Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary slates Dec. 2 dinner-dance

    The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Colonia Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Memorial Post No. 6061, Colonia section of Woodbridge, is celebrating 50 years of service to veterans. A dinner-dance will be held on Dec. 2 at the post home, 606 Inman Ave., Colonia, with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are…

  • Edison Arts Society slates holiday event

    The Edison Arts Society will present its holiday spectacular, “Jingle All the Way,” at 2 p.m. Dec. 3 in the J.P. Stevens High School auditorium, 855 Grove Ave., Edison. The performance features more than 150 students from six area dance schools: Yvonne’s School of Dance in Edison, Jo-Ann’s Studio of Dance and Spotlight on Dance,…

  • Library program on new Medicaid rules Nov. 28

    The Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., will present “New Medicaid Rules for Long-Term Care Planning” at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Nov. 28. Donald D. Vanarelli, a certified elder law attorney, will discuss planning techniques for qualifying for government-assisted programs. To register or for more information, call Vanarelli’s law office at…

  • Metuchen police need school crossing guards

    The Metuchen Police Department is looking for residents who are interested in becoming crossing guards. The starting salary is $9.50 an hour. For more information, call Officer David Liantonio at (732) 632-8547 or Capt. Robin Rentenberg at (732) 632-8548. Applicants must have their own transportation.

  • Metuchen Rec holding summer course registration

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission is now accepting registration for various summer programs, including tennis lessons, science workshops, wrestling, soccer camp, kinder karate, kids’ fitness, drama, guitar lessons and a ponyshare program. For a complete list of offerings, visit the Metuchen Web site at www.metuchen.org, or call the commission at (732) 632-8502 for further information.

  • Adult book club being offered through YMCA

    The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., has formed a book club for adults, which meets at 7 p.m. the last Wednesday of each month. There is no charge to participate. To register, call the YMCA at (732) 548-2044, or e-mail [email protected].

  • Volunteers will aid special-needs families

    Helping Hands of Middlesex County is seeking mature volunteers to assist children with special needs and their families. The volunteers provide social and emotional support to the families through weekly visits. Family members who care for children with special needs rarely have time to perform daily tasks such as going to appointments, and they seldom…

  • Animal Rescue Force is seeking volunteers

    Animal Rescue Force, East Brunswick, is seeking volunteers to work one Saturday or Sunday per month at the group’s adoption centers located at the Route 18 Flea Market, East Brunswick, and at the Englishtown Auction. Responsibilities will include walking dogs, cleaning crates and talking to the public. For more information, call (732) 257-7559.

  • Neighborhood Watch mtg. will be on Nov. 15

    The Edison Community Association in conjunction with the Edison Community Police Unit will hold a meeting for all Edison residents interested starting Neighborhood Watch Programs within their neighborhoods. Residents young and old are invited to organize groups within their community. The meeting will be held at the Stelton Community Center on Stelton Road on Nov.…