Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Area blood drives slated for Dec. 12-14

    The Blood Center of New Jersey will sponsor the following community blood drives: • Dec. 12 — 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 75 Manalapan Road, Spotswood; • Dec. 13 — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the auditorium at JFK Medical Center, 70 James St., Edison; • Dec. 14 — 3-9…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Veterans hold a service in remembrance of Pearl Harbor at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, the exact time the attack took place 63 years earlier. Pictured at American Legion Post 211 in Sayreville are (from right) Ed Pietraszka, Ed Strek, Rich Kosmoski, Lewis Caedella and Harry Wasnak.

  • E.B. Kiwanis to sponsor Dec. 11 Santa breakfast

    The Kiwanis Club of East Brunswick will host a Holiday Breakfast With Santa from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 11 at Hammarskjold Middle School, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Admission is $5.50 per person, $3.50 for youngsters under age 5. All proceeds will benefit local charities. For details, call (732) 246-0388 or log…

  • Girl Scouts to hold Cookie Booth Sale

    Girl Scout Troop No. 566, Spotswood and Monroe, will sponsor a Cookie Booth Sale from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 11 at Wachovia Bank, 200 Summerhill Road, Spotswood. The sale will offer holiday gifts featuring Girl Scout cookies and recipes using the cookies. Girl Scout Cookie characters will make an appearance.

  • Marching Knights hit the high notes again

    BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE — They might not be the main draw for football fans at Lombardi Field on Friday nights, but the Marching Knights of Old Bridge High School manage to stage a show that competes with those of their gridiron peers. Now on hiatus…

  • E.B. Hadassah plans antiques appraisal event

    Rachel Goldman of Austone-Enfeld Associates will offer a presentation titled “Basic Appraisal” at the next meeting of East Brunswick Hadassah set for 10 a.m. on Dec. 12 at a private home in East Brunswick. Goldman has a postgraduate degree in American fine and decorative arts from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York City, and a…

  • Astronomer will offer presentation at library

    Astronomer John Miller will visit the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 11 to offer a program about the wonders of the night sky. Miller also will discuss how to get involved in amateur astronomy and what to look for when buying a telescope. Admission…

  • Story times, juggling show coming to library

    The Sayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road, will host the following upcoming children’s story times and craft activities: • “Creative Kids” — open to ages 3 and up, 6 p.m. on Dec. 9; • “Toddler Time” — open to children 12-24 months, 11 a.m. on Dec. 10 and 17; • “Terrific Twos” — open to…

  • Villagers will stage family holiday musical

    Villagers Theatre, a nonprofit center for the performing and cultural arts located at 415 DeMott Lane, Somerset section of Franklin, will present “The Littlest Christmas Tree,” a musical celebration for families, at noon and 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 11, 12, 18 and 19. Tickets cost $8 per person. For reservations and directions…