Category: Sentinel-NBS Calendar

St. Peter’s University Hospital will offer a "Safe Sitter" program July 18 at the hospital’s Sister Marie daPazzi Conference Center, 254 Easton Ave., New Brunswick. Another class will be Aug. 15 at the 4-H Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Both classes are from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The class is for boys and…

North Brunswick Public Library, 880 Hermann Road, will offer a baby-sitting seminar July 12, 19 and 26 from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The free program is open to youngsters age 11 and older. The program is sponsored by the Middlesex County Health Department. It will address personal responsibility in child care, toy safety, basic…

VERONICA YANKOWSKI Kristie Von Thun, 6, of South Brunswick and Alex Potosky, 7, of Allentown show the third-place winners in the “Best of Two Milkers” competition at Monmouth County 4-H Invitational Livestock Show held at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold on Saturday.

The South Brunswick Department of Recreation and Community Affairs will present "A Summer Celebration" of free concerts, beginning with the Fabulous Greaseband July 12 at 7:30 p.m. at South Brunswick High School. Fireworks will follow at dusk. Shuttle buses will be provided and will depart from the municipal complex on Route 522 from 6:45-10:30 p.m.…

The Blood Center of New Jersey will hold a blood drive July 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Congregation B’nai Tikvah, 1001 Finnegans Lane, North Brunswick. The need for blood escalates around the Fourth of July holiday, according to the center. Donors must be age 18 or older (17-year-olds may donate with parental…

VERONICA YANKOWSKI Amore family members play basketball during their third annual tournament in North Brunswick on Sunday.

Festival of Scarecrows to be held at street fair Area businesses, local organizations, families, individuals and groups are invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Community Festival of Scarecrows, being held in conjunction with the 28th Annual Historic Village of Old Bridge Street Fair on Sept. 28. The theme of the 2002 Community Festival of…

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, more than 40 percent of residential energy is used to cool and heat homes. New Jersey Energy Choice, developed by the N.J. Board of Public Utilities, Trenton, offers the following conservation tips to consumers to save energy and money: • Keep windows closed during the day, and draw…

VERONICA YANKOWSKI Anthony Amore, 3, of North Brunswick grabs a bite to eat at the annual Amore family basketball tournament in North Brunswick Sunday.