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Glass show
Connie and Anthony Rossi of Somerset browse the items on display at the Garden State Depression Glass Club’s 31st semi-annual show and sale at the Lakeview School on Oak Drive, Edison, on Oct. 16. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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October means creepy fun at Metuchen’s Raconteur
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent METUCHEN — ’Tis the season for a good scare, and The Raconteur is happy to oblige. The borough bookstore will be holding three Halloween events before the month is through as part of what it calls “Shocktober.” Two film screenings will be held at the nearby Forum Theatre, while its “Haunted…
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Volunteers sought for hunger project
Jessica Stadtmauer and Brianna Morgan, members of Metuchen Girl Scout Troop No. 80743, will work on a gleaning project for their Silver Award beginning at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 22 at VonThun Farms, 519 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction. Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers’ fields after the fields have been commercially harvested.…
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‘Flip the Switch’ at Edison library
Registration is open for Darren Ventre’s motivation class, “Flip the Switch,” at the North Edison Branch Library, 777 Grove Ave., 7 p.m. Oct. 24. Ventre will discuss how to overcome the four toxic thoughts that poison every area of life, overcome laziness and get rid of energy vampires that destroy zest for living. The first…
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Brain-tumor forum scheduled for Oct. 29
The Brain Tumor Support Group, now in its 20th year, along with the JFK Brain Tumor Center, the Musella Foundation and the Monmouth and Ocean County Brain Tumor Support Group will host Diagnosis Brain Tumor: You Are Not Alone IV, a regional brain-tumor conference set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 29 at JFK Medical Center,…
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Connections program seeks volunteers
The Connections program of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, a voluntary child-to-adult match program, is seeking adult volunteers to provide a positive friend relationship to children and youths who have suffered a loss or have special needs. These children reside in Middlesex County and Franklin Township and are in need of a positive role model.…
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Women’s group to host ‘Love Games’ author
Women Helping Women (WHW) will present Thomas M. Jones and his interactive workshop, “Love Games: The Hidden Rules of Relationship,” at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen, beginning at 10 a.m. Nov. 5. The presentation is based on Jones’ book of the same name. News 12 New Jersey anchor Della Crews will host…
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Walk to raise awareness of domestic violence
The Undergraduate Social Work Organization at Rutgers University-New Brunswick (USWO) will host the third annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk in memory of Krystal Skinner on Oct. 22 at 135 College Ave., New Brunswick. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and there will be entertainment, prizes and free food. Funds from the walk will be used to…
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‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at arts center
The Forum Theater Arts Center is hosting “Jack and The Beanstalk,” presented by A Kids Forum, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. The arts center is located at 314 Main St., Metuchen. This adaptation, written by Bert Bernardi, is a musical re-telling of the boy who follows the Bean…
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