Category: Suburban Calendar

  • AARP schedules trip to Sight and Sound

    Sayreville AARP Chapter No. 4853 will sponsor a May 9, 2012, trip to Sight and Sound Theater, Lancaster, Pa., for a performance of “Jonah.” The cost is $110 per person and includes bus transportation, show and lunch at Millers (first choice) or Hershey Farm Restaurant. The bus will depart from the Sayreville Senior Center, off…

  • Diaper drive to aid family after tragedy

    The Goddard School located at 1480 Englishtown Road, Old Bridge, is conducting a diaper drive to help the friend of a family that is enrolled in the school. Diapers of all sizes are being accepted through Dec. 23 for the immediate use and future needs of newborn twins, Reverie and Jackson Snyder. The diapers will…

  • Hadassah gift wrap continues at E.B. mall

    East Brunswick Hadassah is holding its annual Holiday Gift Wrap through Dec. 24 outside J.C. Penney at Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. The event will raise funds for cancer research. A variety of wrapping options will be offered. For more information, call 732-672- 6479.

  • ‘Owls of New Jersey’ will visit E.B. Jan. 5

    The East Brunswick Environmental Commission will offer a program titled “Owls of New Jersey-A Raptor Trust Presentation” 7-9 p.m. Jan. 5 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. All New Jersey’s owl species, including some of the less-known winter visitors, will be shown and discussed. For more information, log on to www.friendsebec.com.

  • Last OLV cookbooks available for purchase

    The Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Senior Group is selling the last box of the OLV 125th Anniversary Commemorative Cookbook, a compilation of recipes from parishioners. Sale price is $5 per book, $10 for three. To purchase the cookbooks, visit the church pastoral center.

  • Panel to screen classic jazz program Dec. 21

    The Central Jersey Jazz Association will show a DVD of the classic CBS-TV special “The Sound of Jazz” 7 p.m. Dec. 21 in the community room at the Chuck Costello Complex, 1998 Route 18 North, Old Bridge. On Dec. 8, 1957, CBS presented the groundbreaking broadcast, which brought together 32 leading jazz musicians of the…

  • fundraisers 

    Dec. 15  Narrated Horse-Drawn Holiday Carriage-Ride Tours of Historic Jamesburg, sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg, the Jamesburg Historical Society and the Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition, starting every 15 minutes 7-9 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg, Gatzmer Avenue, corner of Church Street. Free hot chocolate, smokedtomato soup, mulled apple cider,…

  • Community invited to candlelight carol fest

    Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 568 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will hold a Candlelight Carol Service 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 in the church sanctuary. The event will feature the Joyful Light Singers, the Wesley Children’s Choir and the Good News Ringers. The program will also include many opportunities for the congregation to join in singing the…

  • Registration ongoing for recreation classes

    Open registration for Sayreville Recreation Department winter programs is going on 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street. Programs are “Seasonal Crafts,” “Stations of Fun,” “Snacks R Us,” Snacks R Us WithMom” and “Once Upon a Time.” Registration also is being accepted for “Little Kids Playtime” at Kennedy Park. Classes…