Temple Emanu-El to host spring concert, family service
      Temple Emanu-El in Edison will be hosting the following events inMay. The annual spring concert, themed "Many Lands, One People," featuring Jewishmusic fromall over the world, will be held May 17 beginning at 8 p.m.
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Metuchen Library to host kids' programs in May
      The Metuchen Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., will hold the following children's programs inMay for Metuchen residents. Preschool patrol, for 3-year-olds, Mondays, May 5-19, at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies, for toddlers 18-24 months, May 6 and 20 at 10:30 a.m.; Ready Readers, 4-6-year-olds, May 7 and 21, ...
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Convertibles sought for local Memorial Day parade
      On Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, Metuchen will continue its tradition with one of the area's longest-established Memorial Day parades. The parade will begin at 10 a.m., rain or shine. A brief ceremony will be held at Memorial Park at the conclusion of the parade.
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Garden club to host high tea at main library May 3
      Edison Garden Club's annual high tea, "Springtime in Your Garden," will be held May 3 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Edison Public Library's Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. A professional flower-arranging demonstration will be give by Pamela Jaynne, owner of Pocketful of Posies,Morristown, using pl...
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Wardlaw-Hartridge choirs to sing at benefit
      The Upper School Concert Choir and the seventh- and eighth-grade Treble Choir from Wardlaw-Hartridge School, Edison, will perform a benefit concert April 24, 7:30 p.m., at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, 716WatchungAve., Plainfield. The concert will benefit Joyful Noise, a chorus of adults wi...
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Police crossing guards needed in Metuchen
      The Metuchen Police Department is now accepting applications for crossing guards. Salary is $10 per hour. Interested parties can contact Patrolman David Liantonio at (732) 632-8547 or Capt. Robin Rentenberg at (732) 632- 8548.
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Talk on autism April 23 at Edison library
      Edison, in conjunction with theAutism Society of America, has declared April as AutismAwareness Month in Edison. According to the Autism Society of America, the disability affects 1.5 million Americans. Each year the number of autism cases grows by 10 to 17 percent. In the 1990s, the U.S.
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Talk on happiness, healing at library May 3
      "Healing Through Happiness and Sadness" will be presented by Steven E. Hodes, M.D., May 3 at 1 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury. Hodes, of Old Bridge and Edison, will explore the medical and physiological explanations for happiness and sadness and why ...
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Annual White Mass at St. Francis April 27
      Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski will celebrate the Diocese of Metuchen's annual White Mass, a Mass especially for healthcare professionals, on April 27. The Mass will begin at noon at St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Metuchen.
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Local artist's artwork on exhibit at Rutgers
      Metuchen's own Joan Arbeiter is displaying her "Lives and Works: Talks With WomenArtists" portrait series at the RutgersArt Library, Voorhees Hall, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick, until June 13.
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Edison Twp. asks DOT to approve quiet zone
      The Township of Edison has submitted to the Commissioner of New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) a diagnostic team report recommending the establishment of quiet zones at the at-grade crossings of Inman Avenue, Tingley Lane and the corridor spanning the two crossings.
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Chamber seeks business award nominations
      The Edison Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for people, organizations and companies who have made a difference in the Edison community. The awards will be presented at the Edison Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting and awards dinner June 17.
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Church to hold 100th anniversary celebration
      Metuchen's First Baptist Church, 225 Middlesex Ave., will host a centennial event April 26 at 3 p.m. followed by a dinner at 7 p.m. Special guests include Pastor Bill Tarr and Pastor Paul Decker. Tickets are required for the dinner portion only. Additional centennial events will occur throughout t...
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Alzheimer's Ass'n to hold caregiver support groups
      TheAlzheimer'sAssociation, Greater New Jersey Chapter, will hold a caregiver support group at 10:30 a.m. May 3 at JFK Hartwyck Adult Medical Day Center Lifestyle Building, 2050 Oak Tree Road, Edison. A Young Wives Support Group will be held at 4:30 p.m. May 20 at COPSA UBHCUMDNJ, 100 Metroplex Dr...
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Health fair for veterans April 26 in Metuchen
      AmVets Post No. 3 and the American Legion Post No. 65 will hold a health fair at the American Legion Post, Lake Street and Route 27, Metuchen, on April 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All veterans are welcome, especially those recently separated and disabled. Representatives from all groups will be avail...
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Church to present video series on Fridays
      "Reality," a free video series presented by St. James Episcopal Church, 2136 Woodbridge Ave., will take place 7:30-8:45 p.m. Fridays, April 18-May 23. The program features Michael Green, a graduate of England's Cambridge University and author of over 30 books. He has served as a minister at Oxfor...
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St. Joe's 13th annual golf classic set for May 19
      St. Joseph High School, 145 Plainfield Ave., Metuchen, will celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Brother Bernardine, S.C., Memorial Golf Classic on May 19 at the Forsgate Country Club, Monroe. Ernie Feist of Monroe Township, a 1976 graduate of St. Joe's, is general chairman.
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