Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Vendor space available at Spotswood Family Day

    Vendors are sought for the Spotswood Drug and Alcohol Alliance Spotswood Family Day set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 27 at Spotswood High School, Summerhill Road. Hot dogs, soda and cotton candy will be available. A car show will be held. The Spotswood Fire Department will be on hand to mark Fire Prevention Week. To…

  • Rutgers Co-op sets Garden Field Day

    Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County’s Earth Center will sponsor a Garden Field Day on Sept. 7 from 1 to 5 p.m., rain or shine. The event will take place at the Earth Center, located at 42 Riva Ave. in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, South Brunswick. The Extension/Agricultural Department staff, as well as the County…

  • Donations sought for library yard/bake sale

    The Jamesburg Public Library, Gatzmer Avenue, is seeking donations for its upcoming yard and bake sale. Treasures such as those from residents’ attics, garages and basements are currently being accepted at the library. The sale will take place on the lawn of the library from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 13.

  • School seeks vendors, crafters for bazaar

    The Cardinal McCarrick High School Eagle Parent Association will hold a Holiday Craft Fair/Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 13 in the parking lot at St. Mary’s Elementary School, Augusta Street, South Amboy, adjacent to Cardinal McCarrick High School. Vendors and crafters are sought. The event will feature a 50/50 raffle, a bake…

  • Buckelew 5K set for 9/6 in Thompson Park

    The Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition will sponsor the second annual Buckelew 5K foot race on Buckelew Day, Sept. 6, in Thompson Park. The Buckelew 5K will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m., with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. The cost to participate is $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the race. Participants will receive…

  • MCC to offer veterinary assistant program this fall

    Middlesex County College, in partnership with Sayrebrook Veterinary Hospital, will offer a Veterinary Assistant Certificate, starting in September. Entrance requirements include a high school diploma or GED, proficiency in spoken and written English, and proof of personal health insurance. Those who complete this noncredit certificate will be qualified to work in a veterinarian’s office. They’ll…

  • Fund-raisers

    Aug. 21, ongoing • Supply Collection for Wounded Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Seeking weightlifting gloves, carry-on luggage, backpacks, breakaway pants (snaps along the leg), prepaid food cards, gift cards, phone cards. Collection boxes set up in the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza, and Jamesburg Borough Hall, 131 Perrineville…

  • Vendor spots available at Giant Yard Sale

    Vendors are sought for the Level Club of South River semiannual Giant Yard Sale set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Masonic Temple, 120 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. Rain date is Sept. 7. Rental cost is $15 for a space and table, $10 for space only. For more information and…

  • Golf outing to benefit autism community

    The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC), a nonprofit organization providing information, advocacy, family and professional education and consultation to the autism community, will hold its 10th annual Autism Charity Golf Outing on Sept. 8 at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe. Shotgun start is set for 1:30 p.m. Proceeds will…