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Solved: the vexing case of the missing iPod
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH For Christmas we surprised our young Huey with an iHome — a dream machine for anyone with an iPod. For those of you not in the know, the iPod is the technological replacement for your CDs, 8-tracks and cassette tapes. It’s your whole collection of LPs and 45s…
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In tough economy, it’s time for the perfect tax
Coda Coda • GREG BEAN I was in the convenience store this week, listening to smokers gripe about the new 62- cent per-pack tax the federal government has imposed on cigarettes. That means the feds now get $1.01 per package of smokes, or $10.10 per carton. In New Jersey, where they add on $2.57…
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Edison library to host book club April 22
The Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will host a book club at 2 p.m. April 22. The book to be discussed at the event is “The Gypsy Madonna” by Santa Montefiore. This novel is a passionate page-turning life journey to uncover the truth about the Gypsy Madonna and Mischa. Tea will be served,…
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Edison AARP events for April
The monthly meeting of the Edison AARP Chapter No. 3446, 114 Christol St., Metuchen, will take place at 1 p.m. on April 20 at the Edison Job Corps, 500 Plainfield Ave., Edison. Bob Boswell will speak about memory stimulation. For information, call 732-549-3323. The knitting and crocheting group will meet at 10 a.m. April 17,…
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Spring Metuchen garage sale April 18
The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce presents the 11th annual spring townwide garage sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 18. Rain date is Sunday, April 19. Metuchen residents can pick up registration forms at the Metuchen train station, Metuchen Public Library, Metuchen Savings Bank, What’s the Scoop, Boyt Drugs or the Chamber of Commerce…
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River Friendly workshop April 16
A River Friendly Resident workshop will be offered 7-9 p.m. April 16, at the Metuchen Senior Center, 15 Center St. The River Friendly Resident program is a self-certification program for residents interested in doing their part to protect water quality, create wildlife habitat, conserve water, and spread awareness by managing their property appropriately. Some of…
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Interfaith Holocaust program April 20
The Metuchen-Edison Interfaith Clergy Association and the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County will sponsor an interfaith Holocaust memorial program at 7:30 p.m. April 20, at 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The program will include readings and musical selections to remember all those who perished. The program is free of charge. For further information, call…
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Library to mark National Library Week
The Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will celebrate National LibraryWeek at 6 p.m. April 16. There will be stories and films featuring Marc Brown characters, DW and Arthur. Children will learn how DW gets a library card and what happens when Arthur gets locked in the library. Everyone is welcome to attend. Register…
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Meet the real ‘Rain Man’ April 23
The New Jersey Council for Exceptional Children will host a 2009 spring event titled “Kim Peek: The Real Rain Man” 6-9 p.m. April 23 at the Sheraton Edison Hotel Raritan Center, 125 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison. The event will feature Kim Peek, who was the inspiration for the movie “Rain Man,” and his father, Fran,…
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