Horn lifter
     MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Priscilla Terrazas, assistant principal of Montwood High School in El Paso, Texas, displays the “long-horned lifter” robot at the Build for Tomorrow program at Middlesex County College Aug.
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Vendors needed for Monroe Country Fair
     Vendors are being sought for the 16th annual Monroe Township Country Fair set for noon to 6 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Thompson Park, Perrineville Road, Monroe. Rain date is Sept. 19.
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Support group offered
weekly in Edison
     The Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County, 10 Franklin Ave., Edison, offers a support group for newly separated or divorced adults at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday. For more in­formation, call (732) 738-5225.
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Edison Scrabble Club
seeks new players
     The Edison Scrabble Club meets in the Minnie E. Veal Community Cen­ter, 1070 Grove Ave., Edison, Satur­days from 1-5 p.m., and on Tuesdays from 7 - 10 p.m.
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ESL class registration slated for Sept. 13
     The Edison Township Adult School will hold in-person registration and testing for the fall semester daytime adult English as a Second Language classes at 9:30 a.m.
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Edison youth achieves national recognition
     John Soltesz, a junior at John P. Stevens High School in Edison, has been elected the 2004-05 National Vice President of Individual Programs of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).
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     MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Louis Gombas and daughter Angeline dance to the music at the Edison Family Festival of Fireworks held Saturday on the grounds of the municipal complex.
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St. Stephen Church
will hold thrift shops
     St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 120 Pleasant Ave., Edison, will hold a thrift shop every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Temple offers holy day services to nonmembers
     Temple Emanu-El in Edison will offer High Holy Day services to people who are not members of the congregation. Community services will be held in the religious school building where worshippers will view congregational services via a television hook-up.
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Seeing the light
     MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Buddies Candice Sudnick and Meghan Mudrick, both 8, of Edison, have a good time with toys they got at the Edison Family Festival of Fireworks on Saturday.
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Nonprofit group holds annual fund-raising gala
     The John E. Toolan Kiddie Keep Well Camp will hold its third annual Gala aboard the Cornucopia Princess in Perth Amboy Sept. 12, at 5 p.m.
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YMCA golf outing to benefit local causes
     The Metuchen Edison Woodbridge YMCA will hold its 10th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, Sept. 27, at the Metuchen Golf and Country Club. The event will benefit the YMCA’s Fund for Tomorrow, a fund used for three community commitments: aiding families in crisis, funding teen initiatives, and improving o...
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Women Helping Women
offers clinics, support
     Women Helping Women is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable ther­apy and support services for women, young girls and teens in need.
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Reaching for the moon
     MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Sean Gao, 5, climbs a rocky mountain by the light of the full moon at the Edison Family Festival of Fireworks Saturday night.
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I, Robot
     MIGUEL JUAREZ staff As her teammates from the Dr. Susan McKinney Secondary School of the Arts in Queens, N.Y., look on, Nicole Sledge activates her robot, which will pop the balloon after successfully completing its task during the Build for Tomorrow contest at Middlesex County College Aug.
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Garden club plans September trip
     The Edison Garden Club is sponsoring a bus trip to "Caramoor" at Katonah, New York Sept. 15.
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