members of different faiths on the subject of “Diversity in Middlesex County: Less Conflict, More Collaboration.” Rabbi Gerald Zelizer of Congregation Neve Shalom…

  • Garden club provides community services

    The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison is a nonprofit community service club that meets on the last Wednesday of each month, September through June, at 6:45 p.m. in the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave. A guest speaker or program about interesting topics from flower design to caring for the environment is presented at…

  • Edison offering flu, pneumonia shots

    The Edison Health Department will be conducting a flu and pneumonia vaccine clinic Nov. 14 from 4-7 p.m. at the J.P. Stevens High School, 855 Grove Ave., and on Fridays, until supplies run out, at the Dr. William Toth Memorial Health Center 80 Idlewild Road, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. The clinic is open…

  • Crime and punishment to be discussed Nov. 27

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County will host “Jail the Innocent or Free the Guilty?: The Politics of Crime and Punishment in the U.S.” Nov. 27 at 10:30 a.m. at the JCC, 1175 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The lecture is free and open to the public. Beth Kiyoko Jamieson, Ph.D., will describe the decisions…

  • Classes in coordination, tai chi offered at center

    The JFK Fitness Center is offering a six-session introductory program that will include balance and coordination classes. This form of workout is designed to help with daily activities in gaining more stability, flexibility and strength. Rich Lund, an instructor of tai chi and qigong for 20 years, will teach the course, which is offered to…