Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Hazardous waste drop-off day May 15

    The Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management announces there is one remaining household hazardous waste drop-off day: • May 15 at Middlesex County College, near the Mill Road entrance, Edison. Collection times are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Household hazardous wastes which are improperly disposed of are identified as a danger to children and…

  • Good time

    JOHN E. SZPARA Marie Oshea, Ada Nagy and Marion Burris, all of Edison, chat and listen to ’50s and ’60s tunes at the Grace Reformed Church’s annual sock hop over the weekend.

  • Garden club slates High Tea fund-raiser April 30

    The Edison Garden Club will host a High Tea from 2-4 p.m. April 30 at the Edison Public Library (main branch), 320 Plainfield Ave. Guest speaker will be Leslie Dempsey, master gardener and member of the National Orchid Society. All proceeds will go to the Rutgers Scholarship Fund for students in landscape design. Door prizes…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    St. Luke St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 17 Oak Ave. (at Route 27), Metuchen, will be hosting a “spring fling” from 7-11 p.m. April 30, featuring an evening of dancing and fellowship. There will be a DJ, as well as refreshments. Cost is $10 per person. Reservations are requested. Call (732) 548-4308, ext. 10.

  • Edison-based Lainie’s Angels plans fund-raiser

    Edison-based Lainie’s Angels — a charity dedicated to providing advice, peer support and counseling to the parents of children with cancer — will host its spring fund-raiser, Comics for Kids. on May 5 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Frank’s, 410 West 16th St., New York, N.Y. The event will feature an evening of live…

  • Edison Scrabble Club has resumed Sat. meetings

    Beginning this month, the Edison Scrabble Club is resuming its weekly meetings on Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. at the Minnie B. Veal Community Center, 1070 Grove Ave., North Edison. The club is open to all Scrabble players, regardless of residence or skill level. There is no charge to participate, and registration is not required. The…

  • Parade committee slates Memorial Day parade

    The Edison Township Parade Committee is formulating plans for its Memorial Day parade, which will be held at 2 p.m. May 29 in the Stelton section of the township. Any group or organization interested in participating should contact Evelyn Kraszewski, parade secretary, at (732) 548-4648.

  • Arts society announces winners of poetry contest

    The Edison Arts Society has announced the 2005 winners of its annual middle and high school poetry competition. More than 150 poems were submitted from six area high schools and four area middle schools, with topics ranging from nature to anger to love and peace. Each winner and runner-up will receive a booklet containing the…

  • Temple plans Women’s Seder event on April 20

    The Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El, the Reform Temple in Edison, will hold its annual Women’s Seder at the temple, James Street, Edison, at 7 p.m. April 20. Participants are invited to enjoy a traditional Passover dinner from the women’s perspective (without having to cook!). Cost is $15 per person and reservations are required. Call the…