Applebee's to host buffet breakfast for Cub Scouts
      Applebee's at 1045 Route 1 South in Edison will host a fundraiser breakfast on behalf of Cub Scout Pack 66 of Edison 8-10 a.m. Dec. 9. Admission will be $5 per person for a buffet-style breakfast that will include scrambled eggs, french toast, bacon, fresh fruit, bagels, assorted cereal...
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Baseball club seeks players for spring and summer
      The Jersey Bombers U14 Baseball Club is looking for quality, dedicated players to add to their roster for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. The team will play in competitive weekend leagues and tournaments. Excellent coaching, player exposure and indoor winter training. Age cutoff date ...
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Funeral home provides bereavement support
      The Costello-Runyon Funeral Home, 568 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, offers a bereavement support group. Ongoing sessions are held Wednesday and Thursday 10:30 a.m. to noon, as well as 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays. The free program is held at the funeral home. Carol Burner, a certified grief recovery sp...
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YMCA Scrabble Club meets every Fri., Sat.
      The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., Metuchen, has a Scrabble Club for adults that meets every Friday evening from 7:30-9:30 p.m., as well as every Saturday afternoon from 12-2 p.m. There is no fee to join. Those who wish to participate can register at the front desk or call the branc...
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Edison orchestra's holiday concert scheduled Dec. 10
      The Edison Arts Society will present the Edison Symphony Orchestra's holiday concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Middlesex County College Performing Arts Center, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, featuring coloratura soprano Nina Hand in her second solo performance with the orchestra.
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Baseball club seeks players for spring and summer
      The Jersey Bombers U14 Baseball Club is looking for quality, dedicated players to add to their roster for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. The team will play in competitive weekend leagues and tournaments. Excellent coaching, player exposure and indoor winter training. Age cutoff...
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Synagogue's Men's Club slates New Year's bash
      The Men's Club of Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will be hosting a B.Y.O.B. New Year's Eve party beginning at 9 p.m. on Dec. 31, featuring lots of food, fun and dancing. Music will be provided by Pulse Entertainment. Cost is $75 per couple and half price for singles. To R...
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Metuchen residents can 'Jingle 'Round the Town'
      The Metuchen Recreation Commission will sponsor "Jingle 'Round the Town," a leisurely walk for family and friends on one of Metuchen's walking paths, starting at 7 p.m. on Dec. 14. The walk will begin and end at Metuchen Borough Hall, 500 Main St. Participants are asked to bring flashlights. ...
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Neve Shalom Adult Ed. Committee slates program
      The Adult Education Committee of Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will present the next program in its Friday Night Speakers Series at 8 p.m. Dec. 8. Following services, Cantor Faith Steinsnyder from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and Hebrew Union College-Jewish...
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Sephardic Shabbat at Neve Shalom Dec. 16
      Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, is hosting a Sephardic Shabbat at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 16, with Galeet Dardashti as the scheduled guest cantorial soloist. Sephardic customs and liturgy will be included in the service, and a new Sephardic Torah will also be dedicated. There will ...
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Boys and girls ages 5-14 can shoot hoops at YMCA
      The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., offers a youth basketball league for boys and girls ages 5-14. Skills are improved through basketball clinics and games. All participants receive a trophy and a T-shirt. For additional information, contact Mike at (732) 548-2044, ext. 210.
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Bus trip slated Dec. 19 to see NYC Rockettes
      The Metuchen Recreation Commission is sponsoring a bus trip to New York City on Dec. 19 to see the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" featuring the Rockettes. The bus will depart from Metuchen Borough Hall, 500 Main St., at 4:30 p.m. for the 8 p.m. performance. The cost per person is $79, whi...
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Poets Wednesday continues with Laura McCullough
      The Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge will continue the Poets Wednesday program with readings by Laura McCullough on Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. McCullough has been widely published in literary magazines such as Nimrod, Poetry East and Confluence. She has won a Geraldine R. Dodge Scholarship to attend t...
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Magic show to mark nonprofit's jubilee
      Art of Living, a nonprofit organization offering programs around the world to strengthen the individual, will celebrate its silver-jubilee year with "Cirque de Magic" featuring Las Vegas magician Simon Winthrop at 4 p.m. on Dec 10 at the State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick.
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Woodbridge tree lighting to be held Dec. 7
      Woodbridge Township will hold its holiday tree lighting ceremony Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place at Woodbridge town hall, 1 Main St., and will feature holiday chorus selections by the Menlo Park Terrace School 19 Chorus. Refreshments will be served on the second floor a...
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Registration under way for boating basics course
      American Legion Hall, 314 Berry St., Woodbridge, will host a "Boating Basics" course offered by NJ Boating Classes Dec. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The course meets the needs of boaters and personal watercraft (PWC) operators for an overview of boat and PWC operation, while meeting the ...
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Animal Rescue Force is seeking volunteers
      Animal Rescue Force, East Brunswick, is seeking volunteers to work one Saturday or Sunday per month at the group's adoption centers located at the Route 18 Flea Market, East Brunswick, and at the Englishtown Auction. Responsibilities will include walking dogs, cleaning crates and talkin...
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JFVS seeks volunteers for 'Chef for the Day'
      Jewish Family and Vocational Service (JFVS) of Middlesex County, Edison, is seeking volunteers for its "Chef for the Day" volunteer program at Elderday. Volunteers are needed to prepare lunch for the elderly members of JFVS' social adult day program, located in Edison.
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Garden Club to gather for winter holiday social
      The Edison Garden Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11 for its annual winter holiday social. Hostesses will provide refreshments for an evening of fellowship and good cheer. Club members will also be decorating the main branch of the Edison Public Library for the holidays.
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Flu vaccine still available for residents
      Mayor John E. McCormac announced that a supply of flu vaccine remains available to adult residents of the township through the Woodbridge Health & Human Services Department. The Woodbridge Health Center, located at 2 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge, is open 2-3 p.m. every Mo...
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