Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Rosarians holding Easter Babka Sale

    St. Mary’s Altar Rosary Society, South River, is conducting an Easter Babka Sale through April 17. Cost is $10.50 and $11 per babka. Available varieties include poppy seed, prune, raisin, cheese, apricot and cheese and raspberry and cheese. Orders, with payment, may be given to any Rosarian in the Seniors Room after all weekend Masses…

  • fundraisers 

    March 17  Lucky Shamrock Sale, at Sayreville Pet Adoption Center and Sayrebrook Veterinary Hospital, 1400 Main St. Each shamrock costs $1 and will be hung on the shelter wall in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. All proceeds benefit pets at the shelter. Call 732-727-3895; log on to www.sayreville.petfinder.com. March 17-31  Shoe Drive, sponsored…

  • Rec offers trips to Yankee games

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will offer three bus trips to see the New YorkYankees play at Yankee Stadium, New York City. The trip schedule is as follows:  April 27— Yankees vs. Chicago White Sox, 7 p.m. game, $50;  June 15— Yankees vs. Texas Rangers, 7 p.m. game, $35;  Aug. 24— Yankees vs.…

  • Author’s daughter to appear at library

    Lydia Prokop, daughter of Luba Komar, author of “Scratches on a Prison Wall: A Wartime Memoir,” will take part in a program set for 1:30 p.m. March 19 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Prokopwill present a dramatic reading of her mother’s work and accompany it with a…

  • Classmates sought for St. Peter’s reunion

    The class of 1961 of St. Peter’s Grammar School, Belleville, is planning a 50th reunion. Classmates should email Barbara @[email protected] or Marie@[email protected] for more information.

  • Participants welcome at Vendor, Craft Expo

    The Friends of the Sadie Pope Dowdell Public Library, South Amboy, 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,…

  • Zumba, yoga classes planned in Sayreville

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will continue to offer Zumba classes at 7:40 p.m., and yoga classes at 6:30 p.m., on Monday evenings beginning March 21 at Samsel Upper Elementary School, Ernston Road, Sayreville. Registration is under way. For more information, call Denise at 732-525-9536 or email [email protected].

  • ‘Princess and Bowling Ball’ coming to stage

    Kidworks, the children’s-theatre arm of the Main Street Theatre Company, will present “The Princess and the Bowling Ball” March 19-27, noon and 3 p.m. on Saturdays, 11 a.m. on Sundays, at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. The fantasy is a takeoff on the fairytale “The Princess and the Pea.”…

  • Tickets available for ‘Mafia Murders’

    The Kiwanis Club of Old Bridge will host an interactive mystery/dinner presentation, “Mafia Murders II,” 7-11 p.m. April 9 at the Friendly Sons of Shillelagh, 15 Oak St., Old Bridge. All proceeds from the event will benefit children’s charities. Tickets cost $50 each or two for $80. Cost includes a hot-and-cold buffet dinner, a tricky…