• Group to discuss ‘Jewish Humor’ book

    The Hadassah Book Group will meet on May 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Highland Park Senior Center, 220 South 6th Ave., Highland Park. The book to be discussed is “No Joke: Making Jewish Humor” by Ruth Wisse. For more information, call Gustine Matt at 732-545-3147 or email [email protected].

  • Edison library offers children’s programs

    The Edison Public Library is offering the following programs for children of all ages:  “African Safari,” for children ages 2-6 with a parent or caregiver, held at 10:30 a.m. May 15 at the Clara Barton Branch Library, 141 Hoover Ave.; 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. May 27 at the North Edison Branch Library, 777…

  • Blood drives slated for May in Edison

    New Jersey Blood Services will conduct blood drives on May 2 at Menlo Park Mall, 100 Menlo Park Drive, Edison, from 3:30- 8 p.m.; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, Another drive will be held from 2-8 p.m. May 8 at What’s the Scoop, 410 Main…

  • Economic Forum VI slated for May 8

    The Edison Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Michael Cangemi LLC, will present its sixth annual Economic Forum from 8-11:30 a.m. May 8 at the Pines Manor, 2085 Route 27, Edison. Economic Forum VI will host Melanie Willoughby, acting president of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association as its keynote speaker. The event will…

  • Hadassah to welcome retired CNN journalist

    The Metuchen-Edison Hadassah Chapter will meet at Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, at 7 p.m. May 6 for an Israeli dinner and a presentation by Abdul Alim Mubarak-Rowe on “The Challenge of Democracy in Egypt.” Mubarak-Rowe is a retired journalist, news editor and educator. For 32 years, he worked in television broadcasting as an…

  • Singles lunch group will meet monthly

    A new lunch group is forming for singles from age 48 to 60. The group will meet monthly at Edison/Woodbridge area restaurants for lunch. The first event will take place at 12:30 p.m. May 4. For more information, contact Dennis Scalera at 908-222-2683.

  • State, federal officials fear diversion of Sandy funds

    By KEITH HEUMILLER New Jersey’s federal and state officials fear the state may lose out on much-needed Sandy recovery funds as other states compete for a share of the $16 billion congressional aid package passed in early 2013. More than three-quarters of the funding, which was cut to $15.2 billion as a result of federal…

  • Walking tour set for Lower East Side

    Moshe Sherman, associate dean of the Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Touro College, will lead a walking tour of the Lower East Side on May 4. The tour will include the Jewish Daily Forward building, Educational Alliance, Henry Street Settlement, Henry Street Playhouse, Bialystoker Synagogue and Beit Midrash Hagadol. The day will end with…

  • J.P. Stevens set May jazz extravaganza

    J.P. Stevens High School, 855 Grove Ave., Edison, will present its 41st annual jazz band extravaganza at 7 p.m. on May 2. The event will feature performances from the school’s jazz bands, followed by an end-of-the-evening jam session. Professional musician and newly inducted Hall of Honor member Pete De- Siena, a 1996 J.P. Stevens graduate,…

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