• Jones has become Bulldogs’ record-setting swimmer

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Dan Jones This is the story of Dan Jones from Metuchen, who tore it up running cross country as a 9-year-old, qualifying for his age group’s nationals and looking for all the world like he was destined for great things. Then during his first year as a teenager, Dan tore up…

  • Bishop Ahr’s Liz Sharlow doesn’t settle for being good

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Bishop Ahr High School’s Liz Sharlow was the complete player during her four-year scholastic career. She scored more than 1,500 points and pulled down more than 1,000 rebounds. She will continue her education and athletic career at Lehigh University. Follow Liz Sharlow as she glides around a basketball court, and there’s…

  • Kids’ safety seminar slated for March 24

    Kicks Are for Kids, a New Jersey nonprofit, will hold the “Cool Kids Safety Awareness Seminar,” a fundraiser, 12:30 p.m. March 24 at the Black Belt Institute, 23 New St., Metuchen. The event is for ages 5 and up. Professionals from a local fire department, police department and first aid squad will present safety issues…

  • Edison AARP slates meetings, trips

    Edison AARP Chapter 3446 will meet 1 p.m. March 19 at the American Legion Hall, 167 Bower Ave., Edison. Walter R. Stochel Jr., vice president of the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society, will present “The History of Clara Barton, Past and Present.” The chapter has scheduled the following trips: • March 16, The Brownstone for a St.…

  • Dentist charged with fraud

    A Metuchen dentist has been charged with falsifying the dental records of three children who were among five victims of a house fire in South Plainfield two weeks ago. Paresh Patel, 46, of Edison, was charged on March 8 with falsifying or tampering with dental records and obstruction of the administration of law by allegedly…

  • Java Nagila at Neve Shalom on March 25

    A Java Nagila for Hebrew School and Nursery parents of Neve Shalom in Metuchen is being held for discussions, friendship, coffee, tea and bagels 9 a.m. March 25. For more information, call Hazzan Levin at 732-548-2238, ext. 14.

  • Anita Hill to speak at Pines Manor on May 3

    Dr. Anita Hill, professor at Brandeis University, will speak about her newest book, “Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race and Finding Home,” at the Pines Manor, Edison, on Thursday, May 3. Hill, an advocate for race and gender equality, examines the deep-rooted issues of inequality that inhibit many from achieving today’s American dream. Her book…

  • ‘When Do We Eat’ to be shown March 28

    Neve Shalom will be showing the film “When DoWe Eat,” a comedy about a family Seder and strange relationships, 7 p.m. March 28. The fee is a $10 donation per person to Neve Shalom. For more information, contact Hazzan Levin at 732-548-2238, ext. 14.

  • St. Cecelia School to close; declining enrollment cited

    Pastor: Operating expenses, repairs exceed parish’s ability to sustain the Iselin school BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Citing declining enrollment and the high cost of operating the school and needed repairs, St. Cecelia’s School, located at 45 Wilus Way in Iselin, will close at the end of the current school year. The Rev.…

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