Category: Sentinel-NBS Calendar

  • Lincoln’s Birthday event at museum Feb. 16

    The New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, 103 College Farm Road, North Brunswick, will hold a Lincoln’s Birthday celebration Feb. 16 from noon to 3 p.m. The event will feature children’s activities, arts and crafts, various 1800s dances and games, and birthday cake. Admission is $3 for seniors, $2 for children ages 4-12, free for children…

  • Caregiver support group meeting Feb. 21

    The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter, will hold a caregiver support group meeting Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at Oak Woods Senior Housing, 700 Woods Lane, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. For more information, call the helpline at (800) 883-1180 or visit www.alznj.org.

  • Free airport transportation for military personnel

    Olympic Airport Shuttle, Farmingdale, will offer free transportation to and from Newark or JFK airports to men and women who are serving in the military, starting Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, through Feb. 19. Olympic Airport Shuttle will transport men and women wearing a military uniform, free of charge, from any of its departure locations in…

  • Financial seminar for women Feb. 15

    The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce will host a financial program, “Making it Happen for Women: Investing It, Protecting It, Keeping It” on Feb. 15 from 8:30-10 a.m. at Clarion Hotel, Edison. Speakerwill beKimberlee Phelan of WithumSmith&Brown.Cost is $35 for nonmembers, $30 formember walkins, and $25 for members. Registration is required. Call (732) 821-1700,…

  • Deadline Feb. 20 to file for freeholder position

    The Middlesex County Democratic Organization is accepting applications for a vacant county freeholder position. Democrats living in the county must send a résumé to 231 Bridge St., Building F, Metuchen, NJ 08840 by Feb. 20. A candidate will be selected March 5.Details: (732) 906-3680.

  • Garbage pickup in S.B. scheduled on Feb. 18

    South Brunswick Township has announced there will be no interruption in garbage or recycling collection in the township on Presidents Day, Feb. 18. Township offices will be closed, but the contractor will be performing normally scheduled collections. For more information, call the public works office at (732) 329-4000, ext. 7260.

  • Danielle’s Garden now open in Carteret Park

    A17-acre section of CarteretWaterfront Park has been dedicated to Danielle Gruskowski, a Carteret native. Danielle’s Garden was dedicated in honor of the woman who died from Rett syndrome in 2002 at age 32. The syndrome causes regression in development. Gruskowski was unable to speak or walk, yet in 1972 she helped found Carteret Specials, dedicated…

  • Registration now open for students’ lacrosse

    The North Brunswick Recreation lacrosse programis now accepting registration for the boys’ and girls’ teams. The program is open to children in grades two through eight, and games begin the first weekend inApril. Registration fees are $125 for nonresidents and $90 for residents, and the uniformfees are $50 for girls and $75 for boys. For…

  • Mercury thermometer exchange Feb. 25

    The Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management, in conjunction with North Brunswick Township, will hold a mercury thermometer exchange Feb. 25 from9 a.m.-1 p.m. atNorth Brunswick Senior Center, 15 Linwood Place. Thermometers should be brought in a storage case or a zipper bag. Individuals that donate will receive a new mercury free digital thermometer…