Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Call for king, queen, prince, princess nods

    Nominations for 2012 Middlesex County Fair King and Queen, Prince and Princess must be submitted by Aug. 4. The fair is planned for Aug. 6-12 at the Middlesex County Fairgrounds, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. For more information and an entry form, log on to http://www.middlesexcountyfair.com/competitions/king-andqueen.

  • Date change for McCarrick golf event

    The third annual Golf Outing to benefit Cardinal McCarrick/St. Mary’s High School, South Amboy, has been rescheduled to Sept. 24 at Concordia Golf Club, Monroe. Golfers will tee up at 1:15 p.m. The fee of $125 includes a light lunch of hot dogs and all the fixings, a barbecue-dinner reception and on-course beverages. Cart and…

  • Peach Festival planned at lodge

    The Sons of Norway annual Peach Festival will begin at 2 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Sons of Norway Lodge, 80 Boundary Road, Marlboro. The event will feature freshly picked peaches over homemade shortcake and homemade whipped cream, and Norwegian crafts and homemade cakes. Donation is $5. For more information, call Mary Anne Kirby at…

  • South Amboy library receives grant for Early Literacy Station

    SOUTH AMBOY — Special help with reading, writing and math is now available to children from preschool through second grade, as well as special education, home-schooled children and English-language learners, at the Sadie Pope Dowdell Public Library. Thanks to a grant from the Dowdell Library Foundation, the library will offer an Early Literacy Station to…

  • Seniors offer trip to Niagara Falls, Toronto

    Club 60 Seniors, Matawan, will sponsor a Sept. 10-14 trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto, Canada. The excursion includes four nights’ lodging in Niagara Falls; four breakfasts and four dinners, with one of the dinners at Skylon Tower; a guided tour at all times; a visit to Niagara on the Lake; Maid of the Mist…

  • Vendors welcome at OLOL Fall Festival

    The seventh annual Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School Fall Festival is set for 5-10 p.m. Sept. 28, noon-10 p.m. Sept. 29, and 1-6 p.m. Sept. 30, on the school grounds, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. The event will take place rain or shine. Vendor spaces are available at a cost of $15 per space for…

  • Vendors welcome at Giant Flea Market

    The St. Thomas Rosary Society, Old Bridge, is seeking vendors for its 22nd annual Giant Flea Market set for 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Aug. 18 in St. Thomas the Apostle Church parking lot, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Rain date is Aug. 25. Spaces cost $15 each, $25 for two. Tablerental fee is $5 per table.…

  • Fitness classes to support council

    The Columbian Club of Knights of Columbus Council No. 426 is offering fitness classes at the council home, 308 Fourth St., South Amboy. Proceeds will benefit the council. Strength-training total-body workout classes run 7:20-8:20 p.m. Mondays. Light weights, mat and water are required. Yoga classes take place 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Mat, towel and water…

  • Library invites teens to songwriting event

    A Songwriting Workshop for teens in grades 6-12 is set for 6-8 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516. Participants will explore musical ideas from around the world and record a song. Registration is required. The program is free of charge and open to the public. For more information,…