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Edison YMCA to host ‘Zumba Fest’ May 2
The Edison Branch YMCA, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will host its first “Zumba Fest” from 9 a.m. to noon May 2. Registration for members of the Metuchen, Edison and Woodbridge YMCA branches is $25; registration for nonmembers is $35. All proceeds will benefit Livestrong, the free 12-week physical activity program for cancer survivors. For…
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Self-esteem program at Edison library May 4
The Edison Public Library, 340 PlainfieldAve., Edison, will present a program on boosting one’s self-esteem at 7 p.m. May 4. Register in advance at www.lmxac.org/edison/ lib or call 732-287-2298, ext. 1.
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NY/NJ Baykeeper’s cleanup schedule
NY/NJ Baykeeper, the Aberdeen Environmental Committee and Bayshore Regional Watershed Council will be conducting a cleanup of the freshwater tributary leading into Whale Creek on Saturday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. The stream flows through riparian forest spotted with vernal pools and flows down to the tidal flood plain. The space is home…
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‘High Tea in May’ slated for May 1
The Borough Improvement League of Metuchen will hold its “High Tea in May” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at the Old Franklin School, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. The event will be a Victorian-style tea, complete with finger sandwiches, cookies and sweets, in the 200-year-old one-room schoolhouse. All proceeds from donations ($10…
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Bishop Ahr H.S. open house May 4
Bishop George Ahr High School, 1 Tingley Lane, Edison, will hold an open house 7:30-9 p.m. Monday, May 3, to introduce parents and potential students to the school’s numerous educational, extracurricular and athletic offerings. The event will include an in-depth presentation by Sister Donna Marie Trukowski, principal, guided tours of the state-of-theart facility, and the…
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Moose Lodge taking horseshoe signups
The Edison Moose Lodge, 410 Talmadge Road, is accepting teams and individuals for its annual horseshoe league, which begins May 13. The league matches are held on Thursdays at 7 p.m. The league is sanctioned by the National Horseshoe Association. It is open to men and women of all ages. The lodge will holds it…
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Cherry Blossoms
N.J. Cherry Blossom Princess Amanda Ussak of Edison meets Japanese Cherry Blossom Queen Kanako Ohno, and Michael Passante, counsel for banking and finance with the office of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez in Washington, D.C. Ussak, a 2006 graduate of Edison High School, was selected by the New Jersey State Society based on her academic achievements,…
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