Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Fishing Derby set for Sayreville youth

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will hold its annual Fishing Derby beginning at 10 a.m. May 14 at Kennedy Park, Washington Road. Registration is set for 9 a.m. on site. The event, which is open to Sayreville residents ages 3-14, will take place rain or shine. For more information, call 732-390- 7092 or 732-390-7096.

  • Cipolla to appear at library May 14

    Author and veteran journalist Frank Cipolla will offer a presentation at 3 p.m. May 14 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Cipolla, who will speak about his days as a newscaster dealing with a variety of celebrities and news personalities, has worked as co-host for Morning Edition on…

  • Students sought for Youth Cons. Corps

    Applications are now being accepted for the Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps, whose mission is to protect and preserve natural areas from misuse, polluters and the forces of nature at the more than 7,000 acres of open space owned and maintained by Middlesex County. Conservation Corps crew members earn $8.50 per hour and will work…

  • Rock opera tryouts on tap for May 10, 11

    Auditions for the upcoming Playhouse 22 original, full-stage adaptation of “Razia’s Shadow,” a rock-opera album by Forgive Durden, are set for 7:30 p.m. May 10 and 11 at Playhouse 22, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Callbacks are planned for May 16. The never-before-produced show, which features music and lyrics by Thomas Dutton, tells the story…

  • Fishing Derby set for Sayreville youth

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will hold its annual Fishing Derby beginning at 10 a.m. May 14 at Kennedy Park, Washington Road. Registration is set for 9 a.m. on site. The event, which is open to Sayreville residents ages 3-14, will take place rain or shine. For more information, call 732-390- 7092 or 732-390-7096.

  • Donations needed for pet-shelter Yard Sale

    Sayreville Pet Adoption Center (SPAC), 1400 Main St., will hold its Spring Giant Yard Sale May 22. Donations of items for the sale may be dropped off at the shelter 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 6 and 7 only. Clothing, linens, shoes and electronics will not be accepted. Proceeds from the event will benefit pets housed…

  • Sayreville Seniors offering June 8 trip Students invited to attend band camp

    The Sayreville Seniors Thursday Club will sponsor a June 8 trip to the Delaware Water Gap and Stroudsburg, Pa. The excursion will include a narrated historical sightseeing trolley tour of the area (no walking involved), lunch at the Sycamore Grille, entertainment by the “Gerry Gessie Duo Show” and shopping at the Country Kettle and the…

  • Blood drive to aid resident’s cancer fight

    A blood drive to benefit Kristine Castro O’Keefe of South Amboy will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 8 at Our Lady of Victories Church, 36 Main St., Sayreville. Kristine was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in February. She has undergone two rounds of induction chemotherapy and is now in remission. Her particular form…

  • Book discussions, concert set at library

    A variety of events are planned for the month of May at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. All programs are free of charge and open to the public. The Ladies Night Out Book Discussion Groupwill review “Empire Falls” by Richard Russo at 7 p.m. May 9. New members…