Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for May 5)
The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project will unveil the future home of the memorial with a bronze plaque during an event open to the public at 4 p.m. May 23 at the Community Arts Center, 720 Cranbury Lane, East Brunswick.
The event will include the fourth annual recitation of the names of those stolen in 1818 by a slave ring led by a Middlesex County judge whose residence was in what is now East Brunswick.
This event will be held outdoors and socially distant, with masks required.
It will be livestreamed on Facebook and the group’s YouTube channel.
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Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for April 14)
The Anshe Emeth Community Development Corp (AECDC) Central Jersey Diaper Bank is collecting baby clothing sizes newborn-2T, diapers and books.
Donations can be picked up if within Middlesex County. Volunteers from the Rutgers School of Nursing will arrive between 10 a.m. and noon on the day indicated.
At this time, no shoes, equipment, toys, etc. can be collected.
With local gardeners getting ready to start their spring plantings, the East Brunswick Public Library is opening its EB Grow seed library to the public.
EB Grow began in 2018 as a joint project between the library and the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission.
Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for Feb. 3)
New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will hold blood drives during American Heart Month.
Blood donations are needed for many types of patients including heart patients, cancer patients, trauma victims and many others.
The Spotswood VFW 4589 will hold blood drives from 1-7 p.m. Feb. 3, 10 and 16 at the post hall, 33 Daniel Road, Spotswood.
Appointments are strongly suggested. Walk-ins will be accepted if space allows.
For an appointment, visit nybc.org/newjerseydrive using sponsor code 13807; or call 800-933-2566.
Remember to eat, drink and bring a donor ID card or ID with name and photo. Donors 76 and over need a doctor’s note unless one is already on file.
Community Bulletin Board: the Suburban (for Feb. 3)
The cost is $10 per session.
The Zoom link will be provided after registration and payment is received.
Call or text Donna at 732-309-8767 or Gail at 732-991-3124 for more information.
Anyone who cannot attend can make a donation using the GivePlus app by Vanco to support the church’s outreach and scholarship programs.
Edward Mendlowitz will discuss the 5,421-year history of Taxation, Investing and Finance at 10 a.m. Feb. 7.
Mendlowitz, a CPA, adjunct professor in Fairleigh Dickinson’s MBA program, and emeritus partner in WithumSmith+Brown, will cover highlights of the past 54 centuries in a two-hour program.