Author: MARY HELEN FINK

  • Edison library to offer meditation workshop

    Edison library to offer meditation workshop

    The Main Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will hold a meditation workshop at 7 p.m. on Jan. 27. Umesh Bhatia, who has been meditating for over 20 years, will lead the workshop. To register for all programs visit www.edisonpubliclibrary.net and then click on “Events.” For questions, call 732-287-2298.

  • Metuchen-Edison Hadassah Progressive Dinner slated for Jan. 23

    Metuchen-Edison Hadassah Progressive Dinner slated for Jan. 23

    Metuchen-Edison Hadassah’s Progressive Dinner will be held on Jan. 23, starting at 7 p.m. The snow date is Jan. 30. Participants will gather together for appetizers at a member’s home in Metuchen, then split into smaller, pre-assigned groupings for a main course at several individual homes. At 9:30 p.m., the full group will reassemble for desserts…

  • Chair Yoga offered at the North Edison Branch Public Library

    Chair Yoga offered at the North Edison Branch Public Library

    “Get Fit Where You Sit” and come to therapeutic chair yoga at the North Edison Branch of the Edison Public Library at 2 p.m. on Mondays. Learn gentle yoga with positions designed to help balance the body, soul and spirit. Wear comfortable clothes. Register online at www.edisonpubliclibrary.net

  • Designer Bag Bingo scheduled in Metuchen

    Designer Bag Bingo scheduled in Metuchen

    Metuchen High School Music Parents announce Designer Bag Bingo will be held Feb. 6 at the MHS Cafeteria, 400 Grove Ave., Metuchen. Doors open at 6 p.m. Bingo starts at 7:30 p.m. The registration deadline is Jan. 29. The price is $25 and includes 12 Bingo Game Sheets and 1 Bingo Card for each game…

  • Fundraiser scheduled in Metuchen on Jan. 27

    Fundraiser scheduled in Metuchen on Jan. 27

    Dine in or take out lunch or dinner at Joey D’s Pizza, 279 Central Ave., Metuchen and support Ms. Doreen’s Fabulous Feet Dance Competition Team of Metuchen. Simply ask for a Fabulous Feet Competition Team Fundraiser flier at the Joey D’s counter when lunch or dinner is purchased between the hours of 11 a.m. and…

  • Edison Police to hold Civilian Police Academy

    Edison Police to hold Civilian Police Academy

    The Edison Police Department will hold a Civilian Police Academy starting Feb. 23 from 7:30-9:30 p.m., and will run for eight Tuesday evenings through April. The academy, to be held at the Edison Municipal Complex, 100 Municipal Blvd., is open to all Edison residents, 18 or older, who register before Jan. 29. The class size…

  • French club to host Feb. 2 meeting

    French club to host Feb. 2 meeting

    Francophonie Metuchen will meet from 7:45-9:45 p.m., Feb. 2, at 243 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Discussions are in French. Participation is free. Relaxed work meetings with moderate preparations and active participation in discussions are required. For more information, call Sam Van Chama, using French, at 732-767-9372.

  • Music Program schedules events

    Music Program schedules events

    The Metuchen High School Music Program will kick off 2016 with two community-oriented events. The music students will cook and serve breakfast to all participants with a ticket at Applebee’s, 1045 Route 1 South, Edison, from 8-10 a.m. on Jan. 30. The cost is $10. The second event is Designer Bag Bingo to be held…

  • Center announces trip to the Museum of Tolerance and the New York City Public Library

    Center announces trip to the Museum of Tolerance and the New York City Public Library

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will offer a trip to the new Museum of Tolerance, a Simon Wiesenthal Center, in New York City and a history/architecture tour of the Schwarzman building of the New York City Public Library on March 16. The bus leaves the JCC on Oak Tree…