Category: Suburban Calendar

  • O.B. library announces Sept. book discussions

    The Central Branch of the Old Bridge Public Library, located in the Municipal Center at Route 516 and Cottrell Road, announced its line-up of book discussions for September, as follows: • Sept. 9, 1:30 p.m., Daytime Book Discussion Group: “Away,” by Amy Bloom. Arriving in America alone after her family is destroyed in a Russian…

  • Vendors needed for Sept. 13 Giant Yard Sale

    The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of East Brunswick and the St. Bartholomew Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Giant Yard Sale from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in the parking lot at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The event will be held rain or shine. All proceeds…

  • Proceeds Night will benefit St. Stan’s

    St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Sayreville, will sponsor a Proceeds Night fundraiser Sept. 10 at TGI Friday’s, Route 9 north, Old Bridge. Participants should tell their server they are there to support St. Stan’s. The restaurant will then donate 20 percent of each supporter’s bill (eat in or take-out) to the school.

  • Donations sought for wounded soldiers

    The Veterans Council of Monroe and Jamesburg plans a fall bus trip to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., to deliver supplies requested by wounded soldiers at the hospital. Among the items sought are weightlifting gloves, carry-on luggage, backpacks, breakaway pants (snaps along the leg), and prepaid food cards, gift cards and phone cards.…

  • Fire company offers trip to Nascar race

    The Sayreville Engine Co. No. 1 will sponsor a trip to the Sept. 21 Nascar Sprint Cup Race at Dover Interational Speedway, Dover, Del. The package price per person is $173 and includes roundtrip motorcoach from Sayreville, ticket to the race, pre-race tailgate party, and tour guide. For additional information or to book, call Mike…

  • Mideast issues will be topic at Hadassah event

    The East Brunswick chapter of Hadassah will sponsor a presentation on the Mideast from Martin Raffel Sr., associate executive director of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, at 7:45 p.m. on Sept. 23. The meeting will be held at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane. Topics to be covered include the Iranian threat,…

  • County JFVS to offer basic computer classes

    Jewish Family and Vocational Service (JFVS) of Middlesex County will sponsor basic computer training classes in MicrosoftWindows, beginner and intermediate Word, beginner and intermediate Excel, PowerPoint, surfing the Internet and QuickBooks, beginning the week of Sept. 8 in the new JFVS location, 32 Ford Ave., Milltown. Day and evening classes are available. Each session will…

  • Rotary Club slates Gift of Life fundraiser

    The South River East Brunswick Rotary Club Foundation is holding a Gift of Life fundraiser Sept. 22 at the Pines Manor in Edison The formal, seven-course dinner will feature the gourmet delicacies of seven well-known New Jersey chefs, live dinner music and a live auction. The Gift of Life program helps children with congenital heart…

  • Sayreville Dems slate Sept. 7 Family Picnic

    Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski (D- 19) and the Sayreville Democratic Organization Inc. will hold the organiza-tion’s annual Family Picnic from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Burke’s Park, Washing-ton Road, Sayreville. Donation is $15 per adult, $7.50 for children and senior citizens, free of charge for youngsters under age 5.