• Final summer concert to be held Aug. 25

    The Metuchen Arts Council, in association with the Metuchen Recreation Commission, will conclude its annual outdoor summer concert series, Metuchen Rocks! onAug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. TheAtmospherics, a band with contemporary/ jazz/rock roots, will perform. The concert is free and will be held in downtown Metuchen at the corner of Center and New streets. In…

  • Middlesex towns to benefit from Green Acres funding

    BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Several parks and recreation areas in Middlesex County will be expanded with more open space, thanks to three Green Acres bills signed by Gov. Chris Christie on Aug. 3. Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge and municipal parks in Edison are among the area recipients of allocations to help acquire…

  • Open house at secular Jewish Sunday school Sept. 11 in Somerset

    The I.L. Peretz Community Jewish School, the secular-humanistic choice in central New Jersey, will host an open house 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Rutgers Prep School, 1345 Easton Ave., Somerset. I.L. Peretz offers a Sunday school for children in grades K-7 and a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse community. Its curriculum covers Hebrew,…

  • Author ‘curries’ on with new Indian cooking techniques

    ‘My Indian Kitchen’ by Hari Nayak features meat dishes, grilling methods BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Hari Nayak spent 20 years in southwestern India in a coastal town known for its love of meat, seafood, vegetables and grilled dishes. He remembers fondly watching his grandmother make pancake batter and grinding fresh spices in a stone…

  • Wesley Thrift Shop offers specials, gifts

    The Wesley Thrift Shop, located at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 5053 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, is open on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shop offers new, gently used, vintage and dollar-a-bag clothes; household items; toys; collectibles;…

  • Big girls don’t cry. Well, not as much

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I did it. Much to my dismay and anguish, last Tuesday I loaded up our Huey and hauled him off to attend a campus far away from his mother. But I was a big girl. Longtime readers may recall how I all but made a fool of myself when…

  • 9/11 memorial, blood drive at Neve Shalom

    Neve Shalom will hold a 9/11 Memorial at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11 in the Neve Shalom parking lot, 250 GroveAve., Metuchen. Included will be prayers, readings and recollections by Rabbi Zelizer. At 8:47 a.m., a shofar will recall the first plane crash. At 9 a.m., morning minyan will be held inside, as will the opening…

  • Wrestling Superstars come to Edison 9/10

    The National Wrestling Superstars will once again be part of Edison’s Fall Family Spectacular Sept. 10 at Papaianni Park, located on Municipal Boulevard off Route 27, beginning at 11 a.m. “KoKo B. Ware,” ECWstar the “Zombie” and the NWS Junior Heavyweight Champion “Nicky Oceans” will be on hand throughout the day. The wrestlers will be…

  • Girl Scouts to help animals find homes

    The Edison Animal Shelter will be bringing some of the dogs and cats available for adoption to the farmers market on AmboyAvenue 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Aug. 28. A plan to do so on Aug. 21 was postponed due to rain. Girl Scout Troops 80487 and 80488 will be there to support this event as part…

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