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Library helps drivers prep for license test
The Metuchen Public Library has entered a partnership with Driving-Tests.org to offer free online DMV practice tests to library patrons. Available online at metuchenlibrary. driving-tests.org, the resource is written specifically based on New Jersey state DMV materials. Users do not need to provide a library card number or personal information. The driver education program contains…
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Common mistakes made on home renovation projects
Spring HOME & GARDEN Home improvement projects can turn a house into a home. Homeowners plan scores of renovations to transform living spaces into rooms that reflect their personal tastes and comforts. Homeowners going it alone may find things do not always go as planned. In fact, a Harris Interactive study found that 85 percent…
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Look locally when shopping for your spring home improvement needs
Anthony Bailes Inc. Warmer weather means flowers in bloom and longer days.The spring season is the perfect backdrop for deep cleaning, home spruce-ups and home improvement projects you’ve been putting off, inside and outside of your home. Now is the time to shop around for those household items you need and desire. It is also…
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Temple Emanu-El to host open house
Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will hold the religious school’s Spring Open House 4:15-6 p.m. May 5. Visit and learn about the curriculum for grades K-12, including accommodations for individual learning styles and special needs. Grades K-2 and 8-12 are open to nontemple members. For more information, contact Dara Winston at 732-549-4442, ext. 4.
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Benefit to support aspiring dancer
Edison High School will host a May 3 benefit for Grace McCann, a local artist who is trying to go to a highly specialized camp in North Carolina for ballet. Tickets are $8 per person or $20 for a family of three. All funds collected will go directly to Grace. If unable to attend, a…
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Gloria Zastko, 83, real estate and community leader
Gloria Zastko Gloria Zastko, 83, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 26. She was born in New Brunswick and resided in North Brunswick throughout her life. She graduated from New Brunswick High School in 1949 and went on to attend Rutgers College. Mrs. Zastko started a career in real estate in the 1970s.…
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Edison woman among thousands who perished in Nepal earthquake
Marisa Eve Girawong, a 28-year-old Edison resident known as Eve, was killed in an avalanche caused by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in central Nepal on April 25. Ms. Girawong was working as a base camp doctor for Everest/Lhotse expedition, according to Madison Mountaineering, the Seattle, Washington, guide service where she was employed. Ms. Girawong was…
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Plans for Pearl Street parkers include free valet, shuttle service
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — As plans have taken shape to turn the borough’s Pearl Street parking lot into a mixed-use development, a major consideration was the commuters who would be displaced from their usual parking area during construction. The Pearl Street Piazza project, which is set to include 273 residential units and…
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Woodwild Park group sets April 29 meeting
The next meeting of the Woodwild Park Association will be held 7-8:45 p.m. April 29 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave. All those interested in the preservation of nature and wildlife are invited to attend. Woodwild Park is a 3.5-acre natural park and wildlife sanctuary in Metuchen. The park is managed by Woodwild…
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