• SPORT SHORTS

    Demons N Diamonds held off SS Poseidon to win the $25,000 New Jersey Futurity for 3-year-old trotters Oct. 23 at Freehold Raceway. One of two fillies in the field of five in the non-wagering race, Demons N Diamonds (Muscle Hill) was a three-quarter-length winner over the colt SS Poseidon (Muscle Hill), trotting the mile in…

  • Metuchen maintains its success under Albanese

    VARSITY REPORT By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Samantha Obolsky and the Bishop Ahr High gymnastics team looks to add an NJSIAA sec tional championship to the Greater Middlesex Conference title that the squad captured Oct. 24 when the school is the host to the North Jersey II meet Nov. 7 in Edison. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Ed Albanese…

  • YMCA volunteer lauded for fostering diversity

    METUCHEN — Many years of volunteer leadership, helping to make the YMCA more diverse and inclusive, made Ralph Steinhardt the recipient of the Martin Bartner Award. “Ralph is the finest example of a YMCA volunteer,” said Scott Lewis, president and CEO of the YMCA of MEWSA (Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy). “His work with…

  • Retreat to focus on sobriety over holidays

    St. James Episcopal Church, 2136 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, will present a half-day retreat from 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 8. Robert Walker, an international AA and Al-anon speaker will present “Happy, Joyous and Free for the Holidays.” The cost is $10 per person, which includes afternoon refreshments. This retreat will have a capacity of 90 people;…

  • Edison Elks Lodge to hold breakfast, Nov. 8

    The Edison Elks Lodge will hold its monthly breakfast 8:30-11 a.m. Nov. 8 at the lodge, 375 Old Post Rd., Edison. The buffet breakfast will include eggs (any style), omelets, bacon, Taylor ham, sausage, potatoes, toast, assorted cereals, juices, coffee, tea, milk and desserts. The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-12,…

  • ‘War of the Worlds’ set at Metuchen library

    Raconteur Radio will present a staged radio production of Orson Welles’s 1938 broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave. Seating begins at 7:15 p.m. The radio play at the library will include costumes, lighting and sound effects. This is afreefamilyevent;allagesarewelcome.Aftertheshow,therewillbeaQ&Awiththe audience and…

  • Gallery to host talk on Pope’s ‘Laudato Si’

    Nails in the Wall, the Gallery at St. Luke’s, will host a presentation/discussion on Pope Francis’ recent letter “Laudato Si,” On the Care of Our Common Home, from 6:30-8 p.m. on Nov. 8 at the Gallery, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen. Sister Julia Keegan, O.S.F., a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, comes…

  • Poor quality sleep can increase the risk of depression

    By Dr. David Goldstein On Nov. 1, we all set our clocks back an hour to mark the end of Daylight Saving Time. Sunrise and sunset is now about an hour earlier, and it is brighter in the morning for our daily commutes to work. How time changes actually affect you depends on your own…

  • In November, learn to breathe better

    By Helen Marra, R.T. If you have shortness of breath while performing even simple tasks such as dressing, doing light housework or taking a short walk, you may have COPD. COPD — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — is a serious lung disease that, over time, makes it hard to breath. You may have also heard…

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