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Mental-health group to sponsor annual walk
The National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold the 2015 NAMIWalks on May 16 at the Seaside Park boardwalk, near the intersection of Ocean and Stockton Avenues. Checkin time is 9 a.m., and the start time is 10 a.m. As NAMIWalks celebrates its 13th anniversary in 2015, the organization hopes to encourage support for those…
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NAACP to host lecture about Quaker history
Jeff Hitchcock, executive director of the Center for the Study of White American Culture and a longtime member of the Rahway & Plainfield Friends Meeting, will give a discussion on the “350 Years of Quaker Anti-Racist Activism” at 7 p.m. May 14 at the Edison Job Corps Center, 500 Plainfield Ave. The Metuchen-Edison branch of…
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Metuchen Arts Council slates artist’s reception
The Metuchen Arts Council announces an artist’s reception for Mickey Waring’s collage exhibit titled “Bits and Pieces,” with live music, readings and refreshments, 1-3 p.m. May 17 at the Rotunda Gallery, Borough Hall, Metuchen. A reading is scheduled for 2 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, contact Nancy Goldberg at 732-632-8502 or email [email protected].
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Raritan Arsenal update addresses bomb discovery, cleanup process
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A recently discovered World War II bomb sparked discussion at a meeting to review work at the Raritan Arsenal site. Hosted by the Army Corps of Engineers on May 2 at the township’s senior center, the meeting was targeted at updating the public on the cleanup of the site.…
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Edison seeks groups to march in parade
Edison Township is seeking civic and community groups; veterans organizations; youth groups; marching bands and bagpipers; and police, fire and other first-responders to participate in the 53rd annual Memorial Day Parade, set for May 24 in the Clara Barton section of Edison. It will travel along Amboy Avenue, starting at Walsh Avenue and ending at…
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American Red Cross to sponsor blood drive
Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will host an American Red Cross blood drive 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 17. The drive is open to the entire Middlesex County community. To schedule an appointment, register online at www.redcrossblood.org by clicking on “Give Blood. Find a Blood Drive” and entering the sponsor code “Temple Emanu-El.” For more…
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Temple Emanu-El to host spring concert
Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will host its 33rd annual spring concert, featuring cantors Aviva Marer and Amanda Winter, at 8 p.m. May 16. For more information, contact the temple office at 732-549-4442.
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Garden club to hold May 16 plant sale
The Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison will host a plant sale 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. May 16 at 50 Livingston Ave., Edison. An array of houseplants, annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetable plants and garden accessories will be up for sale. Honey produced by a local beekeeper will also be sold. The rain date is May 17.
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Area children invited to join Tot Shabbat
Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will host Tot Shabbat at 6 p.m. May 15. An age-appropriate learning program for children up to age 6, it will also include a Jewish-themed arts-and-crafts session. For more information, contact Dara Winston at 732-549-4442, ext. 4.
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