• 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],…

  • Annual Midtown vs. Edison Boys Alumni Game set for Saturday

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The best that two local leagues have to offer on the baseball diamond will battle it out to win bragging rights and also to remember the good old days. The third annual Midtown vs. Edison Boys Alumni Game/Fundraiser is set for 1:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Edison…

  • 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,…

  • Mail call: The bane of my existence

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Paperwork: It’s pure drudgery, the fly in my ointment and bane of my existence. It’s time spent strapped to a desk, toiling over invoices and crunching numbers. The worst of it is realizing (two hours into it) that the checkbook actually balanced the first time, and I just forgot…

  • Bridge classes at JCC in Jan. and Feb.

    “Improve Your Bridge” with Gil Hollander will be offered on Thursdays, Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 and Feb. 7, 9:30- 11:30 a.m. at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. This course is designed for those who learned the basics and are interested in improving their knowledge of…

  • This week’s photo assignment: Youth sports participation

    Bugatti Pellicane does some reflecting in a photo submitted by owner Sara Pellicane of Edison. Greater Media Newspapers readers may submit photos via email to [email protected]. READER SUBMITTED PHOTO BY SARA PELLICANE/StringFly@GMNews Last week we asked for your pet photos and many of you responded. Thank you for participating. Now we are looking for more!…

  • Still going Jersey strong

    Fourth-graders at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison celebrated New Jersey’s 225th birthday Dec. 18. The decorative cake featured different colors for the 21 counties in the state.

  • Events support awareness

    SMS annual Breast Cancer Walk to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation will be held 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5 at Sayreville Middle School, Washington Road, Parlin. Visit www.sayreville k12.net Sisters Network of Central New Jersey, Inc., a national African American breast cancer survivorship organization, will host a 5K Race/Walk4Life, 7:30…

  • Medical director: We can get through it

    Gains in breast cancer evaluation and treatment offer greater hope BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Dr. Debra Camal ‘Cancer is biologically angry.” These words, spoken by Debra Camal, the medical director of the breast program at Meridian Cancer Care, ring true for those affected by breast cancer. “Central New Jersey, in general, does have a…

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