Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Catholic Women to sponsor Bake Sale

    The Sacred Heart Council of Catholic Women will hold a Bake Sale after all MassesApril 30 andMay 1 across the street from Sacred Heart Church, Washington Avenue, South Amboy. The sale will feature homemade pies, cakes, breads and cookies. For more information, call Eileen at 732- 525-2696.

  • Milltown Recreation offers trips, child care

    The Milltown Department of Recreation will offer several upcoming events. All trips and programs are open to borough residents and nonresidents. An excursion to see “Murder Mystery” at the Four Sisters Winery, Belvidere, is set for April 30. The bus will depart at 11:30 a.m. from Milltown Borough Hall. Cost is $75 and includes bus…

  • Tickets available for HSA Tricky Tray

    The Sacred Heart HSA will host its 12th annual Tricky Tray May 6 in Sacred Heart SchoolMemorial Hall, WashingtonAvenue, across the street from the church, South Amboy. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The first ticket will be drawn at 7:30 p.m. Prizes include Broadway show tickets, iPod Touch, Nook, American Girl Doll and Subway…

  • Assemblyman’s office drop off for MCFOODS

    Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski (D- 19th District) recently announced that his district office has teamed with Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) to become a permanent drop-off location for nonperishable food-bank goods. MCFOODS, Middlesex County’s emergency food-distribution network, serves more than 70 local food pantries and soup kitchens as well as 25…

  • OLV commemorative cookbooks available

    The Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Senior Group is offering the OLV 125th Anniversary Commemorative Cookbook, a compilation of recipes from parishioners. Sale price is two for $10. To purchase, visit the church pastoral center or call Teri at 732-727-7639.

  • Little League holds Clothing Drive

    Madison Park Little League will continue a Clothing Drive through the end of April. Donations should be brought to the league’s baseball field on Cheesequake Road, Old Bridge. Items sought include clothes; shoes; belts; pocketbooks; small stuffed animals; small toys; small household items such as picture frames, vases, lamps, curtains, tablecloths and decorative items; and…

  • Vendor, Craft Expo on tap at Dowdell

    The Friends of the Sadie Pope Dowdell Public Library, SouthAmboy, will hold its annual Vendor and Craft Expo noon-3 p.m. April 16 at the library, 100 Hoffman Plaza, next to South Amboy High School/Middle School. The event will feature Mary Kay Cosmetics, Silpada Jewelry, homemade baked goods, a white-elephant table, handmade jewelry, Avon Cosmetics, Tastefully…

  • Rec sets May 19-21 trip to Baltimore

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will sponsor a May 19-21 bus trip to Baltimore. Participants will watch the New York Yankees vs. the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, tour the Baltimore Inner Harbor and attend the Preakness Stakes horse race. Cost for the trip is $300 per person (based on double occupancy) and includes bus transportation…

  • ‘Lucky’ cat adoption will run April 15-23

    Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., will host Lucky Colors of Spring Cat Adoption Days April 15-23. Every day a different “lucky color” will be featured, and adopters who select a “luckycolor” cat will pay only $5 to adopt the animal. All cats are spayed/neutered, up-to-date with vaccines, FELV/FIV/heartworm negative and dewormed. Available cats…