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Metuchen Library to host film fest
The Metuchen Public Library will begin its annual Edna Newby International Film Festival on March 10. The festival will feature four films. Each will be shown twice — at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Admission is free to all. Each film will be shown in its original language with English subtitles. The festival opens with the…
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Low-income families eligible for heating assistance
The Christie administration has announced that nearly 230,000 households received heating assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is a federally funded program that assists low-income households with their heating bills and provides emergency heatingsystem services and emergency fuel assistance. This round of funding, totaling more than $70 million, will assist…
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Israel Segal lecture to feature David Moss
Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will host David Moss for this year’s Israel Segal lecture at 10 a.m. March 23. Moss is best known for sparking the transformation of the ketubah in 1969 and the Haggadah in 1980. The day will be broken into several parts with several groups: 9:15-10 a.m., the religious…
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Pro to offer advice on getting organized
Learn the tricks to getting organized in interactive work sessions offered 7 p.m. March 11 at the Edison Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., or 7 p.m. April 2 at the North Edison Library, 777 Grove. Ave. Ana Peterson will discuss common organizing challenges and show attendees how to pull it all together with practical examples in…
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High school student from Edison will recite ‘Poetry Out Loud’
EDISON — A township student’s poetry recitation has won her a spot in a statewide competition. Christelle Marie Chua, a student at Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark, won the Poetry Out Loud competition held Feb. 12 at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown. Along with fellow winner Ankita Mohapatra of the Morris County…
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‘Classroom Close-Up’ to spotlight program for students with disabilities
The Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District’s Career Choices program for eighth-graders with disabilities will be showcased on NJTV’s “Classroom Close-Up” series. A video crew spent the day with staff, faculty and students in Woodbridge, where the program is housed at the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences. The 18-week program,…
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Historian to discuss Lenape culture
The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will host Douglas Aumack at its next meeting set for 7 p.m. March 5 at The Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 Amboy Ave., Edison. An assistant curator at the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission, Aumack will discuss the lifestyle, artifacts and culture of the Lenape Indians. The program is open…
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Ladies Night Out bingo, dinner set
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth- El, Edison, will hold its annual Ladies Night Out, complete with a Chinese dinner and bingo party at 6:15 p.m. March 6. The cost of $25 per person includes the buffet dinner, admission and bingo sheets. Prizes from local merchants will be awarded. For more information, call 732-985-7272.
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Temple Emanu-El sets March events
Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St., Edison, has the following events scheduled for March: Seussical Jr., 2 p.m. March 9. Youngsters from the community will perform in the first youth musical production. Tickets are $5 at the door. After a kid-friendly Purim service at 11 a.m., the annual Purim carnival will take place from…
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