• Freeholder encouraged to ask governor to resign

    Freeholder encouraged to ask governor to resign

    The article, “Officials Concerned over Monmouth Park ” (Aug. 25, Independent), is amazing. All of a sudden Freeholder Thomas Arnone is concerned about the future and fate of Monmouth Park. Even if he is not a regular, has he not read the stories in the Independent and other daily papers? Where has he been? His…

  • Remembrance Ceremony on Sept. 11 in Edison

    Remembrance Ceremony on Sept. 11 in Edison

    Mayor Thomas Lankey, the Edison Council and the Edison Recreation Department respectfully invite you and your family to remember and reflect on the event that changed our lives forever. A Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 11 at Papaianni Park, Edison. For further information or questions, please call 732-248-7314.  

  • Woodbridge Library holding Coding Club for teens

    Woodbridge Library holding Coding Club for teens

    Based on the positive feedback received for the Summer Coding Club, Woodbridge Main Library will be offering a Fall Coding Club beginning Sept. 20 and continuing to Nov. 15. Teens and tweens in grades 6-12 can learn the basics of computer coding on Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m. in the Main Library BEC Room. Members will…

  • Registration open for Twitter seminar

    Registration open for Twitter seminar

    A workshop titled “Twitter for Beginners and Beyond!” is planned for 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Sayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road. Social-media expert Deborah A. Bailey will offer a live, hands-on demonstration covering topics such as starting one’s own account, “tweeting,” posting photos and managing security settings. Participants are encouraged to come prepared…

  • Library will offer computer-safety talk

    Library will offer computer-safety talk

    Tech-gadget guru Hank Loch will present a workshop titled “Safe Computer Practices” 6-8 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Sayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road. Topics will include how to protect a computer from malicious software, using safe practices when using email, keeping a computer up-to-date with the latest security and software updates, and other tips…

  • Metuchen church holding free monthly Sunday dinners

    Metuchen church holding free monthly Sunday dinners

    The First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen is serving free community dinners the second Sunday of each month at 5 p.m. in the church’s Social Center at 270 Woodbridge Ave., Metuchen. The next dinner will be on Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. followed by dinners on Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11. All are welcome…

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  • Wandering through one conversation after another

    Wandering through one conversation after another

    By Lori Clinch Although my family worries about me, I think I have adapted quite nicely to my bad memory. Knowing full good and well what my capabilities are, I make lists and leave them in prominent places. I ask those around me, whose memories are still intact, to remind me of important events and…

  • Tickets available for Special Strides fundraiser

    Tickets available for Special Strides fundraiser

    Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center, Monroe, will hold its 2016 Benefit Barn Dance 6:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Congress Hill Farm, 118 Federal Road, Monroe. The event will feature a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, an auction and a drawing for a $5,000 Amazon gift card. Special Strides is a nonprofit organization devoted to improving the…

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