Category: Suburban Calendar

  • School volleyball game to benefit MS research

    The Spotswood High School Octagon Service Club and History Club will sponsor their fourth annual Volleyball Game to Fight Multiple Sclerosis (MS) from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on April 20 in the gym at the high school, Summerhill Road. All money raised will go to the MS Research Foundation, which supports research being conducted at the University…

  • Temple thrift store is open for business

    Congregation Anshe Emeth is operating a thrift store from 2-5 p.m. on Tuesdays, 9-11 a.m. on Wednesdays, and 6-7:45 p.m. on the second Sunday of every month at the temple annex, 92 Main St., South River. The store features a variety of goods including housewares, books, children’s items, toys, videotapes, audiotapes and more. For more…

  • High school to sponsor Tea and Gift Auction

    Cardinal McCarrick High School will hold a Tea and Gift Auction beginning at 2 p.m. on April 24 in the school gym, corner of Second Street and Stevens Avenue, South Amboy. Doors will open at noon. Admission is $10 per person. Seating is limited. For more information and tickets, call (732) 721-0748, ext. 5.

  • Fast Track to be topic at Sierra Club meeting

    The Raritan Valley Group of the Sierra Club will host Kelly McNicholas, program coordinator of the Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter, at 7:30 p.m. on April 20 at the Unitarian Society of New Brunswick, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick. McNicholas will offer a presentation on New Jersey Fast Track, legislation that gives developers access to…

  • Astronomy event, trail hike scheduled at park

    Cheesequake State Park, Old Bridge, will offer two upcoming programs. Marc Rogoff and the Star Astronomy Club will offer a “Star Watch” astronomy program beginning at 7:30 p.m. on April 16 in the park’s main office parking lot. Participants will view and identify stars and planets in the nighttime sky. Insect repellent is suggested. A…

  • Women’s educational program set at hospital

    The Center for Women at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division, will sponsor an educational program titled “Drug Nutrient Depletion: Medications and Your Body” at 7 p.m. on April 20 in the hospital’s Medical Arts Building, off Ferry Road, between routes 9 and 18. Guest speaker will be Derrick M. DeSilva Jr., M.D. Refreshments…

  • Villagers to present ‘The Miracle Worker’

    Villagers Theatre, a nonprofit center for the performing and cultural arts, will present its production of “The Miracle Worker” by William Gibson at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays, April 15-May 1, on the theater’s main stage, 415 DeMott Ave., Somerset section of Franklin. Tickets cost $16 for adults, $14…

  • Rotary plans April 22 cocktail party, auction

    The Old Bridge-Sayreville Rotary Club will sponsor its annual Auction and Cocktail Party from 7-11 p.m. on April 22 at Sacred Heart Memorial Hall, Washington and Walnut streets, South Amboy. The event also will include a tricky tray. Donation is $15 per person and includes entertainment and one free beverage. Proceeds will benefit various Rotary…

  • Youngsters invited to Mother’s Day program

    Telephone registration will begin at 10 a.m. on April 20 for a Mother’s Day youth program set for 4-4:45 p.m. on May 4 at the Old Bridge Public Library Laurence Harbor Branch, Shoreland Circle. Participants in the session, which is open to youngsters in kindergarten-fifth grades, will make a Mother’s Day craft and listen to…