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Towns prepares for final season at St. Joe’s before joining Wildcats
By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent St. Joseph High School center Karl Towns is preparing for his final scholastic season before moving onto the University of Kentucky for his college career. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Karl Towns, the all-state basketball player from St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, is almost a can’t-miss prospect when it comes to…
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JUST GO
SPECIAL EVENTS Youth Sports Festival through June 30, weeknights 6-11 p.m., Friday 6 p.m. to midnight, Saturday 3 p.m. to midnight, Sunday 3-11 p.m.; fireworks Saturday at 10 p.m. parking lot near DeVry University, 630 Route 1, North Brunswick admission: $4 www.nbysf.com 6th annual Junebug Artfest 2013 local artists; photographers; jewelry; jazz, rock and boy…
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ON CAMPUS
Middlesex County College, Edison, named the following local students to Phi Theta Kappa, the academic honor society for two-year colleges: From Edison: Syedobaid Hussaini, Stephanny Gomez, Roma Gandhi, Anthony Noto, Jean Fernandez-Reyes, Zainab Akbari, Aurelie Ngoufack, Emily Popp, Cara Cuccinello, Trinh Tran, Eunna Park, Tram Tran, Marieli Agustin, Drashti Patel, Sayyed Wahid, Adriana Matos, Richard…
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Jersey girl to treat local fans
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Lauriana Mae A whirlwind of collaborations with pop music’s brightest stars, as well as sessions in top-notch recording studios and treks to the country’s entertainment hotbeds, will soon bring singer Lauriana Mae home, if only for a night. The rising singer-songwriter plans to bring her act — a fiery cocktail…
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Temple Emanu-El slates July events
Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will host a series of events throughout July. New Cantor Aviva Marer will begin her first official service with the temple on July 12. A meet-and-greet with hors d’oeuvres willbeginat6p.m.,followedbya7p.m. Shabbat service led by Cantor Marer. A special oneg will follow the service. “Race in Society, Science and History,”…
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Play duplicate bridge at JCC on Wednesdays
Duplicate bridge, directed by Al Steinberger, will be offered at 1-4 p.m. every Wednesday at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, Edison. All are welcome, with or without a partner. The fee is $8, or $6 for Community Campus members. Coffee and cookies will be provided. Registration is not required. For more information,…
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Register for charity golf outing by June 30
In partnership with Leaders for Life Inc., the Zeta Nu Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will hold the second annual Go to High School, Go to College Golf Classic on Aug. 3 at Bunker Hill Golf Course, 220 Bunker Hill Road, Princeton. The event begins with a golf clinic at 1 p.m.…
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Church to hold Vacation Bible School
The Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Ave., is offering Vacation Bible School for children preschool age to those entering sixth grade in the fall. “Kingdom Rock — Where Kids Stand Strong for God” will run from 9 a.m. to noon on July 22-26. Children will learn and connect to a simple Bible lesson each day…
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Edison teen joins national table tennis team as youngest competitor
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A family hobby has taken one teen from game nights in the basement to international competitions. Tina Lin, 14, started playing table tennis with her parents as a little girl, her father Alan Lin said. “She was having fun when she was little,” he said. But she was also…
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