• Metuchen club to sell wreaths, decorations

    The Metuchen Garden Club will sell homemade wreaths and other seasonal decorations at the Christmas fair at St. Luke’s Church, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, and at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 7. For more information, call Desty at 732-895-7457 or…

  • Edison playhouse to host family musical

    The Historic Edison Valley Playhouse, 2196 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will present the family musical, “Lucky Stiff,” at 8 p.m. Dec. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 14. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and senior citizens. Seating is general admission. For reservations, payment and pickup…

  • Youth invited to take part in musical show

    Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, invites children from the entire community in grades 2-12 to participate in its second musical production for youth, “High School Musical, Jr.” Experienced children’s theater director Tova Halpern, from Fresh Theatre Arts, LLC, will direct the show. “High School Musical, Jr.” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater…

  • Master Gardeners honored for efforts

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension is recognizing two Middlesex County Master Gardeners who were recipients of this year’s Awards for Excellence at the 2014 Rutgers Master Gardener Fall Conference, which recognizes volunteers in each New Jersey county. Linda Larson of Edison was recognized for her efforts in the Evergreen Garden of Memories. She graduated with the…

  • Firefighters, YMCA raise funds for cancer research

    Edison firefighters recently spent a month purchasing and selling pink T-shirts to raise money for the Metuchen YMCA Livestrong program in memory of Janice Garbolino, the former health and wellness director of the Metuchen YMCA who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2002. “After last year, we decided to make a new design and…

  • Holiday train show opens for 24th year

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Barron Arts Center is presenting its 24th annual Holiday Model Train Show, which showcases unique model trains designed by Mike Gelesky of Colonia. The show opened Nov. 29 and continues through Dec. 28 at the arts center, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge. “Each year, the train show is a…

  • Lecture to explore vegetarian lifestyle

    The North Edison Branch Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, will host a lecture about the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle at 7 p.m. Dec. 9. Sue Rose, vegetarian lifestyle coach and meditator for over 40 years, will provide information on becoming a vegetarian and how that commitment can affect the ecology of the planet and…

  • Bus trip set for Dec. 16 show at Radio City

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission will sponsor a bus trip to New York City to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular on Dec. 16. The bus will leave from the Metuchen pool parking lot at 8:30 a.m. The show begins at 11 a.m., and the bus will return immediately following the show. Tickets are $76 per…

  • Cartoonist with Edison roots to present work

    Rick Stromoski, a 1977 Edison High School alumnus and award-winning cartoonist, will present his career from its beginnings in Edison to present day at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison. A book signing to fund the Edison High School art scholarship will also take place. Stromoski’s humorous illustrations…

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