February 19, 2009 RSS feed / Bulletin Board

Basketball clinics for youngsters

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. More...

Nominees sought for for rec/parks award

The township of East Brunswick is accepting nominations for the 2009 Friends of Recreation, Parks and Community Services Award. More...

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. More...

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. More...

'Little Red, Hoods' to entertain, inform

The Main Street Theatre Company will present its Kidworks production of "Little Red and the Hoods" at noon and 3 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 7 and 3 p.m. More...

Teens invited to Purim program

Bris Avrohom of Old Bridge will hold a Purim Fun Teen Club event 7-9 p.m. March 2 at the home of Rabbi Yossi Kanelsky and his wife. Participants will bake hamantashen and pack goodie bags for the upcoming Purim holiday. More...

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. More...

Knights of Columbus sets Lenten Fish Fries

Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 will host its annual Lenten Fish Fry dinners 5-7:30 p.m. on Fridays, March 6-April 3, at the council home, 30 Crescent Ave., Spotswood. Dinners will feature weekly specials. Takeouts will be available. More...

Polish Alliance offers trip to Trump Marina

Polish National Alliance Lodge No. 1728 will sponsor a March 8 bus trip to Trump Marina Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from the Sayreville Borough Hall parking lot, Main Street. Cost is $22. More...

Social, networking event set for singles

Professional and Business Singles Network will sponsor a Singles Mardi Gras event 5:30-9 p.m. Feb. 24 in the lounge at Bacio Ristorante, 700 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. More...

Safe-boating course on tap in Sayreville

Coast Guard Flotilla Auxiliary 2-1, 167 Main St., Sayreville, will offer "America's Boating Course" from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21 and March 28. Cost is $55, including textbook. More...

Purim party, megillah reading set in Monroe

Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe, 261 Gravel Hill Road, will offer a holiday event, Purim on the Lower East Side, on March 10 at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe. A megillah reading is set for 5 p.m. A Purim celebration will follow at 5:30 p.m. More...

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. More...

Early-learning center schedules open house

Kiddie Academy of East Brunswick, 635 Cranbury Road, will hold a kindergarten open house 4-6 p.m. Feb. 23. The early-learning center offers parttime and full-time kindergarten in addition to before- and after-school care. More...

Church to present 'Women of Gospel'

Linda Gray Kelley will perform her onewoman show, "Women of the Gospel: The New Testament," at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at Saint Mary Church, 256 Augusta St., South Amboy. More...

Diversity Career Day at Rutgers Feb. 20

Rutgers University will host Diversity Career Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. More...

Cash for Gold to aid community theater

The Main Street Theatre Company, Sayreville, will hold a Cash-for-Gold fundraiser 2- 5 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street, Sayreville. More...

Tickets available for March 7 Casino Night

The Immaculate Conception Fathers Club will host its fifth annual Casino Night 7-10 p.m. March 7 in the auditorium at Immaculate Conception School, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Doors will open at 6 p.m. More...

Tickets available for fashion show/dinner

The East Brunswick Woman's Club will hold its Spring Awakening Fashion Show fundraiser March 26 at the East Brunswick Chateau, Cranbury Road. The event will feature the fashion show, dinner and a basket raffle. Donation is $45 per person. More...

Public invited to 'Portuguese in S.R.'

The South River Historical and Preservation Society will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at the South River Museum, 64-66 Main St. A program titled "The Portuguese in South River" will be presented. Refreshments will follow. More...

E.B. Community Day planned for March 1

The township of East Brunswick will sponsor the 20th annual East Brunswick Community Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 1 at Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. More...

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. More...

Tour of Turkey to be focus of library event

Guest speaker Tamer Teoman will offer a discussion titled "Turkey: Where Europe and Asia Meet" at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. More...

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. More...

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. More...

Tickets on sale for Corned Beef Dinner

The Men of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of South River will sponsor a Corned Beef Dinner 5:30-7 p.m. March 7 in the parish hall, 90 Leonardine Ave. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $6 for youngsters ages 5-12. More...

Register by Feb. 25 for 4-H Family Fun Day

Middlesex County 4-H will be hosting a "Get Moving - Get Healthy" 4-H Family Fun Day 2-5 p.m. March 1 at the 4-H Center, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Registration is required Feb. 25. More...

Sounds of organ music to fill church

Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will host the Middlesex Chapter of the American Guild of Organists annual Members Recital at 3 p.m. Feb. 22. More...

Dinner-Dance to aid Rhonda's Club

The Independent Order of Oddfellows will sponsor a Dinner-Dance 7-11 p.m. Feb. 28 at East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 485 Cranbury Road. More...

Church to mark Black History Month

Union Baptist Church of South River, 76 Washington St., will celebrate Black HistoryMonth with a celebration service set for 3 p.m. Feb. 22. The program is sponsored by the church's Sunday School Ministry. More...

Dancing to the oldies set for Feb. 20 in O.B.

A Rock 'n' Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. Feb. 20 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ and dancing to the sounds of the '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s. More...

Bank sponsoring children's book drive

Sun National Bank is hosting a book drive through Feb. 27 leading up to the National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day set for March 2. More...

Jazz vocal ensemble to take stage in E.B.

New York Voices, a Grammy Awardwinning jazz vocal ensemble, will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at the East Brunswick PerformingArts Center at Hammarskjold Middle School, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. More...

Education panel to host Casino Night

The Spotswood Education Foundation will sponsor a Mardi Gras Fat-Friday Casino Night 7-11 p.m. Feb. 20 at Spotswood Knights of Columbus Hall, Crescent Avenue. More...

Home Show & Design Expo March 6-8

The New Jersey Home Show and Design Expo will be held March 6-8 at New Jersey Convention & Expo Center, at Raritan Center, Edison. Hours are 3-9:30 p.m. March 6, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. March 7, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 8. More...