Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Sacred Heart Carnival planned for May 20-24

    Sacred Heart Carnival planned for May 20-24 The annual Sacred Heart Parish Carnival will be held from 6-10 p.m. on May 20, 21 and 22 and from 6-11 p.m. on May 23 and 24 in the parking lot of the church, located between Washington Avenue and Main Street, South Amboy. The event will feature carnival…

  • St. Stanislaus HSA to host May 16 dance

    St. Stanislaus HSA to host May 16 dance The St. Stanislaus Kostka HSA will sponsor a dance for students in sixth-eighth grades from 7-10 p.m. on May 16 at the school, 221 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville. Admission is $5. Refreshments will be sold. Advance tickets may be purchased at the parish office or by calling Maria…

  • ‘Wildflower Walk’, May 11 at Cheesequake

    A "Wildflower Walk" will begin at 1 p.m. on May 11 at the Cheesequake State Park Interpretive Center, 300 Gordon Road, Old Bridge. Participants will take a short hike and learn how to identify the wildflow­ers that inhabit the park’s 1,300 acres. The program is open to all ages. Admission is free of charge. For…

  • Campus anti-Semitism will be topic of lecture

    Andrew Getraer, director of Rutgers University Hillel, will offer a lecture titled "Anti-Semitism on College Campuses" at 7:30 p.m. on May 14 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The event is sponsored by the Middlesex Chapter of the Brandeis University National Women’s Committee. The presentation will offer information on how students…

  • O.B. Library slates

    May 17 jazz concert The Norm Paley Trio will offer an af­ternoon of jazz at 1 p.m. on May 17 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The musicians will use the jazz standards of the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s as a point of departure for their improvisa­tions. Admission…

  • Hospital auxiliary sets

    May 8 geranium sale Raritan Bay Medical Center’s Old Bridge Auxiliary will sponsor its eighth annual geranium sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 8 outside the hospital en­trance, off Ferry Road, between routes 9 and 18. Pink, red, fuchsia and white flowers cost $2.50 each, $26 for a dozen. Proceeds will benefit…

  • O.B. Girl Scouts to hold registration on May 14

    O.B. Girl Scouts to hold registration on May 14 The Old Bridge Girl Scout Service Unit will sponsor a recruitment night from 7-8:30 p.m. on May 14 at the Old Bridge Civic Center in the municipal complex, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. For more information, call Debbie C. at (732) 679-8147, Lori at (732) 679-9388…

  • St. Peter’s Hospital sets ‘Sopranos’ blood drive

    A Sopranos-theme Bada Bing Blood Drive will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 20 in St. Peter’s University Hospital conference center, 254 Easton Ave., New Brunswick. Donors will be eligible to win dinner for two at Atillio’s Restaurant, New Brunswick, or a Sopranos Cookbook autographed by Federico Castellucio, one of the…

  • OLV seeks crafters and vendors for parish fest

    Crafters and vendors are sought for the Our Lady of Victories Parish Festival set for July 31-Aug. 2 on the parish grounds, Main Street, Sayreville. Tables are available at a cost of $20 per day. For more information and to reserve, call the pastoral office at (732) 257-0077.