• Children’s music series to continue on Feb. 22

    Family Arts of Metuchen will present a children’s concert by Fuzzy Lemons as part of the Snowflake Series at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, at 4 p.m. Feb. 22. Tickets will be sold at the door for $4. This program is sponsored in part by the Metuchen Arts Council and the Borough…

  • Blood drives scheduled in Edison, Metuchen

    New Jersey Blood Services will conduct blood drives at the following locations and dates:  Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 19  What’s the Scoop, 410 Main St., Metuchen, 1:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 20  Wardlaw Hartridge Upper School, 1295 Inman Ave., Edison, noon to 6 p.m. Feb. 26 To…

  • Workshop to offer tips on marketing a home

    The North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, will host a workshop on the process of getting a home ready for sale at 7 p.m. Feb. 24. Learn the six major factors that influence the sale of real estate. Berkshire Hathaway Home Services professionals will be available to answer questions. In addition, a professional home…

  • Preschool open house date slated for Feb. 19

    Bright Beginnings Preschool, located at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will hold an open house 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 19. The preschool program is for children age 2½ to 5. The core curriculum includes swimming, physical education and music appreciation in classes with a low student-teacher ratio. For more…

  • Feb. 25 program to address sexual assault

    The Middlesex County Federation of Democratic Women will host “Rape and Sexual Assault” at the Clara Barton American Legion Post 324, 156 Brower Ave., Edison, 7-9:30 p.m. Feb. 25. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Register by Feb. 20. For more information or to register, call 973-583-8944…

  • Metuchen students raise funds to honor memory of friend

    By RACHEL GULOTTA Correspondent METUCHEN — Students from Metuchen High School honored a fellow teen who recently lost his battle with cancer by donating more than $3,700 to the Embrace Kids Foundation. The students banded together to raise money for the New Brunswick organization in honor of Conor McCadden, a 16-year-old MHS junior and captain…

  • Business owner honored for giving students a start

    EDISON — A township resident who provides a helping hand to students at his alma mater has been named Business Partner of the Year by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools Board of Education. Over the years, Bill Leary, 44, has taken on a number of the vo-tech district’s students and graduates in his…

  • New Jersey should opt out of PARCC test

    I attended the Jan. 29 public hearing at Jackson Liberty High School in Jackson that was held by the Study Commission on the Use of Student Assessments in New Jersey not as a parent, school administrator or teacher; just as an observer and a concerned citizen regarding the future education of our children in New…

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    KAREN KESTEN Wind creates patterns in a snowdrift in central New Jersey.

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