Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Youngsters invited to basketball clinics

    Our Lady of Victories Athletic Association, Sayreville, will present two summer basketball clinics for boys and girls who would like to enhance their basketball knowledge and improve their individual skills. Coaches and counselors will work directly with each participant in individual and group settings. The facility is air-conditioned. The Young Players Camp, open to boys…

  • Families will learn ‘Brain-Injury Basics’

    The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will offer a free educational session titled “Brain-Injury Basics for Families” 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, EMS Building, second-floor classroom, 126 Paterson St., New Brunswick. The program, which is designed for family members of individuals who have sustained brain injuries, will offer a…

  • Buddy Game Day planned for Feb. 28

    The Fast Break Basketball Association will hold its second annual My Buddy: My Pal Game Day 9:15-11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at Chittick School, 5 Flagler Ave., East Brunswick. The event will feature the organization’s “buddies” displaying their newly developed skills on the basketball court. Admission is free of charge. The public is invited to attend.…

  • Chilifest, Bible study coming to O.B. church

    Old Bridge Baptist Church, 21 Kossman St., East Brunswick, will hold its annual Chilifest Chili Contest beginning at 6 p.m. March 4. Participants are invited to bring their best pot of chili for judging or they may taste and vote for their favorite. An Andy Griffith Bible Study, suitable for all ages, will follow. The…

  • Fundraisers

    Feb. 19-June 15 • Old Cell Phone Collection, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School (OLOL), 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. All proceeds directly benefit OLOL. Old, unused, unwanted cell phones and batteries may be dropped off at the school during regular hours, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 732-828-1951. Feb. 20 • Spaghetti Dinner, sponsored by Immaculate Conception…

  • Dinner will feature soup, potato pancakes

    St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River, will hold a Soup and Potato-Pancake Dinner 6-8 p.m. Feb. 28 in the St. Mary’s School cafeteria, Jackson Street, South River. Cost per dinner is $8 for adults, $3 for youngsters under age 12. Tickets will be on sale at the door and at the rectory during office…

  • B’nai B’rith couples to gather for brunch

    The B’nai B’rith Ketubah Married Couples Unit (age 40-plus) will meet for brunch at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 22 at Buttonwood Manor, 845 Route 34, Matawan. Cost is $18 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Prospective members are welcome. For more information and to reserve, call Elaine at 908-232-0062 by Feb. 20.

  • Guardianship to be topic at SEPTA event

    East Brunswick Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold its next monthly meeting at 7:15 p.m. Feb. 23 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Benjamin Menasha, a specialist in elder law and disability and long-term care planning, will offer a presentation titled “The Guardianship Process.” All parents/guardians of classified and nonclassified students…

  • Bill of Rights to be discussed

    The East Brunswick Historical Society will present attorney Alan Brodman and students from the Institute for Political and Legal Education in a program titled “The Bill of Rights: Its History” 2-4 p.m. Feb. 15 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The discussion will include a sampling of legal cases involving the…