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Take the time now to get a flu shot
By Jennifer Turkish, M.D. Flu seasons are unpredictable in a number of ways.While flu spreads every year, the timing, severity, and length of the season varies from one year to another.While it is not possible to predict what this year’s flu season will be like, one fact that is certain is that the flu, or…
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Aqua fitness: Five tips for beginners
Have you been itching to try an aqua fitness class, but are not sure how or where to get started? Aqua fitness is a doctor-recommended exercise practice because of the low impact aspect of working out in the pool. It may seem intimidating to get into, especially for people who don’t know how to swim.…
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How to reduce your risk for diabetes
Though aging increases a person’s risk for type 2 diabetes, a healthy lifestyle that includes routine exercise and a healthy diet can help men and women reduce that risk significantly. Millions of people across the globe suffer from diabetes, a term used to describe a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high…
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Soccer clinic scheduled
The Edison High boys’ and girls’ soccer teams will hold a free soccer clinic from 6- 8 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Spencer Rockman Soccer Complex. The clinic is for all Edison students in grades K-8 who would like to improve their soccer skills. Coaches and boy and girl players from the Edison soccer teams…
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Park association announces meeting
The fall 2015 meeting of the Woodwild Park Association will be held from 7-8:45 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Avenue. All who are interested in the preservation of nature and wildlife are invited to attend. A fundraising program to repair the horse trough — the Metuchen icon on Middlesex Avenue…
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Provident donates $100k to institute for small entrepreneurs
A grant for $100,000 from The Provident Bank Foundation will benefit The Ignite Institute at Saint Peter’s University, Jersey City. The grant is the second of three $100,000 “Signature” grants — one in each of its three funding priority areas of community enrichment, education, and health, youth and families — that the foundation will make…
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Volunteers are needed for tutor training
Literacy New Jersey will host Middlesex County Tutor Training noon-3 p.m. Nov. 10, 17 and 24, and Dec. 1 at the Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison. Tutors help adults with reading, writing, speaking English and math. Students and tutors meet at a location convenient to both, with the location determined by the student…
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JCC hosts bus trip to Waldorf Astoria
The JCC of Middlesex County will host a tour of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on Nov. 12. The bus will depart the JCC on Oak Tree Road, Edison, at 9:15 a.m. and return at approximately 3:30 p.m. The cost is $99 for Community Campus members or $105 for nonmembers, and includes…
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St. Luke’s schedules flea market Nov. 7
St. Luke’s Monthly Flea Indoor Market will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 7 in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Fryer Hall, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen.
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