• Paws in Park Dog Walk set for June 4

    The second annual Paws in the Park Dog Walk, sponsored by J.P. Stevens for Animal Welfare (JPawS), will take place June 4. The public is invited to bring their dogs for a walk around Lake Papianni, located at the Municipal Complex, near the Edison Animal Shelter. There will also be games and face painting for…

  • Handwriting secrets at Edison library

    The Clara Barton Branch of the Edison library, 141 Hoover Ave., will host “What Secrets Are Hidden Within Your Handwriting?” 2 p.m. June 11. Terry Antoniewicz, a calligrapher with more than 45 years of experience, will highlight the fun aspects of personal writing. Bring your favorite writing instrument(s) as well as samples of your preferred…

  • NAACP Juneteenth to feature capoeira

    The seventh annual Metuchen Edison Area Branch NAACP Juneteenth Festival, featuring the Afro-Brazilian Cultural Center of N.J. (ABCCNJ), kicks off at the Edison Job Corps Academy, 500 Plainfield Ave., Edison. 7-9 p.m. June 9. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of self-defense, dance, acrobatics, music, ritual and game. Unlike most martial arts,…

  • Pizza fundraiser for Angel PAWS center

    Pizzeria Uno Chicago Grill & Brewery, 61 Route 1 south, Metuchen, will conduct a fundraiser for the Angel PAWS animal adoption center 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. June 3 and 4. Pizzeria Uno will donate a portion of proceeds from all orders that present a certificate. The restaurant will donate 15 percent of the bill…

  • Women have certain inalienable rights

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Being the only female in a house full of men, there are many situations I have to defend. First off, is my right to buy shoes. I know that males only have one pair for each event and I’d like to say, “Big woop.” We, as women, need our…

  • Gov. Christie — Did he just say what I think he said?

    CODA GREG BEAN In the old days, if you were looking for the biggest prude outside of Aunt Gladys — who had a whole lexicon of pseudo swear words like “Good Gravy!” and “Jeezum Crow!” — it would be the man or woman charged with keeping bad words or suggestive phrases out of the newspaper.…

  • New laws would further restrict access to urban waterways

    On behalf of the environmental nonprofit Edison Wetlands Association —and as frequent visitor to our cherished beaches of New Jersey — I would like to express my extreme disappointment in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) for proposing new waterfront access rules that erode New Jerseyans’access to both urban waterways and the ocean.…

  • Reader responds to letter on college debt

    Joe Sinagra’s recent letter [“Is a college education worth a debt incurred,” Edison/Metuchen Sentinel, May 18] to your paper brings up the more general questions of whether one should go to school for an education or a certificate, what either of those are worth, and whether long-term debts should be incurred to pay for schools.…

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