Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Baby-sitting course coming up at library

    Young people ages 11-18 are invited to a Baby-Sitting Basics Course set for 2-4 p.m. on July 25, 26 and 27 at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. Presenters will be health educators from the Middlesex County Health Department. Topics will include basic safety and discipline. Participants must attend all three sessions to receive…

  • E.B. Grange plans garage sale for July 8

    East Brunswick Grange No. 151 will host a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 8 at the grange hall, 11 Garfield Ave. Monroe Recreation sets July Fourth Celebration The Monroe Township Recreation Department Fourth of July Celebration will begin at 5 p.m. on July Fourth in Thompson Park. The event will…

  • Separated, divorced group slates meetings

    Passages, a nondenominational, self-help group for separated and divorced adults, holds meetings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 505 Main St., Spotswood. The organization, which offers small weekly discussion groups and a calendar of social outings, is designed to provide emotional support to individuals going through the pain associated with separation…

  • Works of local artist on display at library

    The Old Bridge Public Library is exhibiting the works of local artist Nikolay Natanov through July 9 in the reading area of the library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Natanov’s eclectic paintings include real-life landscapes, abstracts and portraits. For more information, call (732) 721-5600, ext. 5033.

  • Sayre Woods will host vacation Bible school

    Sayre Woods Bible Church, Route 9, Old Bridge, will hold a “Fiesta” vacation Bible school from 9 a.m. to noon, July 17-21. The program, which will include Bible stories, crafts, games, snacks and more, is free of charge. To register and for more information, call the church at (732) 679-5989. Volunteers sought for Rutgers anxiety…

  • Sayreville Independence Day fest July 1

    The Sayreville mayor and Borough Council, through the Recreation Department and in conjunction with the Recreation Advisory Board and the Cultural Arts Council, will sponsor the 2006 Sayreville Independence Day Celebration beginning at 1 p.m. on July 1 at Kennedy Park, Washington Road. Rain date is July 2. The event will feature children activities including…

  • Summer concert series on tap in Old Bridge

    The Old Bridge Cultural Arts Committee will present its free summer concert series beginning July 12 at Geick Park, Route 516. All performances are set to start at 7:30 p.m. The concert schedule is as follows: + July 12 – Mushmouth, playing music from all eras; + July 19 – B-Street Band, featuring music of…

  • 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…

  • Mansion’s uncertain future raises concern

    Cost of restoring historic building too much for church BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer MICHAEL ACKER The former Whitehead homestead has stood at 124 Main St. for more than 100 years. The nearby Tabernacle Baptist Church might demolish the structure if it cannot come up with the funds to restore the…