• Ugliest House in N.J. contest under way

    What’s the ugliest house in the area? Is it in your neighborhood? Have your voice heard and compare your opinion with your neighbors by voting in the 2010 Ugliest House in New Jersey contest through July 2. Vote at http://www.TheUgliestHouse.com. Voting is free and open to the public, with no sign-up or registration required. Contest…

  • Alzheimer’s support group meets July 3

    There will be an Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group meeting Saturday, July 3, at 10:30 a.m. at JFK Hartwyck Adult Medical Day Center, Lifestyle Building, 2050 Oak Tree Road, Edison. There will also be a young wives support group meeting on Tuesday, July 20, at 4:30 p.m. at COPSA UBHC-UMDNJ, 100 Metroplex Drive, Suite 200,…

  • New bowling club starting in Metuchen

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission is sponsoring an Adult/Youth Bowling Club at Majestic Lanes in Hopelawn (five miles from Metuchen) on Thursday evenings. The parent-and-child program will run for 12 weeks beginning June 10 at 6 p.m. One parent and one child make a team. A registration fee of $10 includes a USBC membership card and…

  • Edison church flea market set for June 26

    Oak Tree Presbyterian Church, 445 Plainfield Road, North Edison, will host a flea market on Saturday, June 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine There will be furniture, baby items, jewelry, bikes, kitchen sports, household, bric-a-brac, etc. For more information, call 732-549-4178 or visit www.oaktreechurch.org.

  • Parishioners age 90 and over to be honored

    St. Francis Cathedral, 32 Elm Ave., Metuchen, will honor parishioners who are 90 years of age and older on Sunday, June 27. Those who have reached 90 years or more will be invited to the noon Mass, which will be followed by a celebration in the Cathedral Community Room. For more information, call 732-548-0100 or…

  • SFS class of ’70 to hold 40-yr. reunion in Sept.

    The class of 1970 from St. Francis School, Metuchen, will hold a 40-year reunion celebration Saturday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m. in the cathedral cafeteria. Contact Regina Milgram Bossong at [email protected] for details.

  • ‘A Night at the Opera’ June 26 in Edison

    Operantics, a new opera company in Middlesex County, will present a program of standard opera and operetta favorites titled “A Night at the Opera” on June 26 at 8 p.m. at Guardian Angels Catholic Church, 37 Market St., Edison. The performance is a benefit for the Guardian Angels Organ Fund. “A Night at the Opera”…

  • Tours of gardens, historical sites July 17

    Five unusual residential gardens, hidden retreats in Edison and Metuchen, will be open to the public on Saturday, July 17, for the fifth annual Arts in the Garden Tour and Historical Site tour. Tickets are now available at $20 per adult and are going fast. Children under 12 years are admitted for free, and students…

  • ‘Me and Orson Welles’ at The Forum June 25

    The Raconteur and the Forum Theatre will present Robert Kaplow, author of “Me and Orson Welles,” at 8 p.m. Friday, June 25, at the Forum, 314 Main St., Metuchen. “Me and Orson Welles,” a beautifully rendered and hilarious valentine to the burly thespian, was recently turned into a movie by independent filmmaker Richard Linklater. There…

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