• Trip to art studio scheduled for Jan. 21

    The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County will host a Jan. 21 trip for adults to learn about the art of glass fusion at Fire Me Up! Studio, 117 N. Union Ave., Cranford. The bus will leave the JCC at 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, at 10:15 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. The…

  • Metuchen library to hold blood drive Jan. 4

    The Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., will host its seventh annual blood drive 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 4. Blood supplies drop to critically low levels from mid-December through the winter, so donations are needed. Donors will receive a $5 gift card from Dunkin’ Donuts. Schedule an appointment online at www.redcrossblood.org. Use sponsor code Metuchen…

  • Fords youngster is new face of hydrocephalus campaign

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Hailie Mussinan For 5-year-old Hailie Mussinan of Fords, living a normal life was a challenge for some time, but after a series of surgeries, she has become a cheerful young girl. Hailie was diagnosed in 2012 with a brain tumor and hydrocephalus, which causes excess accumulation of fluid in…

  • Life coach to offer motivational message

    The Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will host motivational speaker Darren Ventre at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28. Experience Ventre’s messages through props, re-enacted movie scenes, magic and poems. This free program will also feature sports psychologist Dr. Rob Gilbert and magician Anthony Ferrara. Register online at www.edisonpubliclibrary.net or call 732-287-2298, ext. 1.

  • Twilight Zone event planned for Dec. 31

    Raconteur Radio will present a New Year’s Eve live Twilight Zone marathon 8:30-11:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at the Old Franklin School, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. The night will feature theatrical lighting, vintage commercials, costumes, radio equipment and sound effects. Dinner and drinks will be included. Admission is $55 until Dec. 31 or $65 at the…

  • ‘Hour of Code’ flies by for computer-savvy students

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer EDISON — Students at Woodrow Wilson Middle School recently took part in an educational program that felt more like fun than schoolwork. According to Principal Patricia Cotoia, the tech-savvy tweens at the school were thrilled to participate in the Hour of Code program — implemented by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)…

  • Teen’s efforts bring hope for children with autism

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Sharwani Kota, 15, of Edison, uses skills gleaned from volunteering at the New Jersey Institute for Disabilities to work with children at a school in Southern India. Her charity work helps raise money for children with autism in India and the United States. When 15-year-old honor student Sharwani Kota was…

  • Temple Emanu-El hosts January events

    Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, will host Shabbat Alive, a participatory musical service, at 7 p.m. Jan. 9. Tot Shabbat, a Jewish-themed arts-andcrafts session for children up to 6 years old, will take place at 6 p.m. Jan. 16. A Shabbat gospel service in honor of Martin Luther King Day will take place at…

  • Edison man charged in Rutgers fire

    EDISON — A township man has been charged with arson after he allegedly set fire to a building on the Busch Campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway. Shayam Sridhar, 21, was charged Dec. 25 with a second-degree count of aggravated arson for allegedly starting a Dec. 20 fire at the Allison Road Classroom Building (ARC),…

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