March 18, 2010 RSS feed / Bulletin Board

Hebrew-speakers club sets March 21 meeting

The next meeting of the Chug Ivrit club for intermediate-advanced Hebrew speakers will take place at 11 a.m. March 21 at the home of Frank Stechel, 329 Valentine St., Highland Park. More...

Financial planning workshop set in E.B.

A free financial planning seminar is planned for 10 a.m.-noon March 27 at The Bridge Church, 12 Gates Ave., East Brunswick. Complimentary coffee and doughnuts will be served at 9:45 a.m. More...

Basketball fundraiser to benefit 3-year-old

Madison Park Little League and Sayre Woods South Little League will sponsor Baskets for Baby Jake: A Benefit Basketball Game and Tricky Tray March 20 in St. Bernadette’s Church Lourdes Center, 20 Villanova Road, Parlin section of Old Bridge. More...

AARP offers trip to Cape Cod and islands

AARP Chapter No. 4854, Old Bridge, will sponsor a May 23-27 trip to Cape Cod, Mass., (including Provincetown) and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, south of the Cape. More...

Ethnic food on menu at S.R. Easter Bazaar

Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church will sponsor an Easter Bazaar 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 20 in the church-school hall, 9 Jeffrie Ave., South River. More...

Tax-prep aid, book club on tap at library

The Milltown Public Library, 20 W. Church St., will offer two upcoming events. “Maximize Your Tax Returns” is set for 5:45-7 p.m. March 24. Tax preparer Glen Bartram will be the guest presenter. More...

Community invited to March 29, 30 seders

Chabad of East Brunswick will sponsor its Community Passover Seders 8:15 p.m. March 29 and 9:15 p.m. March 30 at the home of Rabbi Aryeh Goodman, 19 Beacon Hill Drive, East Brunswick. More...

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‘Mary’s Way of Cross’ scheduled at church

The Sacred Heart Council of Catholic Women will present “Mary’s Way of the Cross” following the 7 p.m. Mass March 24 at Sacred Heart Church, 531 Washington Ave., South Amboy. For more information, call Eileen at 732-525-2696. More...

Youth Council sets March 20 Yard Sale

The East Brunswick Youth Council Yard Sale is planned for 8 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine, March 20 in the Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center parking lot, 388 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. More...

‘Children of the Holocaust’ April 12

“Children of the Holocaust: Then and Now” will be presented April 12 at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The exhibit begins at 6 p.m. More...

Curtain to rise on ‘Hercules Fitch’

The Churchill Junior High School Drama Club will present “The Labors of Hercules Fitch” at 7 p.m. March 24 and 25 at the school, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick. More...

Greek folk dancers to perform March 21

The Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey will celebrate Greek Independence with a performance of traditional Greek folk dance set for 3-5 pm. March 21 at Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School, 112 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. More...

‘Dear Edwina’ coming to E.B. stage

The Hammarskjold Middle School Players will present “Dear Edwina” at 7:30 p.m. March 18 and 19 and 2 p.m. March 20 at the school, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. More...

Donations sought for clothing drive

The Central New Jersey Silver Bullets U-11 Blaze boys soccer team will hold a clothing drive 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 20 at 49 Roosevelt Ave., East Brunswick. More...

Thursday bingo on tap at EBJC

The East Brunswick Jewish Center (EBJC), 511 Ryders Lane, is sponsoring bingo beginning at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday evening. Doors open at 7 pm. Players will win cash. For more information, call 732-257-7070. More...

Wiley to speak on news media, bias

Journalist Charles Wiley will speak on the media, news bias, objective reporting and advocate journalists at the next meeting of the Old Bridge Toastmasters Club set for 7 p.m. More...

Flower-arranging workshop set for 3/20

Deena Main, a Jamesburg resident and horticulturist, will present a hands-on flower-arranging workshop at the Rutgers 34th Annual Home Gardeners School (HGS) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 20. More...

Cellist, piano quartet to perform at church

Artist-in-residence Sofia Nowik, cellist, and her piano quartet will offer a chambermusic concert at 4 p.m. March 21 at St. Mary’s Church, 256 Augusta St., South Amboy. More...

