Temple Women's Group Holding Shopping Boutique

You Need To Know Blood Drives: If you're driving near Kean University this morning, set aside some time to stop in a the NJ Blood Service blood drive, which begins collections at 11:45 a.m. Blood supplies are always chronically low, so any extra help may prove invaluable to someone. The blood drive will be held at Kean University Center, 1000 Morris Ave. in Union, until 5:45 p.m. If oyu need more infomration on this or other blood drives, check NJ Blood Services website or call 800-933-2566.

You Need To Know Boutique Shopping: Holiday shopping can hardly be easier than tonight's Shopping Boutique, sponsored by the Women's Connection at Temple Har Shalom, beginning at 5 p.m. Stop by between then and 9 p.m. and browse through the gifts and items available—bring the kids between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., too: there will be activities for them, as well as a light dinner served. 

You Need To Know Someone Listens To Teens: Does your teen complain no one listens to them? Send them to the Warren Township Library at 7 p.m. for a meeting of the Teen Advisory Board, where librarians await the input and ideas local teens have for library programs and events.

You Need To Know The BAC at BHTC: The Berkeley Heights Township Council will hear a request from the Berkeley Aquatics Center to connect a sewer line from its proposed new Warren facility to nearby township lines at its meeting at 7 p.m. in the , at 29 Park Ave. in Berkeley Heights. Without the connection, the project may not be able to proceed.

You Need To Know The ABCs of Going Home With Your Baby: New parents often get a crash course in caring for newborns without getting a chance to fully prepare for the event. A workshop at , at 99 Beauvoir Ave. in Summit, at 7 p.m. seeks to fix that: using hands-on activities, lectures and films, this two-day course (there is a one-day option) will cover babies from top to bottoms...the fee is $75. Call 908-522-2946 or email overlook.parented@atlantichealth.org if you'd like more information.