Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Edison police will install/inspect car seats

    The Edison Police Department will conduct a series of free infant/child car seat installations and inspections during November. The installation/inspections will be performed at each of the Edison Township libraries. Edison police will conduct the installations/inspections at the Clara Barton Library, 141 Hoover Ave., from noon-3 p.m. on Nov. 15. The Main library, 340 Plainfield…

  • Library presents program on Antarctica, Nov. 17

    The Metuchen Public Library will present Phillip Messina with a slide program about the continent of Antarctica on Friday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. Messina’s program is titled “Antarctica: The Far, Far South.” A longtime Metuchen resident, Messina will augment his slide presentation with a discussion of his trip to the southern continent. The program…

  • Funeral home providing free bereavement support

    The Costello-Runyon Funeral Home, 568 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, continues to offer a bereavement support group. Ongoing sessions are held every Wednesday and Thursday morning from 10:30 a.m. to noon, as well as Wednesday evening from 7-8:30 p.m. The program takes place at the funeral home. Carol Burner, a certified grief recovery specialist, is a professional…

  • Edison AARP lines up Nov. meeting and trips

    Edison AARP Chapter No. 3446 will hold its next general meeting at 1 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Edison Job Corps Academy, 500 Plainfield Ave. The program will be about New Jersey’s lighthouses. Members are asked to bring at least one canned, packaged or toiletry item to help restock the Middlesex food bank. Also, dues…

  • 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.

  • YMCA Scrabble Club meets every Fri., Sat.

    The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., Metuchen, has a Scrabble Club for adults that meets every Friday evening from 7:30-9:30 p.m., as well as every Saturday afternoon from 12-2 p.m. There is no fee to join. Those who wish to participate can register at the front desk or call the branch at (732) 548-2044.

  • Church to host Craft Fair on Nov. 18

    The Wesley United Methodist Church in Edison will host an Indoor Craft Show on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church is located at 5053 Woodbridge Ave. Edison, NJ. For more information, call (732) 738-0232.

  • Neve Shalom Adult Ed. Committee slates program

    The Adult Education Committee of Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will present the next program in its Friday Night Speakers Series at 8 p.m. Dec. 8. Following services, Cantor Faith Steinsnyder from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, both of New York City, will speak on…

  • 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…