• Gift wrap, ribbon needed for fundraiser

    The freshman class at J.P. Stevens High School, 855 Grove Ave., Edison, will hold a holiday gift-wrapping event 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14. That day, residents may bring their gifts and have them wrapped for a small fee. Needed are donations of gift wrap, ribbon or small monetary donations to defray the cost…

  • Center offers bus trips to Atlantic City casino

    The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County will sponsor Atlantic City trips on Nov. 25 and Dec. 30. The bus will leave the JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, at 8:45 a.m., travel to Showboat Casino and leave Atlantic City at 5 p.m. The cost is $27 per person, with a casino bonus. All…

  • Women’s Club will hold shopping event

    The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club and Ten Thousand Villages will host a special fundraising event Dec. 1 at Ten Thousand Villages, 320 Raritan Ave., Highland Park. A community shopping event will be held 1-5 p.m. During this time, 10 percent of net sales will be donated back to the Metuchen- Edison Women’s Club. As one of…

  • ‘The Wizard of Oz’ debuts as radio play

    Raconteur Radio will host a performance of “The Wizard of Oz: A Staged Radio Play” 8 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. For over a century, Frank Baum’s timeless tale of a magical land beyond the rain has entertained both the young and the young-at-heart. Danielle Illario will star…

  • Helping to carry the load

    Seventh-grade student council members Christopher Szymczak, front, Robin Himmelberger and Zachary Blanchard help load a truck with some of the 80 bags of clothing donated as part of Our Lady of Peace School’s parish-wide clothing drive last month in the Fords section of Woodbridge.

  • Bible lecture series slated for Dec. 6-7

    Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold a Scholar-in- Residence program Dec. 6-7. Rabbi Burt Visotzky, professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary, will present “Bible: The Word of God or Hand of Moses?” on Dec. 6; and “Scripture and Its Interpretation: Continuing Revelation” and “The Sins of Sodom are Not What You Think: Text…

  • Discussion on daring women aviators set

    Before Amelia Earhart’s famous exploits, many female flyers had already proved that aviatrixes were every bit as brave and daring as their male counterparts. Carol Simon Levin will discuss “Fearless Female Flyers” 10:30 a.m. Nov. 26 at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The program is $11, or…

  • St. Matthew School wins competition

    EDISON — The township’s St. Matthew School reigned victorious among 13 other Diocese of Metuchen grammar schools in the 15th annual Bishop George Ahr (BGA) Grammar School Competition Nov. 4. “Each school had such great spirit,” Sister Cynthia Babyak of BGA High School said. “It was a pleasure having them come to BGA. We look…

  • Students receive MIT grant to develop agricultural drone

    EDISON — Students at the township’s Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies have received a boost from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) program that challenges youngsters to invent solutions to contemporary problems. A grant of up to $10,000 has been awarded to the team, which is developing an unmanned crop-spraying drone…

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