• Fill a shoebox with gifts for a needy child

    Christmas is arriving early in Edison, as New Dover United Methodist Church prepares to serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child. Anyone who drops off a shoebox filled with small items such as toys, hygiene items and school supplies for Operation Christmas Child will receive a coupon for a free chicken sandwich. Packed…

  • Diocese to sponsor day of healing

    The Diocese of Metuchen will sponsor “Hope and Healing: A Day for Bereaved Persons and Families” on Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, 146 Metlars Lane in Piscataway. Sponsored by the diocesan Office of Family Life, the “Hope and Healing” day will include talks given by…

  • Metlar-Bodine House to host wine tasting

    The Metlar-Bodine House, Piscataway Township’s cultural and historical museum, will sponsor a wine-tasting event 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at The Wine Chateau, 1380 Centennial Ave., Piscataway, with all proceeds going directly to Metlar-Bodine House. The cost is $25 per person. Reservations are required. To RSVP by Nov. 17 and for more information, call the…

  • Public invited to Healing Service

    Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Ave., will hold a Healing Service at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 14 in the church sanctuary. The public is invited to attend. The service will include the laying on of hands, anointing with oil and personal prayer for persons in need of healing, whether of body, mind, emotions or spirit. For…

  • JCC to host coffee house for singles

    Jewish singles ages 30-45 are invited to join the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County (JCC) for a coffee house 7:30-10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18. Spend an evening relaxing with live music and refreshments, while meeting new people. Admission is $15 per person in advance and $20 at the door. Send your name, address, phone…

  • Edison Elks breakfast set for Nov. 14

    The Edison Elks Lodge 2487 will have its monthly breakfast 8:30-11 a.m. Nov. 14 at the lodge, 375 Old Post Road next to the ShopRite Plaza. November is Elks Remembrance Month. Veterans from the Menlo Park Veterans Home will be the guests of the lodge that morning. Remember to honor our vets and thank them…

  • JPS to perform ‘Metamorphoses’

    The John P. Stevens Theatre Company of John P. Stevens High School will present its fall production of Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses” on Nov. 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. The production will be a variety of vignettes featuring characters of Greek mythology undergoing changes. Tickets are $7 in advance and $9…

  • PRINCETON AREA: Emergency services: Saving our neighbors’ lives, one at a time

    PRINCETON AREA: Emergency services: Saving our neighbors’ lives, one at a time

    At the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad, Jay Podulchick, Daviv Illon, Shawn Gallager and Frank Setnicky set up a Life Stat CPR machine that they will be testing for possible acquisition by the squad. PFARS responds to some 2,800 emergency calls a year, says Mr. Setnicky, the squad’s director. Like its sister unit in…

  • Green

    By: centraljersey.com BORDENTOWN CITY – The City of Bordentown has been recognized by the Sustainable Jersey program for its efforts to "go green". The city achieved Bronze level certification in the 2010 round of the competitive statewide program. It is now part of a group of 65 municipalities that have achieved the prestigious Sustainable Jersey…

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