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Sea Girt offers historic lore, ocean panorama
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Sea Girt Lighthouse FollowWreck Pond bridge into the beautiful and historic borough of Sea Girt. This one-square-mile town includes the area between Stockton Lake and Wreck Pond. Though modest in size, the quaint beach town incorporated in 1917 is packed with history, dining and 1.75 miles of beach. Travel down Ocean Avenue…
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Baseball historian at Metuchen library
Baseball historian Rich Puerzer will present “Big League Baseball in a Small Town: Metuchen and the Summer of 1936” 2 p.m. April 3 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave. Puerzer’s presentation will include original photographs and news clippings about the 1936 semipro baseball team from Metuchen and their most famous game of the…
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Healing service at Metuchen church
Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Ave., invites the public to a special Healing Service on Sunday, April 10, at 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. The service will include the laying of hands, anointing with oil, and personal prayer for persons in need of healing, whether of body, mind, emotions or spirit. For more information, call…
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Sponsorships for golf outing available
Sponsorships are still available for the Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce’s 19th annual golf outing at the Metuchen Golf and Country Club, 244 Plainfield Road, Edison, on June 6. The course is a par-72 championship golf course and is challenging enough to be the home to the 2009 Ike Qualifier, a Metropolitan GolfAssociation Tournament. The…
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Clothing drive for boys’ all-star team
The North Edison 12U boys all-star team will hold a clothing drive fundraiser April 16 to raise money for a trip to Cooperstown in July. The team is collecting wearable and usable clothing, shoes, belts, handbags, stuffed animals, and linens (bedding, curtains, towels, etc.) The club is also collecting “hard” baby items such as car…
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Easter ‘funday’ slated for April 9 in Edison
Edison’s 33rd annual township Easter party will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 9 at the Stelton Community Center, 328 PlainfieldAve. A“best dressed” contest and parade will begin at 11:45 a.m. Township children between age 2 and the eighth grade are invited to participate. Once arriving at the Stelton Community Center, all registered…
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Emanu-El school to hold open house
The Religious School of Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will hold an open house 4:15-6 p.m. May 3. Visitors can see K-3 classes in session and learn about the school’s curriculum for grades K-12, including accommodations for individual learning styles. The school offers a meaningful Reform Jewish education including knowledge of Jewish history, traditions,…
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Eating disorders tough to overcome
Professional counselor offers information about problems, solutions BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer I n 1983 the music of the popular brother-and-sister duo who called themselves The Carpenters came to an end when Karen Carpenter’s heart stopped beating at the age of 32 due to anorexia and years of laxative abuse. Tragically, despite the fact that she…
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Metuchen police investigating burglaries of parked vehicles
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The borough has experienced a rash of motor vehicle burglaries and slashed tires in recent weeks. Two tires on a 2005 Chevy Corvette that was parked at a Kate Lane residence were slashed between March 1 and 20. The value of each tire was $320. An unlocked 2007…
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