• Pumpkin night offers fun for the family

    A family pumpkin night will be held 4- 7 p.m. Oct. 25 in Fellowship Hall at the Reformed Church of Metuchen, 150 Lake Ave., Metuchen. Festivities will include carving, games and refreshments. Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes and join in the parade. For more information, call the church office at 732-548-2463 or email [email protected].

  • Nurse-midwife, Rutgers professor receives honor

    EDISON — Township resident and Rutgers professor Elaine Diegmann has been honored with the 2014 Humanism in Healthcare Award. A certified nurse-midwife, Diegmann is director of the Nurse Midwifery educational program at Rutgers School of Nursing. Diegmann practices as a nurse-midwife at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and has developed three midwifery practices in the…

  • ‘Sleepy Hollow’ fans head to schoolhouse for scares

    Raconteur Radio is issuing a “heads up” — or more aptly, “heads off” — for its upcoming staged radio play, interactive haunt and themed party. Washington Irving’s classic ghost story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” regularly rears its head during the Halloween season. For two nights, Metuchen’s Old Franklin School, a landmark 1807 schoolhouse, will…

  • A love of singing drives Jersey boy’s ‘Journey Home’

    By REBECCA CHENG Russell Fischer has come a long way from the handmade cardboard set that he built and performed on as a child in his Port Reading backyard. Formerly an understudy from the lead role of Frankie Valli in the Broadway sensation “Jersey Boys,” Fischer will celebrate his recent homecoming with an Oct. 26…

  • Casino Night benefits Lady Eagles Basketball

    Lady Eagles Basketball will hold a Casino Night 7-11 p.m. Oct. 25 at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. Attendees must be age 21 or older. Tickets are $40 and include food, soda, music and $200 in casino money. Casino winnings will transfer into raffle tickets. Additional casino money may…

  • Edison student earns status of ‘Outstanding Participant’

    EDISON — Township resident Nikki Mugambi, a senior at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School, Edison, has earned the status of Outstanding Participant in the National Achievement Scholarship Program. Nikki received her certificate of recognition at the school’s morning meeting on Oct. 1. Nikki is one of 3,100 Outstanding Participants in the program. These students scored in the…

  • Garden Club to meet at North Edison library

    The next meeting of the Terra Nova Garden Club will be held at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 22 at the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave. Guest speaker and Master Gardener Christine Rose will discuss gardening in autumn. New members are always welcome. Hostesses for the evening will be Gloria, Lorine, Julietta and Pat.

  • Investment program offered at library

    Robert Goellner will present the free investment planning program “Socially Responsible Investing” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the library’s community room, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Goellner is a financial advisor with Common Interests, a wealth management practice in Metuchen. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call John McBride,…

  • Essay contest focuses on Hispanic heritage

    Cablevision’s Optimum Community and Olympusat Inc. will sponsor the seventh annual Hispanic Heritage Month essay contest in recognition of the rich heritage of Hispanic Americans. Open to middle school and high school students, this year’s contest asks students to name a Latino, past or present, with whom they would choose to spend a day, and…

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