• Edison tricky tray fundraiser March 27

    Edison Township Education Association will hold a tricky tray fundraiser 5:30 p.m. March 27, at Edison High School, Boulevard of the Eagles, Edison. Admission is $10 and includes a sheet of 25 raffle tickets for adults over 18 years of age. Additional tickets may be purchased on the night of the event. Seating is limited,…

  • My New Life, My New Poem,’ March 27-29

    Middlesex County College, Edison, and Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, will present a literary festival, “My New Life, My New Poem: A Festival of Contemporary Immigration Writing,” March 27-29. The festival is presented by Woodbridge Township Arts Council and Middlesex County College, Edison. Twenty-two authors will gather for a weekend of public readings,…

  • MCC to present actress Heather Raffo

    Award-winning Iraqi-American playwright/ actress Heather Raffo will give a dramatic reading of her work at 8 p.m. March 28, at the Performing Arts Center, Middlesex County College, Edison. Raffo is the author and star of the onewoman show “Nine Parts of Desire,” an impassioned theatrical documentary about the lives of contemporary Iraqi women that played…

  • Edison schools identify those with disabilities

    The Edison Township Public School District has a responsibility to locate, identify and evaluate all resident students with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services, including students with disabilities attending nonpublic schools. The school district locates, identifies and evaluates, where appropriate, the following: Children below school-entry age (3-5); school-age children; children…

  • Museum to host dinner-auction

    The Metlar-Bodine House Museum will host its 18th Benefit Dinner Auction at 5 p.m. March 28 at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 2055 Lincoln Highway, Edison. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the museum’s ongoing restoration campaign, “Rebuilding Our Past.” There will be an hourlong wine and cheese preview followed by an elegant dinner and the…

  • Despereaux, Easter Bunny team up at malls

    The Easter Bunny will team up with Despereaux, from “The Tale of Despereaux,” to make this an Easter season the whole family will remember at Menlo Park Mall in Edison and Brunswick Square in East Brunswick. Professional photos at Menlo Park Mall will be available up until April 11, and at Brunswick Square Mall between…

  • 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.

  • Artists sought for Junebug ArtFest

    The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce and the Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission are seeking artists of all kinds (visual and performing) to participate in Metuchen’s second annual Junebug ArtFest. The ArtFest will transform Metuchen every Friday evening in June into a haven for artists and art lovers. The event is slated to take place 7-10…

  • ‘Mini Metuchen’ figures available now

    “Mini Metuchen” figures, crafted by Hometowne Collectibles, are now available for sale by the Borough Improvement League. Each figure is a custom-designed handcrafted miniature reproduction of famous Metuchen sites. The full-color figures vary in size, but are each approximately 6 inches high and cut from ¾-inch wood. They are $16 each plus shipping and handling.…

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