Tag: Roosevelt Park
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Registration open for Garbolino Memorial 5K
The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy will hold its annual Janice Garbolino Memorial 5K Run/Walk on Sept 14 at Roosevelt Park in Edison in front of the Lakeview School. It will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. with post-race awards at 9:30 a.m. Rain or shine. Registration is open; early bird rates are…
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More than 5,000 residents attend Celebrate Middlesex County
“Celebrate Middlesex County,” an annual event now in its third year, welcomed a record turnout of more than 5,000 residents and visitors to Roosevelt Park in Edison on June 8. The event boasted a variety of activities including live music, roller skating, henna art, face painting, a fishing derby, children’s crafts donated by the Home…
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Tricky tray to benefit Kiddie Keep Well Camp
The Middlesex County Recreation Council and Kiddie Keep Well Camp will present the Spring Splendor Tricky Tray on April 12, 2019, at Schirber Dining Hall, in Roosevelt Park, 35 Roosevelt Dr., Edison. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Calling begins at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door; discounts for bundles. Entrance fee of…
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5K Hunger Walk to circle through Metuchen, Edison
Congregation Neve Shalom and the Metuchen Edison Area Interfaith Clery Association will take part in a 5K Hunger Walk beginning at 2 p.m. on Oct. 21. The walk begins at Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen; continues to Roosevelt Park in Edison; and returns to Neve Shalom. The funds collected will help alleviate hunger locally, nationally…
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Volunteers from UPS, United Way of Central Jersey beat the heat to clean up camp in Roosevelt Park
EDISON – Volunteers from UPS helped chip paint, whack weeds, mow grass, clean windows, mop floors and wipe down mattresses at the camp in Roosevelt Park in Edison, despite temperatures above 90 degrees. “While it was tough, we all know there are people who have life a lot tougher. We owed it to the people who…
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Middlesex County to hold Senior Health and Witness Walk on Sept. 26
The Middlesex County Department of Community Services’ annual Senior Health and Fitness Walk will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 26 in Roosevelt Park, Route 1 off Parsonage Road, Edison. Free health screenings and wellness information will be available at the event. Boxed lunches will follow. There also will be raffles and…
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Garbolino Memorial 5K Run/Walk will be held Sept. 15
The Janice Garbolino Memorial 5K Run/Walk will be held on Sept. 15 at Roosevelt Park, Parsonage Road off Route 1, Edison. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at Lakeview School. 5K begins at 8:30 a.m. Rain or shine. Garbolino was the former Health & Wellness director of the Metuchen branch of the YMCA. She lost her…
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New York Bee Gees, Eaglemania part of Labor Day event in Edison
Middlesex County will hold its 13th annual Labor Day Weekend Concert, featuring the New York Bee Gees and Eaglemania, at 4 p.m. Sept. 2 in Roosevelt Park, Parsonage Road off Route 1 south, Edison. Admission is free. Bring a lawn chair. For more information, visit www.middlesexcountynj.gov
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Volunteers needed to assist with food drives throughout Middlesex County
Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) and Feeding Middlesex County have several volunteer opportunities available through October. During “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” part of the Plays-in-the-Parks series at Roosevelt Park, Edison, volunteers are needed from 7-8 p.m. Aug. 10 and/or Aug. 11 to accept donations from show patrons. Volunteers should engage…
