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International film festival at library
The Metuchen Public Library will hold its annual summer international film festival, the Edna Newby International Film Festival, on Mondays in July and August. Each filmwill be shown twice, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Each film will be shown in its original language with English subtitles. The schedule is as follows:…
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New writing and visual arts camp set to open in Metuchen
METUCHEN — Two local residents have teamed up to offer a visual arts camp this summer at the Old Franklin School. The camp, dubbed TheArtist’s Eye, will show children, through hands-on exercises, how art and writing operate to create a higher sense of communication, according to the camp’s organizers, glass artisan Amy Brooks of Paradise…
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Metuchen Rec drama camp still has openings
Metuchen Recreation has a few spaces available in its summer instructional acting camp, Acting 101 for the Middle School Actor, for youths entering grades 5-8. The camp will be held 1-4 p.m. July 16-20 at Edgar School, BrunswickAvenue, Metuchen. No audition is necessary. Instructors are from The Kids Theater Experience. The week will focus on…
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‘Three Great American Filmmakers’ on July 10
“Three Great American Filmmakers” will be presented July 10 at 1:30 p.m. Bruce Tucker will offer insights into the classic works of three filmmaking legends, Stanley Kramer, Sidney Lumet and Otto Preminger, focusing on “Inherit the Wind,” “Twelve Angry Men” and “Exodus.” Presented at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road,…
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Terra Nova Garden Club brings trophies to Edison
EDISON — The Terra Nova Garden Club received three prestigious awards at the 87th annual meeting of the Garden Club of New Jersey on June 7. The club was awarded three silver trophies and several certificates of merit for its work in community service and civic beautification. These included the Hanover Garden Club Trophy, presented…
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Back in school after 20 years, a student finds her passion
Program for women provides skills to be effective leaders in politics, public policy BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Catherine Malone EDISON — Catherine Malone is not your traditional student at Middlesex County College. She is in her mid-40s, and this time around — a couple decades since her previous studies — she has a different…
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Metuchen Market Day held on Saturdays
Metuchen Market Day farmers market is being held every Saturday through Oct. 20at the northeast corner of the Pearl Street Parking lot from 9 a.m. through 2 p.m.New to 2012 Metuchen Market Day:• Cherry Grove Farms (homemade raw milk cheese and grass-fed pork)• Country Stand Farm (vegetables)• Gourmet Nuts and Dried Fruit Returning vendors include…
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Vahalla, Kazelesky wrap careers at Metuchen H.S.
Mayor retires from teaching; head nurse says there was never a boring day at school BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The end of the school year also brought a conclusion to the careers of two longstanding employees of Metuchen’s school system. Teacher Thomas Vahalla, who is also Metuchen’s mayor, and head nurse Maureen Kazelesky are both…
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Helping hands
The Middlesex County College Center for Veterans Services recently held a clothes and food drive to benefit military veterans in the area. Sorting through the clothes are David Brimmer (l), the center’s coordinator, and Paul Lazaro of Old Bridge, the center’s assistant. They collected more than 100 articles of clothing and 40 pounds of canned…
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