• Edison Fall Family Spectacular Sept. 25-26

    The Edison council and Recreation Department will sponsor the 17th annual Edison Fall Family Spectacular 6-11 p.m Sept. 25, and 2-11 p.m. Sept. 26, along Amboy Avenue (off Route 1) from Jackson Avenue to Waltuma Avenue, Edison. There will be rides, games, food, crafts, local merchants and vendors. There will be two stages of live…

  • Garden club to hold first meeting Sept. 23

    The Terra Nova Garden Club will hold its first meeting at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Minnie B. Veal Center, 1070 Grove Ave., Edison. This will be a general meeting to discuss the accomplishments of the beginning of the year and the goals for the rest of the year. On Sept. 11 there will…

  • Spaces available at Giant Yard Sale

    The Level Club of South River is seeking vendors for its semiannual Giant Yard Sale set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 3 on the grounds at the Masonic Temple, 120 Old Bridge Turnpike, Sayreville. Rain date is Oct. 4. Rental cost for a table and a space is $15; space only, $10. Checks should be…

  • Metuchen Diocese to celebrate Blue Mass

    The Diocese of Metuchen will celebrate its eighth annual Blue Mass at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 23 at Our Lady of the Mount Roman Catholic Church, Warren. Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski will serve as principal celebrant and homilist. The Mass honors all active, retired and deceased law enforcement officials from the four counties served by the…

  • Workshop on grant writing set for Sept. 23

    Applications for arts grants to fund projects taking place January through December 2010 are now available through the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Applications must be submitted online no later than midnight Oct. 21. Signature pages, Americans with DisabilitiesAct forms, and all support materials must be postmarked or brought to the commission’s office at…

  • Dalina: County moving forward despite economic challenges

    NEW BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County Freeholder Director Stephen J. Dalina began his State of the County address on Sept. 17 by acknowledging the country’s worst economic situation since the Great Depression, but by providing numerous examples of how the county is moving forward with community programs and cost-saving measures. “Despite this challenge, Middlesex County remains…

  • Edison teen completes summer internship at UMDNJ

    Wardlaw-Hartridge School senior worked in science lab as the only high-schooler BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE SCHOOL Edison resident Devi Mody working over the summer at the Liberty Science Center’s Partners in Science program at University of Medicine and Dentistry- New Jersey (UMDNJ) Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway. Mody…

  • Theater course to be offered at MCC

    Middlesex County College, in cooperation with the State Theatre, is offering a theater class that goes behind the scenes and shows students what the world of theater is really like. It begins Sept. 29 as part of the college’s fall II schedule. “Students are going to be able to go behind the scenes at the…

  • Local medical center forges bond with Republic of Georgia

    Jewish Renaissance Medical Center to visit nation, hoping to provide residents with better health care BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff The Jewish Renaissance Medical Center in Perth Amboy welcomed Republic of Georgia first lady Sandra Roelofs on Sept. 16. Roelofs visited the facility to implement some of the medical practices…

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