• Civil War discussion group to meet Jan. 10

    The Gen. G.W. Taylor Civil War Round Table, a discussion group for those interested in the American Civil War, will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Red Mill Museum Village, 56 Main St., Clinton, at 7 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room. The program will feature Buster Keaton’s “The General,” a silent movie focused…

  • Havdalah, musical program at Neve Shalom

    Neve Shalom, Metuchen, will conduct a Havdalah and musical program starting at 6 p.m. Jan 28. Bet class students will lead Havdalah; in memory of Debbie Friedman, all of the songs will be her compositions. Refreshments will be served. There is no charge. For more information contact Hazzan Levin at 732-548-2238, ext. 14.

  • Evening of Israeli dancing Jan. 16

    All active adults are invited to attend an evening of Israeli dancing with master teacher Miriam Handler at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County 8-9:30 p.m. Jan. 16. No prior experience is necessary. The goal is fun, physical and mental exercise while feeling love for Israel in your heart. Light refreshments will be served.…

  • Places to go

    Judy Minnium (l-r) of Scotch Plains, Logan Hill of Dayton and Janeyce McCray of Union, all fourth-graders at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School, Edison, make elevation maps out of “geogoop” as part of their study of New Jersey geography. Each map was then color-coded to represent the four geographic regions of the state during the recent project.…

  • Completely bowled over by football

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Oh, what a busy time. Hustling and bustling, moving to and fro. The food has to be right, the attire must properly coordinate and traditions considered. Someone has to fluff the couch cushions, others are to hang the banners, and let’s face it, sports fans, the dip simply isn’t…

  • Photo

    The Middlesex County College annual holiday party included a food drive that collected hundreds of pounds of food for the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services. Pictured with the donations are Gina Bedoya (l-r) of South Plainfield, a counselor in the Counseling and Career Services Department; William Egbert of Sayreville, DECA coordinator; College…

  • Nominations sought for heart assoc. award

    The American Heart Association is accepting nominations for its sixth annual New Jersey Go Red for Women “Woman of Distinction” award sponsored by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. The award recognizes women who make it their mission to help to improve the lives of other women. Nominations will be accepted through Feb.…

  • Children embrace the holidays at annual party

    Embrace Kids Foundation provides Winter Wonderland for patients, families The Embrace Kids Foundation held a holiday party for children who have cancer, sickle cell disease or other blood disorders on Dec. 17. Children and their families were treated to a Build-A-Bear station, cookie decorating, video games and live entertainment. NEW BRUNSWICK — The annual Embrace…

  • How about a nice watch when these folks retire?

    CODA GREG BEAN All right, wage slaves — at least those of you who have toiled in the mines of the dreaded private sector — I’ve got a question. I remember my last day on nearly every job I ever had, and I remember my final paycheck. I remember getting paid for vacation accumulated that…

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