Category: Suburban Calendar
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Stroke screening set at senior center
The St. Peter’s University Hospital Mobile Health Services unit will hold a free stroke screening 10 a.m.-noon May 19 at the Spotswood Office on Aging, 1 Arlington Ave. To register, call 732-251-3432.
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Residents to take Interfaith Ride
The Interfaith Ride of Discovery of the Three Abrahamic Faiths is set for 2-5 p.m. May 17. Participants will begin at Temple B’nai Shalom, East Brunswick, drive to St. Bartholomew’s Church, also East Brunswick, and then on to the Islamic Center of Southern Jersey, South Brunswick. For more information, call St. Bart’s at 732- 257-7722.
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Hazardous waste drop-off day planned
The Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management will hold a household hazardous-waste drop-off day 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 16 at the Middlesex County Division of Highways, 750 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Household hazardous wastes that are improperly disposed of are identified as a danger to children and animals, a potential cause of groundwater pollution…
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Contemporary Jewish life to be discussed
Dr. Sylvia Barack Fishman will offer presentations titled “Building Jewish Capital” and “Considering Male and Female Roles in Jewish Life” 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 17 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane. Fishman, a professor of contemporary Jewish life, is chairwoman of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass. The…
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Monster stories, movie clips slated at library
Fourth- and fifth-grade students are invited to an evening of favorite monster stories and clips from famous monster movies beginning at 7 p.m. May 21 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Admission is free of charge. For more information, call 732-390- 6767 or log on to www.ebpl.org and click on News…
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Goddard schools schedule open houses
The Goddard schools of Old Bridge, Sayreville and Spotswood will hold open houses 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 18-22. All are welcome to attend the free events featuring a “sneak peek” of the schools’ summer programs. Children will have the opportunity to join in story time, create an art project and meet new friends. Families will…
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Choirs, orchestra to perform in concert
The choirs of Christ Church, New Brunswick, and the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra will present a Psalm Concert at 6 p.m. May 17 at the church, 5 Paterson St. Mark Trautman will conduct. The event, the first concert in the orchestra’sMendelssohn Bicentennial celebration, will feature the music of the psalms in many languages and by…
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E.B. teen virtuoso to perform at library
Anita Chen, a 17-year-old musical virtuoso, will present a concert at 7 p.m. May 16 at the East Brunswick Public library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Chen, a native of East Brunswick, plays both the violin and the piano. She recently debuted at Carnegie Hall, New York City. The concert is sponsored by the Friends of…
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Victorian Tea Day coming to museum
The East Brunswick Museum, 16 Maple St., East Brunswick, in the Historic Village of Old Bridge at the intersection of Main Street, Kossman Street and Old Bridge Turnpike, will present a Victorian Day Tea 1-3:30 p.m. May 17. The day’s theme will be teas of several varieties and brewing methods. The event will explore 19th-century…
