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Library offers Metropolitan Museum of Art trip
The Friends of the Metuchen Library will host a bus trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Dec. 2. The Christmas tree and crèche will be on display, along with other new exhibits. The bus departs at 9 a.m. from Library Place, which is located behind the library at 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Parking…
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College to perform Svich’s ‘12 Ophelias’ play
Middlesex County College will present “12 Ophelias” at the Performing Arts Center on the Edison campus at 8 p.m. Nov. 20-22 and 2 p.m. Nov. 23. Admission is free for students and $10 for the general public. Written by Caridad Svich, the play is a contemporary look at Shakespeare’s Ophelia character. For more information, call…
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Suzanne Kenyon
Suzanne Kenyon, 61, of the Mercerville section of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, passed surrounded by loving family members on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, Suzanne grew up in Metuchen and lived in Edison, North Brunswick and Trenton before settling in Mercerville several years…
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Safety first
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM PETERSON Brenda Cortez, left to right, Christopher Chaverra and Edward Mezazen, all of Edison, look on in fascination as Edison firefighter Dennis Scholl shows them his helmet during Health and Safety Day at Middlesex County College.
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Thanksgiving dinner provided for the needy
St Luke’s Episcopal Church will serve a free Thanksgiving Dinner from noon to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 27, Fryer Hall, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen. The Metuchen Inn is preparing the meal. All from the Metuchen/Edison area in need are welcome. Delivery service is available for the homebound or elderly who live in Metuchen/Edison.…
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Booklet provides list of vet-friendly companies
A new list of veteran-friendly merchants and organizations is available through the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office. The Veteran Friendly Merchants and Organizations booklet contains the names of businesses that offer discounts to veterans with proof of military service. It can be used in conjunction with the County Service ID Card, which is available free of…
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Legislator supports breakfast after the bell
Students who eat a nutritious, well-balanced breakfast tend to be healthier, have longer attention spans and are more likely to succeed in school. For this reason, I have sponsored legislation that was recently signed into law that would encourage schools to move their breakfast programs to after the first bell of the day in order…
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Sierra Club lays groundwork in opposition to pipeline
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer While plans for the portion of a petroleum pipeline that will pass through Woodbridge remain unclear, an environmental group is approaching local governments and residents to alert them of concerns regarding the project. The Sierra Club’s Nov. 17 forum at the Woodbridge Library was set to discuss the Pilgrim Pipeline…
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Just ‘plane’ strong
PHOTOS COURTESY OF PHOTOGRAPHY BY HEATHER LEE Team BodyGoals, led by Jon Chipko of BodyGoals personal training in Fairfield, pools its strength to pull a 93,000-pound Boeing 737 in a competition to raise money for Special Olympics. Above right: Mark Bossowski of Metuchen and Wayne Kiefer of Tinton Falls pull with all their might in…
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