Category: Suburban Calendar

  • ‘Hoot, Hoot’ program next up at Cheesequake

    “Hoot, Hoot: The Owls of Cheesequake” is set to begin at 1 p.m. on Feb. 13 at the Cheesequake Park Interpretive Center, 300 Gordon Road, Old Bridge. Participants will learn about the owls of New Jersey, dissect an owl pellet and discover the types of prey owls seek out. The program is open to all…

  • Dinner and auction to benefit Cooper fund

    The Chris Cooper Scholarship Fund Dinner and Auction will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight on March 11 at the Grand Marquis, Route 9, Old Bridge. The event will raise money for the scholarship fund, named in honor of Cooper, a 1999 Old Bridge High School (OBHS) graduate who pitched for the high school…

  • East Side H.S. grads to celebrate at reunion

    The classes of January and June 1955 at East Side High School, Newark, will hold a 50th class reunion on Oct. 1 at Lakeside Manor, Hazlet. Members of the January graduating class should call Josephine Sabin Santiago at (908) 687-8824 or e-mail [email protected]. June class members should call Joan Judge Pfeifer at (908) 851-0680 or…

  • Legion post to offer Lenten fish dinners

    American Legion Post No. 253 will host fish-fry dinners on Fridays during Lent, Feb. 11-March 25, at the post home, DeVoe Avenue, Spotswood. Orders will be taken beginning at 4 p.m. Eat-in and takeout meals will be available. For more information, call (732) 251-1030.

  • Registration going on for landscaping program

    Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension of Middlesex County will present the 2005 Central Jersey Turf and Ornamental Institute (CJTOI) landscaping seminar on Feb. 22 at Angeloni’s Cedar Gardens, Hamilton. The CJTOI is an annual event designed to benefit all individuals who work in grounds maintenance, including school board members; maintenance supervisors; employees of highways, parks,…

  • St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 225 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville, hosts bingo events on Tuesday evenings (doors open at 6 p.m., games begin at 7:30 p.m.) and Sunday afternoons (doors open at noon, games begin at 1 p.m.). Games are held in the St. Stan’s School gym, in a nonsmoking setting. Outside smokers breaks are offered. The…

  • Meetings planned for library groups and clubs

    The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, has scheduled a variety of upcoming reading group meetings. The next meeting of the Savvy Seniors discussion group is planned for 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 8. The group meets every month in the library’s large meeting room to discuss previously selected topics. The…

  • Dance to the oldies at American Legion post

    Spotswood American Legion Post No. 253 will sponsor its monthly Oldies Dance from 8-11 p.m. on Feb. 18 at the post home, Devoe Avenue, next to the lake. Participants will dance to the music of the ’50s and ’60s. An oldies dance is held every third Friday of the month at the post home. Admission…