• DPW will be crack sealing roads in Helmetta

    DPW will be crack sealing roads in Helmetta

    The Helmetta DPW will be crack sealing various municipal roads during the week of July 25. This will cause temporary parking restrictions on signed roadways. For the complete schedule, visit www.helmettaboro.com.

  • Applebee’s goes ‘blue’ to raise money for Autism Speaks

    Applebee’s goes ‘blue’ to raise money for Autism Speaks

    Representatives of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar present a check for $77,080 to Autism Speaks, whose mission is to change the future for all who struggle with an autism spectrum disorder. In support of Autism Awareness Month, Applebee’s locations owned and operated by Doherty Enterprises in New Jersey, Long Island, Florida and Georgia, donated a…

  • French club to hold Aug. 2 meeting

    French club to hold Aug. 2 meeting

    Francophonie Metuchen will meet from 7:45-9:45 p.m., Aug. 2, at 243 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Discussions are in French. Participation is free. Relaxed work meetings with moderate preparations and active participation in discussions are required. For more information, call Sam Van Chama, using French, at 732-767-9372.

  • Pallone announces grant to improve health-care system

    Pallone announces grant to improve health-care system

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) announced a $675,471 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) grant to Dr. Zhiqiang Tan of Rutgers University to support studies of a range of conditions and problems that impose high burdens on patients, caregivers and the health-care system. Specifically, Tan will be working to improve statistical methods…

  • Help Pokemon Go lead into outdoors and nature

    Help Pokemon Go lead into outdoors and nature

    For years, health and outdoor advocates have worried that computer games, tablets, smartphones and televisions have kept too many kids indoors and sedentary. Those complaints flew out the window earlier this month when Pokemon Go, a mobile game application, became a worldwide sensation. For the first time, gamers cannot just sit indoors in front of…

  • Nature photography by Julie Lee at Plainsboro Library

    Nature photography by Julie Lee at Plainsboro Library

    PLAINSBORO – The Plainsboro public library gallery presents an exhibition of nature photography by Julie Lee. “Catch the Moment!” features exquisite shots of the swan in motion and details of the lotus blossom, a combination that conveys a sense of peace and beauty. An art reception will be held Sunday, Aug. 14, from 2 p.m.…

  • Center announces presentation Aug. 2

    Center announces presentation Aug. 2

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Rd., Edison, announces Mark Levy will present “Fiddlers on the Stage: Ten Jewish Violinists” at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 2. The cost is $8 for JCCMC members; $11 for non-members. For more information, contact Sue Horwitz, director, Senior Adult Services, at 732-494-3232, ext. 3603.

  • Bus trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse announced

    Bus trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse announced

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, has announced a Senior Club bus trip to see “Rock, Roll and Soul” on Aug. 11 at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse. The bus will pick up guests at 9:45 a.m. at Inman Grove Senior Housing and at 10 a.m. at the Jewish Community…

  • Gun control laws have not stopped criminals

    Gun control laws have not stopped criminals

    The most recent shooting in Munich, Germany, along with shootings in France and Belgium, illustrates a glaring fact. These three countries have extremely harsh anti-gun laws and yet they are among the most victimized by gun-toting hoodlums. Although I would wager that most people are unaware of this, Ohio has concealed carry permits. During the…

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