SRHS class of ’60 schedules reunion

The South River High School (SRHS) class of 1960 will hold a 50-year reunion Oct. 2 at Ria Mar Restaurant, South River. An informal gathering will take place Oct. 1 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Monroe. More...

Egg hunt, hat contest planned for March 27

The Monroe Township Mother’s Club and the Monroe Township Recreation Department will hold their annual Egg Hunt and Bonnet/Top Hat Contest beginning at noon on March 27 at Dey Farm, off Federal Road, between Applegarth and Perrineville roads, More...

JFVS to launch new bereavement group

Jewish Family and Vocational Service (JFVS) of Middlesex County will sponsor a new bereavement support group 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning March 24 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, Ryders Lane. The group will not meet on March 31. More...

Elks to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180, 74 W. Railroad Ave., will host its annual St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage buffet dinner, with all the trimmings, 6-8 p.m. March 20. Donation is $15 per person. More...

Granny’s Cellar craft show set in Sp’wood

The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Spotswood, will host its annual Granny’s Cellar Spring Craft Show 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. March 27 at Immaculate Conception School, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. More...

Holt to appear at March 21 breakfast

The East Brunswick Jewish Center and its Men’s Club will present a 12th District Congressional Breakfast beginning at 9 a.m. March 21 at the temple, 511 Ryders Lane. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) will offer a talk on Israel. More...

EBHS reschedules ‘Forum’ to March 20

Due to extreme weather conditions and power outages, the March 13 performance of the East Brunswick High School (EBHS) Drama Club’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” was canceled and rescheduled to 7 p.m. More...

Community invited to free Wellness Fair

Innovative Wellness Center and Nutrition Solutions, 220 Forsgate Drive, Jamesburg, will offer their fourth annual Community Appreciation Wellness Fair 11 a.m.-2 p.m. May 1. More...

Spotswood residents invited to safety event

The Spotswood Office on Aging, 1 ArlingtonAve., will host a Police Safety Seminar at 12:30 p.m. March 24. More...

Residents invited to shred documents

The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders will hold a free mobile papershredding event 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (or until the truck is full) March 20 at the Old Bridge Public Works parking lot in the municipal center, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. More...

Milltown rec plans trips, fundraisers

The Milltown Department of Recreation will sponsor several upcoming trips and programs. All events are open to borough residents and nonresidents. Reservations are being accepted for a March 21 trip to the Sands Casino, Bethlehem, Pa. More...

Circus to raise funds for Hemophilia panel

Phills Brothers will host a Sunshine Magic Circus fundraiser to benefit the Hemophilia Association of New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. March 19 at South River High School, Montgomery Street. More...

Pasta Night to raise funds for ministries

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Fundraising Committee will sponsor a Pasta Night March 20 in the parish hall, 505 Main St., Spotswood. Dinner seatings are set for 4:30- 6 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m. Takeouts will be available 5-7 p.m. More...

Pysanky workshop planned for March 20

The Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission and the Folklife Program for New Jersey will sponsor Pysanky: A TraditionalUkrainian Egg-DecoratingWorkshop 10 a.m.-noon and 1:30-3:30 p.m. More...

E.B. Schools slates first-grade signups

Daytime registration for new first-graders for the 2010-11 school year will be held in each of East Brunswick’s eight elementary schools on March 24. More...

Chabad plans Model Matzah Bakery, Seder

Chabad of East Brunswick will host its annual Model Matzah Bakery and Model Seder 10 a.m. March 21 at ShopRite of East Brunswick, Route 18. More...

Aboussleman Band to perform at library

Tommy Aboussleman and His All-Star Band will perform in a concert set for 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. More...

African Violet Show set for March 26, 27

The Central Jersey African Violet Society will hold its 31st annual African Violet Show and Sale 3-7 p.m. March 26 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 27 at First Baptist Church, 232 Main St. (Route 79), Matawan. More...

MCC adjunct faculty recruitment April 8

Middlesex County College, Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, will hold an Adjunct Faculty Recruitment Fair 4-7 p.m. April 8 in the College Center Cafeteria C. More...