Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar
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Canal will be topic at Sierra Club meeting
The Raritan Valley Group of the Sierra Club (Middlesex and Somerset counties) will host Canal Society of New Jersey historian Linda Barth at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 at the Unitarian Society of New Brunswick, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick. Barth will discuss the 70-mile Delaware and Raritan Canal, which spans an area from New…
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Multifamily garage sale to be held at church Feb. 5
A 21-family garage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at Grace Reformed Church, 2815 Woodbridge Ave., Edison (entrance on Old Post Road). For more information, call (732) 248-1499 or (732) 548-9654.
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Garden club to hold dried- flower workshop Feb. 14
The Edison Garden Club is hosting a dried-flower workshop, directed by club member Marilyn Veninger, at its regular monthly meeting Feb. 14. The workshop is open to the public, and participants are asked to bring dried flowers. Light refreshments will be served. The club meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in…
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Local church to host 2nd annual turkey dinner
The Wesley United Methodist Church, 5053 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, is holding its second annual turkey dinner from 5-9 p.m. Feb. 26. Entertainment will be provided by DJs Dingo and Nes. Cost is $12 for adults; $7 for children ages 5-12; and $1 for children ages 4 and under. Tickets are limited. To purchase, call the…
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Local AARP chapter lines up meeting, trips
The Edison AARP Chapter 3446 will hold its next meeting at 1 p.m. Feb. 14 (Valentine’s Day) at the Edison Job Corps, 500 Plainfield Ave., where the Magic Mirror group will perform skits that address contemporary issues. Dues will also be collected, and new applications are being accepted for those New Jersey residents who belong…
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Teaching seminar to address new pathways
An information session on the “New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey” will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 10 at Jewish Family & Vocational Service of Middlesex County, 515 Plainfield Ave., Suite 201, Edison, for those who are considering teaching as an alternate career. The seminar is free. To register, call (732)…
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College plans auditions for Neil Simon comedy
Auditions for the Middlesex County College (MCC) Performing Arts Department’s upcoming production of the Neil Simon comedy “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Feb. 15 and 6-9 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the Studio Theater on the MCC Edison campus. Roles are open for seven men and two women.…
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Library to offer program on digital camera usage
The Friends of the Edison Public Library is sponsoring a program titled “How to Use Your Digital Camera” at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. Dominique Dowsing will discuss editing, cropping and resizing, as well as print options. Participants will receive CDs with editing software. To register, sign up…
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Fixed costs gobble up much of school budget
BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer METUCHEN — Board of Education members are gearing up for this year’s budget process. “Basically, our budget is set in stone,” board President Ronald Grayzel said last week. “Almost all of our budget is fixed costs.” The fixed costs include health care, contracts and utilities, he…
