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  • Discount tickets available for trip to Tropicana

    Discount tickets available for trip to Tropicana

    American Legion Post No. 253, DeVoe Avenue, Spotswood, will offer a Sept. 18 fundraising bus trip to the Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City. Cost is $25 if paid by July 17; $30 after that date. To reserve, call or text 732-991-9507.

  • Dogs in quarantine after attack by rabid raccoon in Spotswood

    Dogs in quarantine after attack by rabid raccoon in Spotswood

    SPOTSWOOD – A raccoon tested positive for rabies in the vicinity of Burlington Avenue and Madie Avenue, necessitating the quarantine of two family dogs. On June 29, a raccoon was found to be acting strangely and aggressively in a Spotswood residents’ yard by two dogs, and an altercation occurred, according to the Middlesex County Office of Health…

  • Vacation Bible School set for July 18-22

    Vacation Bible School set for July 18-22

    Community Presbyterian Church of Edison will hold Cave Quest Vacation Bible School, from 6 p.m.-9 p.m., July 18-22. Children will participate in small groups, experience Bible adventures and watch for God in everyday life through God Sightings. Cave Quest is filled with Bible-learning experiences children will see, hear, touch, and even taste. KidVid Cinema shares…

  • Shabbat Under the Stars on July 15 and Aug. 19

    Shabbat Under the Stars on July 15 and Aug. 19

    Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold “Shabbat Under the Stars” at 7:30 p.m. on July 15 and Aug. 19 in the courtyard. For more information, contact Wendy Kushner at [email protected].

  • High schools encouraged to take ‘Best in Class Challenge’

    High schools encouraged to take ‘Best in Class Challenge’

    Quaker State is back for a second year in the northern New Jersey/New York area and has selected 10 high schools as candidates for the “Best in Class Challenge,” an automotive education program that supports high school auto shop classes across the country in their efforts to restore and customize pre-owned cars into rides that…

  • Center announces trips to Atlantic City

    Center announces trips to Atlantic City

    The JCC Senior Adult Club announces a trip to Resorts Casino in Atlantic City will be held July 25 and Aug. 22. The bus will leave Inman/Grove at 8:30 a.m., depart from the JCC at 8:45 a.m. and return from Atlantic City at 5 p.m. The cost is $30 per person, gratuities included. Get back…

  • Participants sought for home-arts event at fair

    Participants sought for home-arts event at fair

    The Middlesex County Fair Association invites members of the public to enter the Home Arts Show at the annual Middlesex County Fair scheduled for Aug. 1-7 at the fairgrounds, 655 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Participants should bring their entries to the fairgrounds noon-5 p.m. on entry day, July 31. Interested individuals are urged to register…

  • Summer computer classes at Edison libraries

    Summer computer classes at Edison libraries

    The Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will offer the following classes on Thursdays from 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: July 14  Travel Resources Online; July 21 How to Buy a Computer; July 28 Internet Safety and Computer Maintenance; Aug. 4 Computer Ergonomics. The North Edison Branch, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, will offer the following classes on…

  • Applications accepted for Youth Conservation Corps

    Applications accepted for Youth Conservation Corps

    Applications are being accepted for the Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps, whose mission is to protect and preserve the more than 7,500 acres of open space owned and maintained by Middlesex County. Conservation Corps crew members earn $9 per hour and will work Saturdays from Sept. 24-Nov. 19. Work will primarily take place at county…