Category: Suburban Calendar
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Bariatric weight-loss group slates meeting
Raritan Bay Medical Center will sponsor a Bariatric Weight-Loss Support Group meeting 6:30-8 p.m. April 15 in Centennial Hall at the hospital’s Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. The meeting is designed for individuals who have had weight-loss surgery, are contemplating weight-loss surgery or are trying to maintain a healthy weight. Facilitator Lauretta Thompson,…
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Faith-based hospital auxiliary formed
The mission of the newly formed Jewish Renaissance Medical Center Auxiliary Committee is to serve as a conduit to provide opportunities for leadership, guidance, support, training and professional development by creating an “Open Tent of Inclusion” to the citizens within its catchment area. The medical center, located at 275 Hobart St., between Smith and Market…
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Community invited to dance to the oldies
A Rock ’n’ Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. April 16 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ. Admission is $9 per person and includes coffee, cake, soda and desserts. For more information, call 732-251- 0970.
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Church will host Earth Day Celebration
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will sponsor a community-fellowship event at 5 p.m. April 18 in the church hall. The festivities will feature a complimentary spaghetti dinner. Following the meal, guest speaker Dr. Mark Robson of the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological…
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Tickets on sale for Holy Name dinner
St. Stan’s Holy Name Society will sponsor a sit-down Roasted Half-Chicken Dinner 5-9 p.m. April 23 at St. Stanislaus Kostka School, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville. The menu will include chicken, a baked potato, string beans, garden salad, dessert, soft drinks, milk, coffee, tea, beer and wine. Dinner will be prepared by Carmen Spezzi and the staff…
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Plays-in-the-Park sets musical auditions
Open auditions for the 2010 summer musical season of Plays-in-the-Park, Middlesex County’s community theater, are set for 7 p.m. April 15 and 16 and noon April 17 at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater, Roosevelt Park, Edison. Callbacks are set for April 18-24. This year’s shows will be “1776,” “The Wedding Singer” and “High School Musical.”…
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Event to raise funds for 9/11 memorial
The New Jersey 9/11 Memorial Foundation will hold a Night of Comedy fundraiser featuring a show, dinner and a silent auction, April 10 at the Primetime Comedy Club, 960 Route 9 south, Sayreville. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. A buffet dinner will be served 6-7:15 p.m. The comedy show will begin at 8 p.m.…
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JFVS sponsors bereavement groups
Jewish Family and Vocational Service (JFVS) of Middlesex County holds weekly bereavement support groups at its offices in Monroe and Milltown. The group meets 1-2:30 p.m. on Mondays at the JVFS office, 52 Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe, and 1-2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at 32 Ford Ave., second floor, Milltown. Advance registration is required. For more…
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Spaces available at Giant Flea Market
Vendors are sought for the St. Lawrence Church Giant Spring Flea Market set for 6 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 1 at the church, 109 Laurence Parkway, Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge. Tables cost $20 each and are available for rental inside the parish hall and outside in the church parking lot. The parish kitchen will…
