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School fundraiser at Hailey’s Harp & Pub
Hailey’s Harp & Pub, 400 Main St., Metuchen, will host a fundraiser to benefit Our Lady of Lourdes School. Every Wednesday, all day long, the restaurant will donate 10 percent of food purchases when customers present a fundraising flier. Fliers can be downloaded from www.ololschoolnj.org/HHAP_ 021512.pdfSSARY. For fliers or for more information, contact the school…
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EHS to host NFL Celebrity Basketball
The inaugural Middlesex County NFL Celebrity Basketball Tour will make its first stop at Edison High School 5-9 p.m. March 10. Proceeds from the game between celebrity players and the Edison community all-star team will benefit the Edison MunicipalAlliance/ Youth Services Commission and Edison High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). The Edison team is…
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Edison Scout improves grounds of tower site
Ryan Seesselberg, a student at Edison High School, shows off some of the landscaping improvements he completed at the Edison Tower Memorial Park. EDISON — A local teenager has done his part to assist with the ongoing renovations at Menlo Park’s Thomas Edison Center. While restoration work continues at the Edison Memorial Tower and museum,…
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Irish Night Songfest at St. Matthew School
St. Matthew the Apostle School Music Ministry and Fathers Club will hold its annual Irish Night Songfest 6-9 p.m. March 17 in the school’s cafeteria, 81 Seymour Ave., Edison. The event will include corned beef and cabbage, potatoes, homemade Irish soda bread, salad, dessert, soda and water, and beer available for sale; sing-alongs, a 50/50…
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Basket raffle at St. Joe’s March 30
The Mothers Club of St. Joseph High School in Metuchen will host its 38th annual Basket Raffle on March 30 at the high school, 145 Plainfield Ave. More than 300 baskets will be raffled. Items include Coach purses, Apple iPads and flat-screen TVs. Months of decorating preparation will transform the gym into “Old Hollywood —…
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Cool Cat
The event’s special guest was “The Cat in the Hat.” PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Students dress the part to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Below: A student shows her affection for the popular character.
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Fire destroys garbage trucks
EDISON — An early-morning fire destroyed three garbage trucks and damaged a recycling truck at the township Department of Public Works yard on New Durham Road Feb. 17. Edison Police Sgt. Darrin Cerminaro said the fire was called in by a passer-by around 3:15 a.m. When police arrived, they observed that the fire was at…
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Metuchen library to host international film festival
METUCHEN — The Metuchen Public Library is set to kick off its annual spring movie series, the Edna Newby International Film Festival. The festival will feature three films shown at approximately one-month intervals. Each filmwill be shown twice, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Admission is free to all. Showings will take place in the library’s…
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Army 2nd Infantry Division vets sought
The 2nd (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who ever served in the Army’s famous 2nd Infantry Division at anytime. For information about the national association and its annual reunion in Reno, Nev., to be held Aug. 23-27, 2012, visit www.2ida.org or contact the association’s secretary-treasurer, Bob Haynes, at [email protected] or 224-225-1202.
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