Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Vendor space available at Spotswood Family Day

    Vendors are sought for the Spotswood Drug and Alcohol Alliance Spotswood Family Day set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 27 at Spotswood High School, Summerhill Road. Hot dogs, soda and cotton candy will be available. A car show will be held. To reserve, e-mail spotswoodalliance@comcast. net.

  • Blood drive planned for Aug. 2 at O.B. church

    St. Thomas the Apostle Church, in cooperation with Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, will hold a summer blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 2 in the parish auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Donors must be between the ages of 17 and 75, weigh at least 110 pounds and be…

  • Event at Friday’s will benefit St. Stan’s

    St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Sayreville, will sponsor a fundraiser on Aug. 13 at TGI Friday’s, Route 9 north, Old Bridge. Participants should tell their server they are there to support St. Stan’s. The restaurant will then donate 20 percent of each supporter’s bill (eat in or takeout) to the school.

  • Tickets available for trip to BlueClaws game

    Knights of Columbus Council No. 2061, Sayreville, will sponsor a trip to the Aug. 16 Lakewood Blue Claws baseball game. The bus will depart at 5:30 p.m. from the council home, 775 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Refreshments will be available on the bus. Cost $30. Seats are limited. To reserve, call the council…

  • Community invited to preschool birthday party

    The Goddard School of South Old Bridge, 1480 Englishtown Road, will hold its fifth birthday party 6-8 p.m. July 25. The event will feature pony rides, a magic show, refreshments, games, giveaways and “The Fun Bus.” Admission is free of charge. All are welcome to attend. For more information and to reserve, call 732-416-9600.

  • Fundraisers

    July 24, ongoing • Neil Diamond Concert Ticket Raffle, Somerset Patriots Baseball Vouchers and Spotswood T-Shirt Sale, sponsored by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Fundraising Committee. Proceeds help maintain the ministries of the national historic site and 251-year-old functioning parish, corner of Main Street and Devoe Avenue, Spotswood. Drawing for a pair of VIP box seats…

  • Computer classes on tap at E.B. Library

    Computer training classes will be held at the newly renovated training center at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Classes are two hours in length and limited to 12 students per session. Registration is now going on. The library offers an assortment of hands-on computer training classes, including: • basic computer skills…

  • Registration under way for trip to Asheville

    AARP Chapter No. 4854, Old Bridge, will sponsor a Sept. 14-19 trip to the Biltmore Estate and other sites in Asheville, N.C. Cost of the six-day, five-night excursion is $459 per person, double occupancy. Price includes motor-coach transportation, five breakfasts, three dinners, a guided tour of Asheville, a full day at the Biltmore Estate and…

  • American Indian tepee, games to be focus at park

    Local residents are invited to help raise a tepee and learn about Eastern Woodland Indian games at the next meeting of the Intertribal American Indians of New Jersey set for 2-4 p.m. Aug. 9 at Thompson Park, Monroe. Members will demonstrate traditional American-Indian games such as “fuwaji” (an Iroquois dice game), the walnut shuffle and…