• Neve Shalom to hold blood drive March 25

    Neve Shalom will hold a blood drive in memory of Michael Allan Thompson from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at Miller Ballroom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. Anyone age 16 or over can donate blood. Contact Matthew Bonus at [email protected] or 732- 968-4489

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    All items in Police Beat are taken from police department records. All suspects are presumed innocent until found guilty in court. EDISON ••• Three lockers were broken into at the Planet Fitness on Route 1 south between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. on March 13. The victims told police that the locks were broken off and…

  • ‘Holocaust Resisters’ at Neve Shalom

    Neve Shalom of Metuchen Adult Education Committee and the Gilbert and Claudie Hayat Speaker Series will host Professor Patrick Henry from the Language Department at Whitman College, as he presents “Holocaust Resisters” at the 9:30 a.m. March 31 service. Discussion will continue at a light luncheon. For more information, contact Hazzan Sheldon Levin at 732-548-2238,…

  • Garden clubs to hold combined meeting

    The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison, the Woodbridge Garden Club and the Metuchen Garden Club will hold a combined meeting at the Edison main library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, 6:45 p.m. March 28. Guest speaker Bruce Crawford will present Design Principles for Sustainable Gardens, which is aimed at novice, pro and wanna-be gardeners. New…

  • Hadassah Shabbat slated for March 30

    All are welcome to attend the Colonia and Metuchen-Edison’s annual Hadassah Shabbat program March 30 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. A dinner catered by Lox, Stock & Deli, including vegetarian options, will follow the Kabbalat Shabbat service. The cost for dinner is $21 for adults, $8 for children…

  • Edison school community hits court with NFL players

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced Players pose for a picture after the NFL Pros-Edison All Stars game. Among the current and former NFL players were Michael Campbell (standing at left), J’vonne Parker (center) Joey Porter (second from right), Darnell Stapleton (at right), and (kneeling, l-r) Rian Wallace and Zamir Cobb.…

  • Launch party set for new art blog

    The public is invited to celebrate the launch of Throckmartin.com, an art blog chronicling the journey of an artist and her art making process. This event will take place on March 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Makeda Restaurant & Gallery, 338 George St., New Brunswick. The event will feature an install of paintings…

  • Edison h.s. to present ‘The Wedding Singer’

    Edison High School, 50 Boulevard of Eagles, will present the musical “The Wedding Singer,” which takes us back to the ’80s, when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and the wedding singer may just be the coolest guy in the room. Shows began on March 15 and will continue March 23 and…

  • Police charge man in alleged theft by deception scheme in Metuchen

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Police have charged a 27-year-old Pennsylvania man with theft by deception after he allegedly tried to rent a borough home that was not his to rent. Jermaine C. Williams, of Bush Kill, Pa., was charged with theft by deception, burglary and possession of burglary tools on March 12.…

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