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Transformations Gallery hosts ‘Food-tography’
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer “Ice Cream Cone with Jimmies” by Tracy Gelber METUCHEN — The Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, has gone through many transformations since it was constructed in 1807 as Metuchen’s first school. This historic building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been updated and is being…
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Events abound at Old Franklin Schoolhouse
The Old Franklin Schoolhouse and its Transformations Gallery will be open to the public twice a week during July and August for a combination of food-bank donation drop-offs and gallery viewing, in addition to weekly events. July 13: Up All Night/A Paul Night — music of Paul Simon and Paul Mc- Cartney; free …
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Applebee’s restaurants in Edison and Woodbridge will commemorate Independence Day by inviting kids and their families to come celebrate in the neighborhood — and they are offering free kids’ meals all day long. Families who dine at Applebee’s on July 4 will receive up to two free kids’ meals with each adult entrée purchased. The…
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Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of Metuchen will offer its annual Vacation Bible School July 8-12. Children who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade will attend from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Teens who have finished sixth grade through 12th grade will attend form 7-9:15 p.m. Enrollment is free of charge. Register by going to MetuchenFirstBaptist.com.
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Fireworks will be launched in Edison
Fireworks will be launched from the Plainfield Country Club in Edison at 9 p.m. July 3. The Tingley Lane side of Bishop Ahr High School, 1 Tingley Lane, Menlo Park, will provide an unobstructed view of the fireworks, which can be seen over the treetops. The location is usually crowd- and traffic-free. The rain date…
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Charles Ernest Fauroat
Mr. Fauroat, 70, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Metuchen, died June 10, 2013. He toured the world as a properties attorney for American Airlines and then as a vice president with Sky Chefs Inc. as a negotiator. He retired from his position as director of airport properties for the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. He was…
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Ngai Wing “Billy” Yu
Mr. Yu, 37, of Edison, died June 24, 2013. Surviving are his wife, Puiyin Chiu; a son, Kingsley Yu; his father and mother, Kamfai and Pauline of Hong Kong; and a brother, Kevin Yu, and his wife, Maria, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Arrangements were by Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery,…
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Leona A. Mozsgae Olejniczak
Mrs. Olejniczak, 85, of Old Bridge, formerly of Edison, died May 22, 2013, in Roosevelt Care Center, Old Bridge. Prior to her retirement in 1987, she was employed as a records clerk at Roosevelt Nursing Home, Edison. She was predeceased by her first husband, Steven Mozsgae, and by her second husband, Robert Olejniczak; a son,…
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Shrink with age
By Bev Bennett CTW Features At a certain age, losing weight doesn’t provide a great deal of benefits, which is why those over the age of 50 need to achieve and maintain a healthy weight before it’s too late. Here’s how to get started. S tarting a stringent diet to lose weight or manage a…
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