• Metuchen golfers are young but talented

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The Metuchen High School boys golf team has become one of the best in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which is a major achievement, considering that small schools do not often compete with the conference’s larger schools. However, this is a group that is only going to get better. That’s because the…

  • Church seeks donations for sale

    The First Presbyterian Church will be accepting donations from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 9-12 for its 33rd annual rummage sale. Donations may be brought to the church social center, 270 Woodbridge Ave., Metuchen (next to the Metuchen train station). The sale will be held 6-9 p.m. May 13 and 9 a.m. to 3…

  • ‘Soundstage’ musical event to aid autistic children

    Benefit set for Saturday at Bar A in Lake Como BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Hollywood Help Greater Media Newspapers is once again reaching out to help the public in a charitable way, and all its dedicated readers are invited to be a part of it Saturday, May 7, when “Soundstage” comes to Bar Anticipation in…

  • Holocaust Remembrance Day

    Volunteers hold candles for a memorial procession during New Jersey’s annual commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day at Middlesex County College in Edison May 1. “Rescue” was a topic of focus during the event, with Stanlee Stahl, executive vice president of the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, serving as keynote speaker and discussing stories of righteousness,…

  • Eat ice cream and support the library

    The North Edison Branch Library, 777 Grove Ave., will host on ice cream social fundraiser 1-3 p.m. May 14. Tickets are on sale for $5. They may also be purchased at the door. All money earned will directly benefit the library. The event is aimed at children and will include tattoos, games and a raffle.…

  • Metuchen to celebrate Earth Day on May 7

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission, Metuchen Environmental Commission and Metuchen Public Works Department will celebrate Earth Day on May 7. The celebration will begin at 9 a.m. with a continental breakfast at the Metuchen Senior Center, Center Street. Next will be a walk to Trailhead Park to see the progress on Metuchen’s future tourist attraction. Attendees…

  • Family Fishing Derby May 7 in Edison

    Edison’s annual Family Fishing Derby will be held 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7 at Lake Papaianni in Papaianni Park, Edison. Rain date is May 8. There will be a special children-only derby for any registered children up to 15 years of age at 8 a.m. The full derby gets under way at 9…

  • Celebrate the Earth at Temple Emanu-El

    Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will host the following events:  May 5, Zumba Gold class for beginners, seniors and deconditioned adults, every Thursday (May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9) at 7:30 p.m. The fee is $36 for members, $42 for nonmembers, and $10 per class for walk-ins. Call the temple office…

  • Furloughs to close Ed library one day a month

    To meet demands created by additional budget cuts, Edison Public Library employees are taking furlough days during 2011. These unpaid days will help to bridge the gap created by the cut in funding. All three branches will be closed on the following days: May 16, June 23, July 18, Aug. 17, Sept. 19, Oct. 20,…

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