• Temple announces July events

    The Temple Emanu-El in Edison has announced the following July events: • July 10, 7 p.m., Shabbat Alive! New cantor Jacquie Schuchat-Marx will be present to add to the music and the service; • July 17, 6 p.m., Tot Shabbat. Bring the little ones to a fun service where they will march and play with…

  • ‘Wii Crazy’ event at Edison libraries

    The Edison Public Library will host “Wii Crazy @ the Library” for young adults at 1 p.m. July 8 at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., and 1 p.m. July 9 at the North Edison Branch Library, 777 Grove Ave. It is the first gaming event for both novices and veterans, so residents are…

  • Edison’s ‘Art in the Garden Tour’ July 18

    Six residential gardens in Edison and Metuchen will be open to the public July 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the fourth annual “Art in the Garden Tour.” Tickets are $20 and cover admission to all six gardens, plus refreshments. Children under age 10 will be admitted free of charge. The theme is…

  • Chug Ivrit Hebrew Club meeting July 19

    Chug Ivrit Hebrew Club for intermediate to advanced Hebrew speakers will meet at 10 a.m. July 19, at the home of Marian Pianko, 137 Highland Ave., Edison. The meeting is free and open to both men and women, and nonmembers are welcome. Adam Tal Deutel’s lecture is titled “The Healing Secrets of the Hebrew Letters”…

  • Edison announces summer trip schedule

    Mayor Jun Choi, the Edison Township Council and the Edison Recreation Department present the following trips throughout the summer: • July 10, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., N.J. State Park; $23 for admission and transportation fee • July 14, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dorney Park; $40 for admission, transportation, one-hour unlimited buffet and free…

  • Eucharist adoration 24 hours a day

    St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral offers perpetual Eucharistic adoration 24 hours a day in the Lady Chapel in the Parish Center, Library Place, Metuchen. New adorers and visitors are always welcome. For more information, call Sam or Elaine Convery at 732-222-9221.

  • Brio Symphonic Band concert July Fourth

    The Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission will present the Brio Symphonic Band in an Independence Day concert at 5:30 p.m. July 4, on the Metuchen High School lawn, 400 Grove Ave., Metuchen. There will be marches, patriotic selections, vocal and trumpet soloists, folk music and other traditional and classic band music. The band’s membership consists of…

  • Library to offer teen summer programs

    This summer, the Young Adult (YA) Department of the Metuchen Public Library will offer a wide array of free programs for Metuchen teens entering grades six through 12. Among the programs will be two book discussion groups, acting/improvisation classes, filmmaking workshops, poetry and fiction workshops, a watercolor painting class, an introduction to fencing class, and…

  • IRS: Check withholding to avoid a tax surprise

    With 2009 nearly half over, the Internal Revenue Service reminds New Jerseyans that there is no better time to check their 2009 federal income tax withholding levels to make sure they do not face any surprises when returns are due next spring. The Making Work Pay Credit lowered tax-withholding rates this year for 120 million…

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