Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Church invites community to Lenten walk

    Church invites community to Lenten walk

    The Reformed Church of Metuchen, 150 Lake Ave., Metuchen, invites the community to the Lenten walk Sunday mornings at 10:30. Sunday worship series for Lent, titled The Way of Jesus: Learning to Live, Love, Forgive, Bless, Embrace, will explore God’s unconditional love for all people. The Biblical text for each week is uplifted with a…

  • Women’s Club announces program March 2

    Women’s Club announces program March 2

    The Metuchen Edison Women’s Club welcomes Lisa Golemme, owner of English Ivy Floral Designs, from 7-7:30 pm. on March 2. Lisa will be demonstrating how to create elegant floral arrangements using a variety of decorative bases. This free program will be held at the Heritage for Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. For more information,…

  • Ex-Casey Napolitano joins the sub-four minute mile club

    Ex-Casey Napolitano joins the sub-four minute mile club

    By Tim Morris Nothing like putting the pressure on yourself. “When I woke up in the morning I said, ‘This is the day to do it,’ ” Columbia University runner Rob Napolitano said. So he called his parents and high school coach Rob DeFilippis and told them to get up to the Ocean Breeze Athletic…

  • Open house scheduled for camps March 29

    Open house scheduled for camps March 29

    The JCC/Community Campus, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will hold Summer Fun Day Camp open house for ages 3-6 from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. on March 29. Summer Fun Day Camp at the JCC offers art, instructional/recreational swimming, music and sports. Before and after care is included in the 8 a.m.-6 p.m. pricing. Sign up for…

  • Artistry in Motion Indoor Guard competition set for Feb. 27

    Artistry in Motion Indoor Guard competition set for Feb. 27

    On Feb. 27, the Metuchen High School Band and Music Parents will host the Third Annual Artistry in Motion Indoor Guard and Percussion competition at Metuchen High School. The competition will begin at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium of Metuchen High School at 400 Grove Ave. This competition will host some of the best indoor…

  • Profits from Old Bridge magazine go right back into the community

    Profits from Old Bridge magazine go right back into the community

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Four local non-profit organizations received donations from advertisement proceeds made from the township magazine. A total of $4,500 was divided into $1,500 checks for the township’s Camp ROBIN program, a community based, year-round therapeutic recreation program; the township Municipal Alliance; the Old Bridge, Sayreville and South Amboy…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    The following local students have been named to the dean’s list at Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the fall 2015 semester: Emily Baumley of Kendall Park, sociology major; Daniel Giampietro of Kendall Park, criminal justice major; Taylor Kelly of North Brunswick, elementary education major; and Audrey Tabajonda of North Brunswick, interdisciplinary health services major.

  • Love Them & Read Them book sale set for Feb. 20, 21

    Love Them & Read Them book sale set for Feb. 20, 21

    The Friends of the South Brunswick Library’s Love Them & Read Them Book Sale will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Feb. 20, and 1-4:30 p.m., Feb. 21, at the library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Thousands of new and gently used books, movies and music will be on sale. All proceeds from Friends Book Sales help…

  • Dirty Jersey Roller Derby team to hold fundraiser March 12

    Dirty Jersey Roller Derby team to hold fundraiser March 12

    Join skaters of Middlesex County’s own Dirty Jersey Roller Derby for a night of lip sync battles, trivia, a tricky tray, roller derby wars and even a chance to win a date with a derby girl at 5 p.m., March 12, at Roxy & Duke’s Roadhouse, 745 Bound Brook Road, Dunellen. Proceeds benefit the non-profit,…