Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar
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Temple to host speaker series, auction and more
Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold its annual Scholar-in-Residence Weekend Nov. 19-20. The scholar-in-residence will be Rahel Musleah, whose father was a rabbi in India for several years. Musleah is scheduled to teach both historical and anecdotal experiences of the Jews of India and will soon be releasing a CD of their…
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Library to offer program on asset protection
“Protecting Your Assets from Catastrophic Nursing Home Costs” will be presented at 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. Donald D. Vanarelli, a board-certified, elder law attorney and registered guardian, will conduct the program. Participants will learn planning techniques that will show them how to…
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DAR chapter to visit museum, hold luncheon
Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Matochshoning-Rebecca Cornell Chapter will visit the Nicholas and Alexandra exhibit and tour the Ballentine House at the Newark Museum Nov. 5. Cost is $10. For further information, call Rita Halpin at (732) 548-5684 or Diane Oliver at (732) 583-5799. The chapter will also hold a Christmas…
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Jewish family service seeks volunteers, drivers
Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County needs caring volunteers to work with older adults at its Cameo and Elderday programs. Both groups meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison. Programs include arts and crafts, music and dance (piano available), lectures and…
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Widows/Widowers group plans business meeting
Middlesex East Widows or Widowers will conduct a business meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Carteret Community Center at Pershing and Cooke avenues, Carteret. Carteret. Middlesex East Widows or Widowers is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization sponsored by the Family Life Ministry of the Diocese of Metuchen as a…
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JFVS to hold parenting, youth workshop series
The Jewish Family and Vocational Service (JFVS) of Middlesex County has announced its fall parenting and youth enrichment workshop series, facilitated by the organization’s professional staff. The workshops will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at the JFVS offices, 515 Plainfield Ave., Suite 201, Edison. Dates and topics are as follows: • Oct. 27…
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Senior-citizen division to hold meetings, seminars
The Edison Township Division of Senior Citizens Services’ Nov. 17 meeting will feature Dale Ofei-Ayisi, a licensed clinical social worker and coordinator of community services for Comprehensive Services on Aging (COPSA), University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). All are welcome. The division is also offering a series of three seminars for new…
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Support group offered weekly in Edison
The Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County, 10 Franklin Ave., Edison, offers a support group for newly separated or divorced adults at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday. For more information, call (732) 738-5225.
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YMCA to sponsor events for ‘Active Older Adults’
The Metuchen Branch YMCA will sponsor the following events for its Active Older Adult program for those ages 55 and old • Nov. 6, 8, 13 — AARP driver safety program, a two-day class, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St. Cost is $10 per…
