• Hadassah chapter to host reception, lecture

    The Metuchen-Edison Gesher Chapter of Hadassah will gather at 6:30 p.m. May 19 at Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, to enjoy an Israeli-style dinner, followed at 7:30 p.m. by “Recognizing and Responding to Media Bias Against Israel,” a presentation by Sarit Catz, an award-winning writer and international director for the Committee for Accuracy in…

  • Radio play features ‘War of the Worlds’

    Raconteur Radio and the Metuchen Borough Improvement League will present “War of the Worlds” with Michael Jarmus of Brick, Laurence Mintz of Colonia and Carlyle Owens of Metuchen, at 9 p.m. May 15 at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Doors open at 8:30 p.m., and tickets are $25 at the door. To…

  • Jazz pianist from Japan to lead trio at Barron

    By REBECCA CHENG Correspondent From a young age, Tomoko Ohno had a fiery passion for jazz — a keenness that led her 7,000 miles away from her home in Japan to the United States, where the first jazz giants were born. Now a distinguished jazz artist in her own right, Ohno will perform at 7:30…

  • Vouchers for Somerset Patriots games on sale

    The Metuchen Municipal Alliance and Metuchen Youth & Development Inc. are offering vouchers for Somerset Patriots home games from May 1 to Sept. 13 at To Be Continued Bookstore, Boutique & Café, 420 Main St., Metuchen, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday or 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The purchase deadline is Aug. 14. Price per…

  • County GOP presents candidates

    The Middlesex County Republican Organization has announced its Republican slate for the upcoming county election. The organization has selected Alex Barletta of South Plainfield for county clerk, and Jose Alonso of Edison and Sharon Hubberman of Perth Amboy for the two available seats on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The candidates received unanimous…

  • Edison library hosts Civil War exhibit

    The Edison Public Library announces the opening of a new exhibition, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” on May 15. The exhibit will explore Lincoln’s struggle to resolve the basic questions that divided Americans at a perilous moment in the nation’s history. Free programming will be provided, featuring esteemed Civil War and Lincoln scholars.…

  • Woodbridge officials paint arts corridor in broad strokes

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A longstanding vision for an arts corridor from Woodbridge to Rahway is becoming a bit clearer. The plan is to tie together the arts village planned for the former General Dynamics site in Avenel, downtown Woodbridge and the existing arts-oriented district in downtown Rahway — all of which are located…

  • Grooving across the generations

    Right: Husband-and-wife dance duo Louis Desoto and Sandy Smehil cut the rug. Below: An Edison High School senior demonstrates some fancy footwork to attendees at the “Senior” Senior Prom held May 7 at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center in Edison. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON

  • School board approves builder for new school

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The Edison Board of Education has chosen a builder for the construction of the new James Monroe Elementary School. Dobco Construction Services won the contract for the reconstruction of the school, which was destroyed by a fire in March 2014. The Wayne-based company submitted the lowest of 10 bids for…

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