Category: Sentinel-NBS Calendar
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‘Fiesta’ Bible school to begin July 10
South Brunswick Christian Fellowship, 115 Sand Hills Road; Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, will hold its “Fiesta” vacation Bible school for children of all ages July 10-14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program features activities such as singing, games and other activities, followed by a “Fiesta Finale” celebration at the end of…
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Towns receive grants to improve bike, walking paths
The Middlesex County Board of Freeholders has announced the award of $499,584 in Open Space and Recreation grant funds to seven municipalities to improve pedestrian and bicycle paths. The program was initiated by Middlesex County Freeholder Camille Fernicola earlier this year. The freeholders set aside $500,000 from the Open Space and Recreation and Farmland and…
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Donors needed due to critical blood shortage
The Blood Center of New Jersey is asking residents to donate blood before during and after the Fourth of July holiday due to a critical shortage of inventory. There is an immediate need for all types of blood and serious shortages of types 0 positive and O negative. The center will conduct the following upcoming…
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Singer Spook Handy to perform at library
Folksinger and songwriter Spook Handy will offer a free concert, “Freedom Is Your Destiny,” at 6:30 p.m. on July 15 at the Sayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road. Looking to Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, John Prine and Peter, Paul and Mary for inspiration, Handy weaves the artists’ songs and his own original tunes into a…
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International music events on tap in Monroe
The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission’s 2006 Music in the Park Summer Series will offer free international music concerts from 6-8 p.m. on six evenings in the gazebo on the lake at Thompson Park, Monroe. The concerts, which will feature sounds ranging from Dixieland to the music of the Andes, Lithuanian folk music and dance…
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Support groups offered in North, South Brunswick
Panic Relief Inc. (PRI) will hold support groups for individuals overcoming fears, anxiety and agoraphobia Mondays from noon to 1 p.m., and Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in both North and South Brunswick. Workshops that focus on self awareness and action will be held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in North and South Brunswick. For more information,…
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No trash, recycling pickup in S.B. on July Fourth
South Brunswick Township has announced there will be no trash or recycling collection July Fourth in observance of Independence Day; all materials will be collected July 5. For more information, call the Public Works Department at (732) 329-4000, ext. 7260.
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Vikings help collect, process donated bikes
The South Brunswick High School Viking Volunteers took part in Pedals for Progress bicycle drive in early June and helped collect and process 131 bicycles for shipment to El Salvador and Honduras. There was also a record $1,700 donated to the effort to defray shipping costs. For more information about future collections, call Larry at…
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Nature walk, ice cream social at D&R Park
Delaware & Raritan (D&R) Canal State Park will hold a nature and history walk July 8 at 10 a.m. The round-trip 2 1/2-mile walk will begin at the park’s main office at 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston section of South Brunswick, and will follow the canal towpath to the Kingston canal house and Carnegie Lake before…
