Category: Suburban Calendar
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Church seeks vendors for Feb. 5 craft show
Vendors are sought for a craft show set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 5 at Cottrell Corners Community Church, 442 Cottrell Road, Old Bridge. The event will feature crafts, treasures, baked goods and free coffee. Lunch will be available for purchase. Tables cost $10 each. To reserve a space, call (732) 741…
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E.B. Hadassah to host Jan. 24 Knit and Nosh
East Brunswick Hadassah is forming two new knitting groups. The next knitting meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 beginning at A.C. Moore, Mid-State Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick, where participants will select their yarn. The group will then move on to Borders Books, also Mid-State Mall, for a Knit, Nosh and…
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Conklin Methodist slates Jan. 22 yard sale
Conklin United Methodist Church, 82 Main St., South River, will sponsor an indoor yard sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 22. The event will feature miscellaneous items and crocheted crafts. Baked goods and hot chili will be available. For more information, call the church at (732) 254-5062.
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McCarrick to sponsor Afternoon at Casino
Cardinal McCarrick High School HSA will host an Afternoon at the Casino from 4-7 p.m. on Jan. 30 in the school cafeteria, Stevens Avenue, South Amboy. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. Cost is $25 per person and includes hors d’oeuvres, coffee, dessert and a voucher for 50 playing chips. Cash prizes will not be…
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Youngsters invited to Chinese New Year event
Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 27 for “Happy Year of the Rooster,” a Chinese New Year youth program set for 4 p.m. on Feb. 3 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Participants in the program, open to youngsters in kindergarten-third grade, will learn how Chinese…
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Event to raise funds for local girl, 15, sold out
The Friends of Brianna Assistance Fund has announced that tickets are sold out for Saturday’s dinner and comedy fund-raiser at the First Friends Day Care Center in Matawan. Tickets will not be available at the door. The event is being held to raise money for the medical bills of Brianna Macaluso, 15, of Old Bridge,…
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Dinner event to raise funds for heart recipient
The nonprofit organization Have A Heart for Heather is sponsoring a Jan. 28 dinner and entertainment as a fundraiser for Heather Hornecker. Heather, 22, of Sayreville, underwent a heart transplant in December. The pasta dinner is being donated by Camillo’s Restaurant in Sayreville. Entertainment will be provided by the musical group All That, and by…
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‘Travel High School Challenge’ under way
AAA is holding an online competition, the “AAA Travel High School Challenge,” for high school students nationwide through Jan. 19. Students are also eligible for an all-expenses-paid trip to Orlando to compete for college scholarships. There will be three $25,000 first-place scholarships and three $10,000 second-place scholarships. The Orlando competition will be in early May.…
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MCC to offer ‘alternate route’ teaching session
An information session for individuals interested in becoming teachers through an “alternate route program” will be offered from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 25 in the Technical Services Center, Room 100, at Middlesex County College (MCC), Edison. For more information and to register for the session, call (732) 548-6000, ext. 3144, or e-mail [email protected]. Registration is…
