• Community barbecues announced for July

    Oak Tree Presbyterian Church, 445 Plainfield Road, N. Edison, will hold free community barbecues at 6:30 p.m. July 8, 15, 22 and 29. All are welcome. For more information, call 732-549- 4178 or visit www.oaktreechurch.org.

  • Community center offers bridge sessions

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will hold a Friday afternoon bridge group, 12:45- 3:30 p.m. No bridge will be held August 28. The cost is free for Community Campus members and $3 per week for nonmembers. Submit payment at the door. For more information, contact Sue Horwitz at…

  • Independence Day celebration to recognize vets

    WOODBRIDGE — The annual Woodbridge Township Independence Day celebration and fireworks display is set for 4 p.m. July 2 at Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park on the Sewaren waterfront. “Woodbridge Township is home to military personnel currently serving overseas, and to military veterans who served and protected America’s freedom and democracy in conflicts around the…

  • Lecture series set at community center

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will present Comedians of the 20th Century, Behind the Artists and their Humor at 1:30 p.m. Part 2 will be held July 7; Part 3 will be held July 14. Larry Wolfert, an instructor at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rutgers University,…

  • Center offers duplicate bridge on Wednesdays

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will hold duplicate bridge, led by Al Steinberger, 1-4 p.m. July 1-August 19. The fee is $6 for Community Campus members and $8 for nonmembers. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Sue Horwitz at 732-494-3232, ext. 3603.

  • Edison man charged in Rutgers University fire

    EDISON — A township man was charged with attempted murder and arson, among other counts, in connection with a fire at a Rutgers University building last year, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. A grand jury handed up a 10-count indictment in New Brunswick on June 25, charging Shayam Sridhar, 21, a former…

  • Plainfield man charged in fatal crash on Route 1

    EDISON — Police charged a Plainfield man in the recent crash that caused the death of a township woman, authorities said. Chiwueze Ebere, 29, was charged with death by auto after his car struck the car in which Wupiju Lin, 70, was riding at Route 1 south and Plainfield Avenue in Edison at 11:34 p.m.…

  • French club hosts July 7 meeting

    Francophonie Metuchen will meet 7:45- 9:45 p.m. July 7 at 243 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Discussions are in French. Participation is free. Relaxed work meetings with moderate preparations and active participation in discussions are required. For more information, call Sam Van Chama, using French, at 732-767-9372.

  • Edison announces July Fourth festivities

    EDISON — The township will celebrate Independence Day starting at 5:30 p.m. July 4 at Papaianni Park, with live music and a fireworks show. Live music will be provided by the Tequila Rose Band and Black Rose. Food vendors and children’s rides will also be featured. After the band performances, Garden State Fireworks will light…

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