• Domestic violence program to be offered

    The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will present a program on domestic violence at 7:30 p.m. on April 10 at the Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. Patricia Teffenhart-Maikos, the assistant executive director of Women Aware, a comprehensive domestic violence agency, will discuss the agency’s free services and support programs. The presentation is free and…

  • Substitute teacher training scheduled

    A seminar to prepare K-12 substitute teachers will be held at Middlesex County College this spring. The fourevening program is aimed at both prospective substitutes as well as those currently employed. Classes will be held at 6-9 p.m. on Thursday evenings (April 11, 18, 25 and May 2). “This class will give you constructive ideas…

  • Registration available for townwide garage sale

    Registration forms are being accepted for the 15th annual Spring Townwide Garage Sale. The once-a-year event will take place on April 20, with April 21 as the rain date. Only Metuchen residents may register. The registration fee is $10, which gives participants a permit, balloons, a listing in the garage sale directory, and statewide advertising…

  • Female artists panel slated at art gallery

    Nails in the Wall, the gallery at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, will host a roundtable discussion on April 7 from noon to 1:30 p.m. featuring five women artists whose work is in the current exhibit “Windows on Heaven: Contemporary Icons.” The event will take place at 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen. Sybil Archibald, Christina Saj, Suzanne…

  • Edison school board sends $213.8M budget to voters

    Tab for 2013-14 carries tax increase of $75 on avg. home EDISON — The 2013-14 budget is now in the hands of the voters. The Board of Education presented the $213.8 million budget to the public on March 21 after adopting the preliminary package at a meeting in February. The spending plan would increase taxes…

  • Auditions scheduled for April 11 and 18

    Open auditions for the upcoming Berdanhand Productions presentation of the comedy “Fade Out at Clo-Achers” are set for 6:30-9 p.m. April 11 and 18 at the Mercer County Library, Twin Rivers Branch, 276 Abbington Drive, East Windsor, in the CVS shopping center. For more information, call Myra at 609- 443-1320 or Meryl at 609-490-0089, or…

  • Community invited to 4-H Scrapbooking

    Middlesex County 4-H will sponsor a fundraising Crop-Till-You-Drop Scrapbooking Weekend at 7-11 p.m. April 5 and 9 a.m.-10 p.m. April 6 at the 4-H Log Cabin, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The public is invited to learn the art of scrapbooking. Guests should bring their photos and scrapbooks. Experts will be on hand for guidance.…

  • Edison teen takes musical challenge for underprivileged Indian youth

    Tabla player raises $1,000 in Taalim ‘Pledge for Practice’ BY DANIELLE TEPPER Staff Writer The Taalim School of Indian Music will hold its Spring Student Recital on April 6. EDISON — Several students of Indian music have chosen to have their recital practice make a difference in the lives of students a world away. The…

  • Event to bring all things ‘Star Wars’ to Woodbridge

    Fans will keep the force going strong in Woodbridge April 7 BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Fans of all ages will soon have the opportunity to be transported to “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” when the Woodbridge Township Family Series presents its “Star Wars Spectacular.” The event, which will take…

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