Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Dinner proceeds to aid needy children

    Trinity Presbyterian Church, East Brunswick, will sponsor a Wine-Pairing Dinner to benefit Project Child and Casa de Luz Orphanage, Dominican Republic, beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Douglass College Campus Center, 100 George St., New Brunswick. A cheese-andcracker welcome is set for 7 p.m. A four-course dinner with wine pairing at each course…

  • House-decorating contest under way

    The Sayreville Recreation Department is sponsoring its annual Halloween House-Decorating Contest for Sayreville residents. Telephone registration deadline is Oct. 22. Judging will take place Oct. 27. For more information and to register, call 732-390-7092 or 732-390-7096.

  • Bike Tour to benefit Healthy Communities

    The fourth annual Pedaling for Prevention Bike Tour, to support the Coalition for Healthy Communities, is planned for Oct. 18 beginning at Grove 4, Johnson Park, Piscataway. Registration for all events will begin at 9:30 a.m. Activities are set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine. The day will feature the 50-Mile Bicycle Ride through…

  • Roast Beef Dinner on menu at church

    Trinity United Methodist Church, 815 Bordentown Ave., Sayreville, will host its annual Roast Beef Dinner 4:30-7 p.m. Oct. 25. Takeouts will be available after 5 p.m. The menu will included roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, relish platter, rolls and butter, beverage and homemade desserts. Tickets cost $13 for adults, $6 for children ages 5-12;…

  • Bowling team sets clothing, toy drive

    The Sayreville War Memorial High School boys Bombers bowling team, the 2009 New Jersey state champions, will conduct a Used Clothing/Toy Drive noon-3 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Sayreville Emergency Squad, 776 Washington Road. Items sought include men’s, women’s and children’s clothes, shoes and belts; handbags; linens; stuffed animals and hard toys. All fabric items…

  • Reading-skills session set at library

    “Help Your Child Succeed,” a program for parents of schoolchildren in third-fifth grades, is set for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Heather Pidan, a teacher and reading specialist, will offer reading strategies and skills, information on decoding sentences and paragraphs, and test-taking tips.…

  • Essman to appear Nov. 10 at E.B. temple

    Comedienne and author Susie Essman will share highlights from her new memoir “What Would Susie Say?” at an event set for 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick. Essman plays sassy Susie Greene on HBO’s comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” The evening is presented in cooperation with the…

  • Rib Fest to raise funds for veterans, charity

    The Level Club of South River and Philo Masonic Lodge No. 243 will hold a Rib Fest 1-5 p.m. Oct. 17 on the picnic grounds at the Masonic Temple, 120 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. Proceeds will benefit the New Jersey Veterans Home at Menlo Park and the Masonic Service Association and Hospital Visitation Program.…

  • Club schedules Oct. 19 ‘Christmas Child’ talk

    The Junior Woman’s Club of the Greater Brunswick Area will sponsor a discussion titled “Operation Christmas Child” at 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at the United Methodist Church Friendship Hall, Main Street, Milltown. A representative of Samaritan’s Purse will be the guest speaker. Individuals who are interested in helping children around the world are encouraged to…