• SMART Carpet and Flooring launches home improvement idea blog

    BACK TO BUSINESS News of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertisers They bring thousands of flooring options right to tri-state homeowners, and now SMART Carpet and Flooring is bringing home improvement ideas and advice to homeowners nationwide, thanks to the new SMART Carpet Blogs. Launched in June, SMART Carpet Blogs features design inspiration and how-to articles to…

  • Citizens Climate Lobby to meet

    The Edison chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby will hold its monthly meeting from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aug. 1 at 119 University Ave., Metuchen. Citizens Climate Lobby is a national grassroots organization working to build political will to address the challenge of climate change. For more information, visit www.citizensclimatelobby.org or email the local chapter at [email protected].

  • Church to welcome new rector August 1

    St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen, will welcome its new rector, Father Edmund Zelley, on Aug. 1. Services are Saturdays at 5:30 p.m., and Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. For more information, call the church office at 732-548-4308.

  • Grant provides kitchen upgrades at children’s home

    EDISON — Children who live at a township residential facility will be able to enjoy a renovated kitchen, thanks to a grant from the Provident Bank Foundation. The foundation recently provided Youth Consultation Service (YCS) with a $3,500 grant to support the renovations at the YCS Laurie Haven children’s psychiatric home. The renovations will consist…

  • Lecture on memory loss set for July 30

    The Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will host a lecture on Caring for Someone with Memory Loss, 10-11 a.m. July 30. Melissa Stables, director of Memory Care for Goldenview Living, will conduct the lecture. Topics will include dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, caregiving techniques and alternative living options. The program is free of charge.…

  • PACE Vendor Bazaar to be held July 22

    PACE Bazaar Vendor Night will be held July 22, 6-9 p.m. at Matthew Jago School, Glen Cove Avenue, Sewaren. PACE is the extended school year program for childre n with special needs in the Woodbridge School District. Arts and crafts vendors, direct-sales vendors, and antiques/collectibles dealers are wanted. Vendor fee is $30 for a 6-foot…

  • The Gateway Family YMCA presents free Zumba in Rahway

    The Gateway Family YMCA – Rahway Branch is offering a free weekly Zumba class every Wednesday evening at 7:15 p.m. through Sept. 3 at the Rahway Train Station Plaza. In case of inclement weather, classes will be held at The Gateway Family YMCA — Rahway Branch, 1564 Irving St., Rahway. “The Gateway Family YMCA strives…

  • Treats for tots

    PHOTO COURTESY OF EDGAR CHILD CARE CENTER Students from Metuchen’s Edgar Child Care Center enjoy a special pizza and ice cream sundae lunch at What’s the Scoop on Main Street in Metuchen.

  • N.J. Golf Foundation awards scholarship to junior golfer

    Brad Demitus The New Jersey Golf Foundation (NJGF), the charitable arm of the New Jersey Section, PGA of America (NJPGA), announced the recipients of the prestigious Peter A. Famiano Memorial Scholarship. Junior golfer Brad Demitus of Colonia was one of four awarded scholarships and honored at the Seventh Annual New Jersey Golf Foundation Peter A.…

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