• Beth-El deli luncheon to be held Sept. 25

    The sisterhood of Congregation Beth-El in Edison will host a deli luncheon in the Sukkah, following Shabbat services on Saturday, Sept. 25, catered by Wegmans of Woodbridge. The cost is $12.50 for adults and $6 for children age 12 and younger. RSVP is needed by Sept. 19. For more information, call 732-985-7272.

  • Learn YouTube at Ed. Library Sept. 22

    The Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., will present a program by Curt Worrell on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in which he will show attendees how to harness the power of YouTube and put their businesses on the map. Worrell teaches Marketing in the 21st Century and will teach the correct way to create…

  • Neve Shalom to host service, film Sept. 4

    This year on Saturday, Sept. 4, Neve Shalom of Metuchen has a very special night planned. The service time for the Selichot service has been moved to an earlier time of 8:30 p.m. Hazzan Levin will compose the service in a jazz style. There will also be familiar tunes for everyone to sing along, and…

  • YMCA’s 5K, Family Fun Tot Trot set for Sept. 25

    Metuchen Edison Woodbridge YMCA will hold its annual Janice Garbolino Memorial 5K Walk/Run and Family Fun Tot Trot on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Roosevelt Park in Edison. Registration is now being accepted at our YMCA branches. Entry forms and directions can be downloaded at www.metuchen-edisonymca.org. The event is a stroller- and dog-friendly course, with free…

  • Registration under way for support groups

    Women Helping Women, 224 Main St., Metuchen, is accepting registrations for the following fall cycle of support groups beginning in September: • Personal Growth/Self-Esteem Support Group, Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m. This support group helps to develop critical self-esteem and break the vicious cycle of negative, selffulfilling prophecies. • Coping with Separation and Divorce, Mondays 7-8:30 p.m.…

  • Personal Chef Gwyn Novak Interviewed in New Episode of Ear on Careers Podcast Series

    By Rhonda Rivera West Orange, NJ, August 30, 2010:  In the latest Ear on Careers podcast, produced by Top-Tier Tutoring, Gwyn Novak provides excellent tips and guidance to those who are interested in a career as a personal chef.  To access this podcast, go to www.bit.ly/9V5aLc. In this podcast, Gwyn discusses her circuitous path to…

  • ‘Takers’

    This heist movies proves that stealing doesn’t always work — even if you choose your sources well. By Elise Nakhnikian GENRE movies are all about variations on a theme. The good ones make a familiar formula feel fresh, finding the poetry in some combination of the movie’s key elements (performances, plot, camera work, choreography, dialogue,…

  • Pupils will prepare for their future jobs

    By: Linda Seida – Staff Writer STOCKTON – The theme at Stockton Public School this year is "careers of the future." "We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist, using technologies that haven’t been invented, in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet," Chief School Administrator Suzanne Ivans…

  • BUSINESS: Coming to the library — tips for older job seekers

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer   WEST WINDSOR —  For some job seekers, too much experience can be a detriment.    That is the dilemma facing many people who are 50 and older and for various reasons find themselves suddenly in the job market.    ”There are definitely people out there who are hurting and need jobs,” said certified…

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