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Community center to hold driver course
The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will hold an AARP smart driver course 1-4:30 p.m. June 8 and 15. The cost is $20, or $15 for AARP members. No cash is accepted. Make checks payable to AARP. Class is limited to 25 participants; please register early. Participants must…
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Fashion show, tea to benefit homeless
A fashion show and high tea will be held at 3 p.m. May 23 at Oak Tree Presbyterian Church, 445 Plainfield Road, Edison. A variety of clothing styles will be modeled to live music. Accessories will also be for sale. Tickets are $10 for tea, the show and door prize drawing. Proceeds go to programs…
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Birthday celebration set for area seniors
The Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services will once again hold Birthday Bashes for senior citizens age 90 and over as part of its National Older Americans Month celebration. In Edison, the event is set for 11 a.m. May 27 at the Edison Senior Center, 2963 Woodbridge Ave. The Edison luncheon will honor…
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Library to host trip to Museum of Modern Art
The Friends of the Metuchen Library will host a trip to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Manhattan at 9:15 a.m. May 27. The group will leave from the front of the library. Participants should arrive there by 9:05 a.m. The new, temporary exhibits include “Björk,” Gustav Klimt’s “Adele B. Blauer” and “Design &…
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Cruise Nights offer free family fun
Edison Light Cruisers will hold free Thursday Cruise Nights 6-9 p.m. continuing through mid-October at The Home Depot parking lot, Route 1 south, Edison. The event, which is free and open to all, features cars, music, games for children and adults, and more.
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Police: Man eluded officers while under influence
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer EDISON — A car chase along Route 1 ended in the arrest of a township man, according to police. Taleb Ahmed, 33, was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, eluding and DUI in the May 11 incident. At 10:25 p.m., police received a call from a citizen about…
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Suspected heroin dealer among 22 charged in alleged drug ring
EDISON — Township police arrested an alleged heroin dealer and 21 others during an investigation that has spanned several months, authorities said. Randall Baker, 51, of Edison, was arrested May 8 after a raid at his home on Wintergreen Avenue West. He faces charges of distribution of heroin, possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS)…
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The ‘bug’ is back in Metuchen with colorful canvas of arts
By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer Artwork sits awaiting perusal at last year’s Junebug ArtFest. PHOTO BY DAVID GLASOFER, IMAGEUP STUDIOS METUCHEN — The borough’s downtown will be bustling every Friday night in June for the eighth annual Junebug ArtFest. Starting 6-10 p.m. June 5, patrons will have opportunities to take in different forms of visual…
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Take time to honor a New Jersey patriot
Teach our children and grandchildren. On May 25, take time to find a New Jersey 1776 patriot’s tombstone here in our 1,664-year-old Garden State and place a poppy flower and our USA flag on his grave. Our Jersey land has hundreds of these graves to pay tribute to this 2015 Memorial Day. It will be…
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