• Neve Shalom hosts Sisterhood Shabbat

    Sisterhood of Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen is hosting its annual Sisterhood Shabbat on Jan. 19 at 9:30 a.m. A dairy Kiddush luncheon will follow services and attendees are encouraged to lift their voices in prayer. For more information about belonging to the Sisterhood, contact Nancy Shlossman at [email protected] or Jennifer Bullock at [email protected],…

  • Neve Shalom to host Havdalah 25th Hour

    A Havdalah 25th Hour will be held at Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, on Jan. 19. The Havdalah and musical program start at 6 p.m. In memory of Debbie Friedman z”l, all songs played will be her compositions. Refreshments will be served. There is no charge for the 25th Hour program. For more information,…

  • Tu B’Shvat event at Neve Shalom Jan. 27

    “Tu B’Shvat & Me” will take place 2:30- 4 p.m. Jan. 27 at Neve Shalom Nursery School, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. This funfilled family event will celebrate the “Birthday of the Trees” with an exciting hands-on program for children ages 2-6 and their families. This event will explore the meaning of Tu B’Shvat, and will…

  • Flag retirement ceremony slated for Jan. 26

    The New Jersey Central District Elks Americanism Committee will conduct their annual Flag Retirement Ceremony 10 a.m. Jan. 26 at the Menlo Park Veterans Home, 132 Evergreen Road, Edison. All are welcome to attend this ceremony, which retires tattered and worn flags with dignity and honor. Worn flags can be brought to local Elks lodges…

  • Voices of 9/11 hosts ‘Ready, Set, Organize!’

    Voices of September 11th will present the first workshop in its 2013 Speaker Series 2-4 p.m. Jan. 24, titled “Ready Set, Organize!” at the office in New Brunswick, located at 84 Albany St. Professional organizer Joan Melroy will conduct this workshop, which explores why people accumulate so many things, how to view organization, and ways…

  • Neve Shalom Men’s Club award breakfast

    Neve Shalom’s Men’s Club will present the second annual Founders Breakfast, during which members honor one of their own with a lifetime achievement award. This year’s honoree is David Yellin. A breakfast in his honor is set for Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. Suggested donation is $10. For more information, contact Matthew Bonus at 732-968-4489.…

  • New exhibit at Nails in the Wall Gallery

    Nails in the Wall Gallery, the Metuchen exhibition space sponsored by St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, will begin its 2013 season 2-5 p.m. Jan. 19 with ‘Windows on Heaven: Contemporary Icons.” This exhibit will feature multiple works by six well-known iconographers, several who “write” religious icons in the very traditional Byzantine style, others who, while they…

  • A flurry of flutes

    Samantha Anastasiou of Scotch Plains (center) entertains the crowd along with her fellow flutists during the Middle School Concert at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison on Dec. 13.

  • Doris Jean Piech

    Mrs. Piech, 90, of Edison, died Jan. 9, 2013, at Francis E. Parker Nursing Home, New Brunswick. Born in McCook, Neb., she lived in New Brunswick, South River and Metuchen before moving to Edison several years ago. She was an executive secretary for Valspar in Bridgewater and had previously worked for the Boy Scouts of…

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