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Art of Europe, Asia at VAM Art
METUCHEN — VAM Art Inc.’s upcoming exhibition, Confluence 2012, is an exhibition of dynamic contemporary art originating in Europe and Asia. The exhibit will feature accomplished, contemporary artists Ad Arma, Briget Fahy, Hans Meertens, Mariva Zacharof, Nandita Chaudhuri, Oliver Perry, Robert Lopez, Tensing Joseph and Vinita Karim. Confluence 2012 opened with a reception Dec. 14…
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Holiday preparations
Left: Students at Edison’s Wardlaw-Hartridge School string up lights to help trim the tree in the lobby of the school. Right: Kallie Schildge, of Westfield, and Jane Anderson-Schmitt, of Scotch Plains, both fifth-graders at Wardlaw-Hartridge, take care of holiday shopping at the school’s Holiday Boutique on Nov. 29. PHOTOS COURTESY OF RUDY BRANDL
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Meeting at Neve Shalom rescheduled
The Tikkun Olam meeting that was originally scheduled for Dec. 5 has been postponed to Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Neve Shalom’s Tikkun Olam Committee, in conjunction with Sisterhood, Men’s Club and Membership Committee, is offering a one-time information session for volunteers to learn about the rituals of Shiva, and how to appropriately set and…
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Office is drop-off for footwear donations
Dr. Jason Grossman, a foot and ankle surgeon practicing in Old Bridge and Sayreville, has opened his office at 2477 Route 516, Old Bridge, as a Shoes for the Shore donation drop-off site. The donated shoes and boots will serve to help those at the Shore who have lost everything, as well as to aid…
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Grants to benefit Metuchen police
METUCHEN — The Metuchen Police Department has received two grants from the state. One grant, in the amount of $19,000, will allow the department to get a mobile message board on which the department can post messages about anything from storm cleanups to construction in town to traffic delays. “Any message can go up there,”…
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Neve Shalom presents Shabbat with Magevet
Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, Music and Art Fund will be presenting Shabbat with Magevet. Yale’s a cappella Jewish choir will participate in Friday evening and Shabbat morning services and singing at lunch, Friday and Saturday, January 4 and 5, 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Hazzan Levin at [email protected] or…
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School tech grant to bridge global gap
EDISON — The Wardlaw-Hartridge School received a holiday gift, as well as a nice boost to its new Global Studies Partners Project, when Lightpath, a division of Cablevision Systems Corporation, presented a $10,000 grant to the school Dec. 12. The funding is part of the Lightpath Transforming Education with Technology initiative supporting New Jersey schools.…
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Neve Shalom presents Rabbi Esther Reed
Neve Shalom Adult Education Committee and the Gilbert and Claudie Hayat Speaker Series will present Rabbi Esther Reed of Rutgers University Hillel speaking about “Jewish Issues on College Campuses” on Dec. 22 at the 9:30 a.m. service. Discussion will continue at the Kiddush lunch. Congregation Neve Shalom is located at 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. For…
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Gales of laughter to help negate Sandy’s forceful gales
Rich Vos, Bonnie McFarlane, Don Jamieson, Jim Florentine to perform at Dec. 27 benefit BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Some say that laughter is the best medicine. A caring group in Woodbridge is banking on the belief that “Laughter Heals.” Township residents James DeBenedetto, Kim Burkhardt and Joelle Minkler have organized an evening…
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