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Walk ins welcome at Designer Bag Bingo
The East Brunswick Jewish Center will hold Designer Bag Bingo on Sept. 18 at the center, 511 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Games begin at 1 p.m. Prizes include authentic designer handbags and accessories. Tickets cost $36 for 15 games of bingo and refreshments; additional bingo cards will be sold. No outside…
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Hypnosis workshops at Middlesex County College
The Hypnosis Counseling Center, with offices in Princeton, Livingston and Flemington, will present a special set of workshops on Sept. 27 for Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss and Relaxation through Hypnosis at Middlesex County College, Edison. Each workshop includes hypnosis exercises, discussion and an optional CD for $18, which assists in reinforcing immediate results and long…
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In memoriam concert to feature chamber orchestra works
A service remembering and honoring departed loved ones — including a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s “Requiem”, J.S. Bach’s “Cantata 118” and other works with chamber orchestra – will performed by the Christ Church Parish Choir and Aura Polyphonica at 4 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Christ Church New Brunswick, 5 Paterson St., New Brunswick. Free…
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‘Stop the Compressor Station’ movement to attend scoping session
The Stop Compressor Station 206 Movement is encouraging residents to attend The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Franklin Township Public Scoping Session 5-9 p.m. on Sept. 15 at the Franklin Township Community Senior Center, 505 Demott Lane, Somerset, to provide public input about the potential environmental and health concerns regarding natural gas compressor stations. Williams Transco Transcontinental Gas…
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Metuchen YMCA to hold open house
The Metuchen YMCA will hold Ready, Set, Learn (YTots) open house from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. on Sept. 16, 21 and 28 at Community Presbyterian Church, 75 Glenville Rd., Edison. This two-hour program offers a range of activities for two-year old children such as music, arts and crafts, story time, outdoor play and more. For more information,…
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Navratri Garba will be celebrated in South Brunswick
The Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central Jersey (IACFNJ) will hold five days of Navratri Garba in South Brunswick on Oct. 1, 7, 8, 14 and 15 from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at Crossroads South Middle School, 195 Major Rd., Monmouth Junction. Mahesh Mehta and his talented artists from Bollywood and local singers and musicians of Entertainment…
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Calm, cool and Sully
By Paul Hall It was a cold morning in January 2009 as US Airways Flight 1549 prepared for takeoff. The flight was scheduled to travel from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, N.C. A seemingly normal morning for Capt. Chesley Sullenberger was about to turn into something that was anything but ordinary. Once airborne, the…
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Workshop will address harvesting and preserving herbs
The Master Gardeners of Middlesex County will hold an upcoming workshop, “The Bountiful Herb Garden: Harvesting and Preserving Your Herbs,” from 10 a.m. to noon on Sept. 24 at the Middlesex County EARTH Center, located in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The workshop will teach gardeners the best times and methods to harvest leaves,…
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Indoor vendor fair set for Sept. 24
An indoor vendor fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the North Brunswick Senior Center, 15 Linwood Place. For more information, call 732-418-2222.
