• Participants sought for April 17 craft fair

    Crafters, vendors and artists are sought for the Barclay Brook/Brookside PTA Craft Fair set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 17 at Brookside School, 522 Buckelew Ave., Monroe. Reservation deadline is March 17. Proceeds will benefit the schools. For more information or to reserve, email [email protected].

  • Joel Chasnoff to appear at temple

    Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, will host an evening of comedy featuring comedian Joel Chasnoff beginning at 8 p.m. Feb. 27. The event is being held in celebration of Purim. Cost is $30 per person and includes a dessert reception and a silent auction. Tickets may be purchased by logging on…

  • Purim services Feb. 27 in Metuchen

    Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will host Purim services on Saturday, Feb. 27. There will be a family service at 6:45 p.m. with a partial Megillah reading. The “Wicked Purim” musical will be presented at 7:30 p.m. and is based on music from Stephen Schwartz’s “Wicked.” An adult service with a complete Megillah…

  • Moss School signup Feb. 22-23

    Children who will reach age 5 by Oct. 1 are eligible to enter kindergarten at Moss School, 16 Simpson Place, Metuchen. Registration will take place in the gym of the school on the following dates. Families with last names beginning with: • A, B, C: Monday, Feb. 22, 9-11 a.m.; • D, E, F: Monday,…

  • Four days of flowers follow winter blast

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — For anyone who’s had enough winter weather, this weekend will provide an opportunity to focus on spring. The eighth annual New Jersey Flower and Garden Show is coming to the New Jersey Convention Center, 97 Sunfield Ave. The event runs Feb. 18 from 1 to 9 p.m., Feb.…

  • Not just for kicks

    Jalen Edwards, 4, of Perth Amboy, and classmates work on their moves during the Feb. 13 Kick-a-Thon for Haiti Relief at the Satori Academy of Martial Arts in the Tano Mall, Amboy Avenue in Edison. Local martial artists at the academy’s locations in Edison and East Brunswick completed 11,000 kicks and raised nearly $4,000 for…

  • Authors share insights with St. Francis students

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The students of St. Francis Cathedral School kicked off their celebration of Catholic Schools Week with a visit from two authors as part of Young Authors Day. Trinka Hakes Noble, who has been an author and illustrator of children’s books for 30 years, shared some of her books…

  • Concert to celebrate birthday of Metuchen synagogue

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Congregation Neve Shalom will celebrate 75 years of service to the local Jewish community with a concert Feb. 21. The “Made in Metuchen Concert” will feature three cantors who grew up at Neve Shalom — Anna West Ott, Paula Pepperstone and Bruce Rockman, who will perform singalongs, Broadway,…

  • Middlesex County College to celebrate Indian art, dance

    Dance concert to be held Feb. 25; art exhibit will be through March 25 Above: Parul Shah, an internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer whose work is expanding the classical medium beyond cultural boundaries, leads the Parul Shah Dance Company. Right: Dancer, choreographer and educator Ramya Ramnarayan runs the Nrithyanjali Institute of Dance in North Brunswick,…

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