• Woodrow Wilson girls soccer ends second season undefeated

    The Woodrow Wilson Middle School girls soccer team is undefeated for its second season running. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARC GESUALDO EDISON — Baseball manager Leo Durocher coined the now-famous phrase, “Nice guys finish last.” But he never said anything about nice girls. And if he’d ever met the 2013 Woodrow Wilson Middle School girls soccer…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Edison’s Ryan Callinan, a sophomore, was a member of the Stevenson University (Owings Mills, Md.) men’s soccer team in 2013. He is a goalie. Stevenson went 8-9-1. Callinan is a graduate of St. Joseph High School of Metuchen. SportsZone, Millstone is offering 2014 winter preseason middle school and high school baseball camps. SportsZone is a…

  • Bishop Ahr girls soccer team captures its first state title

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Bishop George Ahr High School’s Rosie Demirjian, right, and Immaculate Heart Academy’s Camille Didio get their arms tangled as they try to gain possession of the ball during the NJSIAA Non-Public A state finals at The College of New Jersey in Ewing on Nov. 20. The Trojans captured the state championship…

  • Model train show returns to Barron Arts Center

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, will continue its holiday tradition of hosting an exhibition of model trains designed and set up by Michael Gelesky of Colonia. The exhibit, now in its 23rd year, opens Nov. 30 and continues through December. “It’s the most exciting event that we…

  • Pranic healing program set at Edison library

    Donna Visco, a certified pranic healer, will explain and demonstrate a new avenue of healing at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at the North Edison Branch Library, 777 Grove Ave. Pranic healing is the name of a method of healing ailments in the body by manipulation of the person’s energy field. It has been compared to…

  • Menorah lighting slated for Dec. 2

    The Edison Township Menorah Lighting and Hanukkah Celebration at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 Dignitaries, JCC staff and community members will come together for the menorah lighting, followed by musical entertainment, crafts and light refreshments. This event is free…

  • Mother-Daughter Book Club to meet

    Moms and daughters can discuss their views of the novel “The Expeditioners” by S.S. Taylor at the Dec. 2 meeting of the Mother-Daughter Book Club. The club will meet 6:30 p.m. at the North Edison Branch Library, 777 Grove Ave. Books are available through the reference department. Register in advance by calling 732-287-2298, ext.1.

  • Pilgrims’ progress

    Kindergarten students perform in St. Francis Cathedral School’s annual Thanksgiving program on Nov. 12 in Metuchen. PHOTO COURTESY OF ELAINE SCULL

  • Diwali filled with light, color and worship at local temples

    By DR. TUSHAR PATEL Correspondent A seemingly unending feast sits upon the altar for Annakoot on New Year’s Day, when more than 1,200 items were offered up during the religious ceremony. People of Indian origin celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with great enthusiasm and festive mood in area communities. The celebration of Diwali…

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