Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Flea market, bake sale on tap at Parlin church

    Messiah Lutheran Church, 3091 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville, will hold a Flea Market and Youth Group Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 20. Flea market proceeds, which will be matched by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, will go to offset the church’s increased fuel costs. Proceeds from the youth group…

  • Horticulturist to offer ‘Planting Small Areas’

    Dr. Bruce Hamilton, professor of horticulture and landscape at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, will offer a program titled “Planting Small Areas by Our Open Garden Gate” at the next meeting of the East Brunswick Garden Club set for 7:30 p.m. on May 16 at Nativity Lutheran Church, Ryders Lane and Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick.…

  • ‘Verified Voting’ to be topic at meeting

    The Monroe Township Chapter of the National Coalition for Peace Action will hold its second meeting at 10 a.m. on May 17 at the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza, off Perrineville Road. A panel of experts will discuss “Verified Voting,” the attempt to establish a paper trail of every vote cast on a…

  • Fibromyalgia awareness day planned for May 12

    National Fibromyalgia Day is May 12. Fibromyalgia is a chronic, painful illness characterized by widespread musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness and soft-tissue tenderness. Extreme fatigue, poor sleep, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, anxiety, weight gain, restless leg syndrome and migraines are some of the conditions frequently seen with fibromyalgia. There is no cure for the illness.…

  • Knitting club plans last meeting of year

    The final Raritan Valley Chapter of Hadassah Knitting Club meeting for the year will be held at 8 p.m. on May 17 at the home of Ina Nelson, 34 Perry Road, Edison. Participants will get started on a project to work on during the summer. The projects will then donated to local hospitals and to…

  • Meditation panel slates open house at library

    The Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation will hold an open house from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on May 13 at the Milltown Public Library, West Church Street. Sahaj marg is a form of raj yoga meditation designed to help individuals lead a stress-free life and to balance their worldly and spiritual life. Admission is free…

  • Corpus Christi seeking vendors for garage sale

    Vendors are sought for the Corpus Christi School Huge Garage Sale planned for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 20 in the school cafeteria and parking lot, 60 David St., between Kamm and Morningside avenues, South River. Cost for an outside vendor table is $12; indoor tables cost $15 each. Plans call for approximately…

  • Meetings planned for library groups and clubs

    The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, has scheduled upcoming meetings for its reading groups and clubs. A meeting of the Savvy Seniors discussion group is set for 10:30 a.m. on May 11. The group meets every month in the library’s large meeting room to discuss topics including books, current…

  • Community garden patches are available

    The Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension of Middlesex County Good-Earth Gardening program is offering residents community gardening sites to call their own. Plots are available at Donaldson Park, Highland Park; Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick; and the Rutgers University Livingston campus, Piscataway. The extension office also has a limited supply of free seeds to offer to…