• Area youths to put on their glad rags for 1920s party

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer METUCHEN — The joint will be jumping on March 7 when guys and dolls in grades six through 12 put on the ritz and attend a shindig evoking the Roaring Twenties at the Metuchen Public Library. The private, after-hours Roaring Twenties Party will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m.,…

  • COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

    Public invited to meet new library director The Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, will welcome its new library director, Susanna Chan, with a meet-and-greet event at 2 p.m. March 8. All are welcome. Food and refreshments will be served. Included will be kids’ activities, including origami, balloon animals and face painting. Registration is…

  • Edison rabbi rejoins N.J. Commission on Holocaust Education

    Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg EDISON — Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth-El, has been appointed to the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education. The appointment was made by state Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney. Rosenberg thanked state Sen. Peter Barnes III (D-Middlesex) for his tireless efforts in helping him get this appointment. The rabbi…

  • Talk to explore music from Eastern Europe

    Musician, bandleader and lecturer David Aaron will explore the music that came with immigrants from the shtetls of Eastern Europe during the late 1800s at 1:30 p.m. March 11 at the Jewish Community Center, Edison. The fee is $11, or $8 for Community Campus members. To register or for more information, contact Sue Horwitz at…

  • AARP Defensive Driving class set at YMCA

    A two-day “AARP Defensive Driving” class will be offered 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 13-14 at the Metuchen YMCA, 65 High St., Metuchen. Fee is $12 per person for AARP members and $14 for nonmembers. (Membership card must be presented when registering.) Upon completion of the course, students receive a certificate of completion, whichentitlesthemtoa5percentdiscount…

  • Cash for gold event will be held at YMCA

    A cash-for-gold event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 13 at the Edison YMCA, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. Gold, silver or platinum jewelry; silver or gold coins; or sterling flatware will be accepted. Cash will be paid on the spot. Drop in or call for an appointment at 732-494-3232.

  • NAACP examines history of black radio

    The Metuchen-Edison Area Branch of the NAACP will celebrate Black History Month by screening the documentary film “Disappearing Voices — The Decline of Black Radio” from 7-9 p.m. March 13 at Edison Job Corps Center, 500 Plainfield Ave., Edison. The film examines the history of “black radio” and investigates what made it unique. For more…

  • Alborada to salute Edison woman at gala

    Claudia Campbell-Matland of Edison dances “Alegrias.” Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre will hold its annual gala and fundraiser on March 16 at the Ria Mar Restaurant, 25 Whitehead Ave., South River. This year’s event, “Madrid 1930,” will honor Edison resident Claudia Campbell- Matland, senior director at Accriva Diagnostics (representing ITC and Accumetrics) for her volunteer work,…

  • Woman’s decision to sacrifice car for dog was a Breeze

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Breeze sits on Andie Molnar’s lap at an outdoor event. METUCHEN — Andie Molnar of Metuchen loved her classic car, a 1969 Buick Wildcat convertible. But she loved her Irish Wolfhound named Breeze even more. When Breeze was diagnosed with osteosarcoma — a form of bone cancer — in her…

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