Category: Suburban Calendar
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Young adults invited to join chess group
Chess players in high school are now able to join the Adult Chess Club at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Players meet 6:30-8:45 p.m. on Wednesdays at the library. Registration is not required. Participants may arrive any time after 6:30 p.m. Interested individuals are invited to bring a…
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POW-MIA services coming to Sayreville
The Ladies Auxiliary of Sayreville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699, the post commander and honor guard will hold a POWMIA ceremony at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at the post home, Jernee Mill Road. The event will feature a guest speaker. Refreshments will be served. The public is welcome to attend. For more information,…
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Vendors welcome at OLOL Fall Festival
The fifth annual Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School Fall Festival is set for 5-10 p.m. Oct. 1, noon-11 p.m. Oct. 2, and noon-6 p.m. Oct. 3, outdoors on the school grounds, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. The event will be held rain or shine. Vendor spaces are available at a cost of $15 per space…
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Teens to register bone-marrow donors
In preparation for their upcoming Bar Mitzvahs and to join in the fight against leukemia and other blood cancers, Old Bridge teens Sam Allen and Brandon Sims will team up with the DKMS bone-marrow donor center to conduct a bone-marrowdonor registration drive 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 19 at Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. For…
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RCIA registration under way at church
St. Mary’s Parish, South Amboy, is accepting registration for any adult (age 14 or older) who is interested in preparing for baptism, First Holy Communion or confirmation. The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) begins with several weeks of inquiry sessions. Joined by team members and supported by the parish community, participants will go…
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Cougars to sponsor Sept. 24 Gift Auction
The Raritan Bay Cougars, Old Bridge, will hold a Fall Into Gifts Tricky-Tray Gift Auction Sept. 24 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Calling will begin at 7:30 p.m. The event is open to adults age 18 and above only. Guests may bring…
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County sets influenza, pneumonia clinics
The Middlesex County Public Health and Education Committee recently scheduled the county’s 2010-11 Seasonal Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Program. County influenza-vaccination clinics, which will continue through Nov. 19, are open to county residents ages 18 and above. Charge is $10 per vaccination. Residents who present a valid red, white and blue Medicare card will not…
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Tickets available for ‘Murder at the Hop’
St. Bernadette’s Knights of Columbus Council No. 8478 will present “Murder at the Hop,” a murder-mystery comedy show and ’50s dance, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at St. Bernadette’s Lourdes Center, 20 Villanova Road, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The event will feature dancing, contests and prizes for hula-hoop twirling/bubble-gum…
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Drive will aid Blood Services, youth clubs
Lenahan Chiropractic Center, 346 Bordentown Ave., South Amboy, will sponsor a blood drive 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 26 to assist New Jersey Blood Services and to benefit children in the Boys and Girls clubs of Perth Amboy and Monmouth County. For every pint of blood donated, Dr. Tim Lenahan will donate $10 to the Boys…
