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Bulletin Board March 22, 2005
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2005 dog, cat licenses available at borough hall
     Dog and cat licenses for 2005 are now available at Metuchen Borough Hall. Licenses can be renewed via mail by filling out the application that will be included with the recycling schedule, or they can be purchased from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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‘Little Darlin’s Spring Fling’ slated for April 1
     The Edison Recreation Department, will present the 12th annual “Little Darlin’s Spring Fling” from 7-9:30 p.m. April 1 at the Stelton Community Center, 328 Plainfield Ave. The event — whose theme is “What a Pair” — is open to Edison 3-year-olds through sixth-graders, escorted by an adult (father/da
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Cell phone drive to run through March
     As part of Weichert’s community service outreach program, Weichert, Realtors, Metuchen, is holding a cell phone drive to benefit Woodbridge senior citizens. Cell phones and their chargers can be brought to the Metuchen office, located at 640 Middlesex Ave., from now until March 31. They will be take
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YMCA to offer two-day driver-safety program
     The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., is holding a two-day AARP driver-safety program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 9 and 16 to help individuals improve their driving skills. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a certificate, which will entitle them to a 5-percent discount
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Local preschool slates open house April 9
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‘It’s Raining Books!’ in April at Edison libraries
     Beginning April 5, the children’s department of the Edison Public Library will hold registration in person or by phone for children ages 2-5 with parent/caregiver for “Umbrellas Up! It’s Raining Books!” Youngsters will experience an April “shower” of stories, songs and crafts. Registration is limite
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Library to present foreign films for spring festival
     The Friends of the Edison Public Library is sponsoring the spring International Film Festival. The films, which have English subtitles, will be shown at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evenings at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. To reserve seats, call the library at (732) 287-2298, ext. 1. Movies a
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Arts society seeking artist entries for June exhibition
     The Edison Arts Society (EAS) is seeking artist entries for its juried open exhibition titled “Phantasmagoric,” opening in June at the society’s permanent art gallery at the Sheraton Edison Hotel at Raritan Center, 125 Raritan Center Parkway. The exhibit — which is being juried by Philip Orenstein,
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Garden club meeting slated for April 11
     The Edison Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. April 11 in the conference room at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. Niki Graf, floriculture greenhouse supervisor for Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, will present “Ikebana,” the Japanese art of flower
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Arts society announces winners of poetry contest
     The Edison Arts Society has announced the 2005 winners of its annual middle and high school poetry competition. More than 150 poems were submitted from six area high schools and four area middle schools, with topics ranging from nature to anger to love and peace. Each winner and runner-up will recei
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Tribute planned for fairy-tale writer H.C. Andersen
     Danish Archives North East (DANE) is sponsoring a celebration in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, the famous fairy-tale writer — who was also an artist, dancer, poet, playwright and professor — at 2 p.m. April 3 at the Danish home, 855 New Durham Road, Edison.
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Support group offered weekly in Edison
     The Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County, 515 Plainfield Ave., Suite 201, Edison, offers a support group for newly separated or divorced adults at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday.
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YMCA to sponsor trip for active older adults
     The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., is sponsoring a trip for active older adults to the Festival of Lights extravaganza in Holmdel March 30. Bus will depart at 9:30 a.m. from the Metuchen municipal pool parking lot on Lake Avenue and will return at 4 p.m. Cost is $50 per person. To register, visi
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Woman’s Club to hold monthly meeting April 6
     The Metuchen-Edison Woman’s Club, an organization dedicated to benefiting the area’s communities since 1961, will hold its monthly membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. April 6 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 17 Oak Ave. (on the corner of Route 27) in Metuchen. Dr. Jay Yuhas of Yuhas Chiropractic Health C
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YMCA health program to focus on food and fitness
     The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., will present “Health Habits for Life,” a six-week guide to food and fitness with a step-by-step approach to putting together a healthy, lifelong eating and fitness plan. The program will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and will run from April 13 to May 18, with
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Theater company to offer many children’s shows
     Forum Theatre Co., Metuchen, has announced its schedule of productions for A Kid’s Forum, the company’s theater program for young and family audiences.
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Conservation is theme of contests for students
     “Celebrate Conservation!” is the theme of the 2005 Conservation Poster and Bumper Sticker contests sponsored by the Freehold Soil Conservation District.
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DEP offers free trees to local groups, nonprofits
     In celebration of Arbor Day, local organizations and nonprofit groups are invited to join communities across the Garden State in planting tube-seedling trees to improve the environment.
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Funeral home to offer free bereavement support
     The Costello-Runyon Funeral Home, 568 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, is offering a bereavement support group. These ongoing sessions will be held every Thursday morning from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The program, which is free of charge, will take place at the funeral home.
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Substitute MET school crossing guards needed
     The Metuchen Police Department is now taking applications for substitute school crossing guards. Full-time shifts are three hours, part time is as needed. Applications are kept on file and referred to when regular positions open up. Interested parties are asked to contact Capt. Bergen or Dispatcher
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St. Francis Lenten series to meet each Thursday
     The Most Rev. Edward T. Hughes, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Metuchen, will conduct a six-part Lenten series on the Thursdays of Lent at St. Francis Cathedral, 32 Elm Ave., Metuchen. Hughes will be celebrant and homilist at the 12:10 p.m. Mass. Theme is “The Eucharist.” All are welcome.
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Substitute MET school crossing guards needed
     The Metuchen Police Department is now taking applications for substitute school crossing guards. Full-time shifts are three hours, part time is as needed. Applications are kept on file and referred to when regular positions open up. Interested parties are asked to contact Capt. Bergen or Dispatcher
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St. Francis Lenten series to meet each Thursday
     The Most Rev. Edward T. Hughes, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Metuchen, will conduct a six-part Lenten series on the Thursdays of Lent at St. Francis Cathedral, 32 Elm Ave., Metuchen. Hughes will be celebrant and homilist at the 12:10 p.m. Mass. Theme is “The Eucharist.” All are welcome.
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