• Program instills ‘Spirit of Math’ into high-performing students

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Alethea Chung, a first-grade student at the Spirit of Math in Metuchen, shows off her poster project. METUCHEN — A multitude of programs exist for students who struggle with math, but those who excel may not have as many options available to challenge their abilities. Gifted young mathematicians in the…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Naik Consulting Group has hired John Tan as vice president/director of structural design services in the Edison office. Tan brings more than 25 years of experience to the firm. His primary responsibilities include leading the firm’s structures group, supporting the overall growth opportunities through strategic planning, supervision, QA/QC and client liaison activities. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill…

  • Metuchen church hosts vacation Bible school

    The Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Ave., is offering vacation Bible school for children ages 5-11. The program will run 9 a.m.-noon July 21-25. For registration forms or more information, call the church at 732-548-2463 or email [email protected]. A registration fee of $25 per child — with a $50 maximum per family — is requested.

  • Registration open for vacation Bible school

    Community Presbyterian Church, 75 Glenville Road, Edison, will hold its vacation Bible school 6-9 p.m. weekdays, July 21-25. The program will include Bible stories, music, crafts and outdoor activities. Adults and children age 4 and above are welcome. To register, email [email protected].

  • Volunteers needed to assist at blood drives

    New Jersey Blood Services — a division of New York Blood Center, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state — is in need of volunteers at blood drives. The blood-service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task is to assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen…

  • Screening of ‘Yankles’ movie open to public

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County will feature “The Yankles” at 1:15 p.m. July 15 at the JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The film is a comedy about a man looking for a second chance at life who crosses paths with a fictitious college-level baseball team made up of students from an Orthodox…

  • Art lecture to focus on ‘The Rose,’ ‘100 Boots’

    Barbara Tomlinson will discuss the artworks “The Rose” and “100 Boots” at 10:30 a.m. July 15 at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The lecture will focus on what it takes to make a masterpiece in the post-modern art world. The cost is $11, or $8 for Community Campus…

  • Cruise nights continue Thursdays in Edison

    The Edison Light Cruisers is hosting Thursday Cruise Nights at the Edison Home Depot, Route 1 south, 6-9 p.m. Open to all, the family-friendly event offers music, games and cars. The event is held Thursday evenings, weather permitting, through mid-October.

  • Metuchen library offers Book Friends program

    The Metuchen Public Library will begin its Book Friends program at 11 a.m. July 11 and continue every Friday through Aug. 1. Since its inception in 2009, the free fourweek program pairs teens with young readers. During the first part of the program, each participating teenager from eighth through twelfth grade reads the same book…

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