Citizenship workshop at Edison library Sept. 23
      Immigration and Refugee Services at Jewish Family and Vocation Services of Middlesex County will offer a free citizenship workshop at the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, 7 p.m. Sept. 23.
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Firefighters to collect for muscular dystrophy
      Edison firefighters will conduct their annual "Fill the Boot" coin drive on Saturday, Aug. 30. Donations can be given to the firefighters who will be at Parsonage Road and James Street near Route 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Helping the Muscular Dystrophy Association is a year-round activity for the ...
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BBQ, 'Praying with Lior' film at Neve Shalom
      Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen will hold a "Friday Night Alive" service Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m., Kabbalat Shabbat service with instruments and singing and a welcome-back barbecue catered by Mark's Gourmet Café. Attendees may bring their own wine, and dress in jeans and informal clothes.
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Congregation Beth-El to host barbecue on Sept. 12
      The Men's Club of Congregation Beth-El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, will host a "Welcome Back Bar-B-Que" on Friday, Sept. 12, at 6 p.m. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. Prospective members are invited to be the club's guests. Shabbat services will begin at 7:30 p.m.
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Metuchen pool will be open through Sept. 6
      The Metuchen Municipal Pool will be open to its members the week after Labor Day, Tuesday through Friday, from 4 to 8 p.m. It will be open on Saturday, Sept. 6, 12:30-8 p.m. The season will end with a pool commission-sponsored Family Fun Day on Sept. 6. The DJ will start at 3:30 p.m., with food be...
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Registration open for Kinder Soccer
      The Metuchen Recreation Commission along with Fun Fitness will offer an eightweek Kinder Soccer program for youngsters ages 3-5. Kinder Soccer is designed as an introduction to the game of soccer.
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Health expo at St. Luke's Church on Sept. 27
      St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen, will host its third annual Body & Soul Health Expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. The event is open to the entire community and is free of charge.
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Free scoliosis screening for kids Aug. 26, 30
      Edison Chiropractic is sponsoring a scoliosis/spinal screening for children and young adults. The screening is free, but registration is required. Screening will take place 6-8 p.m. Aug. 26 and noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 30 at 776 Amboy Ave., Suite 200, Edison.
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Vendors, classic cars sought for fall spectacular
      Vendor applications and classic car and bike registrations are being accepted for the 16th annual Fall Family Spectacular to be held Sept. 12-13. The car and bike show will be held 1-8 p.m. Sept. 13 on Amboy Avenue, Edison. The event is free, but participants must register.
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St. Paul's Church to host emergency blood drive
      St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Edison, will host an emergency blood drive for New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS) on Friday, Sept. 5, from 3 to 8:30 p.m. Local blood supplies are at dangerously low levels because of vacations and several summer heat waves that have kept donors at home. NJBS ...
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Metuchen H.S. to hold 30-year reunion
      Metuchen High School's class of 1978 will hold a reunion on Saturday, Oct. 4, 7- 11 p.m. at The Clarion Hotel, soon to be renamed The Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Edison on Route 27 south. The Metuchen Country Fair will be held the same day.
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YMCA child care center offering after-school care
      The Ken Shirk YMCA Child Care Center, 445 Old Post Road in Edison, is now offering school-age child care and special programs including yoga, karate, woodworking and no-cook cooking. A licensed YMCA bus will pick up children after school from the Washington and Lindeneau schools. Children from oth...
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Women Helping Women to offer support groups
      Women Helping Women, 224 Main St., Metuchen, will offer the following support groups this fall: • Coping with separation and divorce — Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m. • Self-esteem — Thursdays 7-8:30 p.m. • Prime Time older women's group — Thursdays 10-11:30 a.m.
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Arts commission slates summer's last trip
      The Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission is sponsoring the last of its summer excursions on Saturday, Sept. 6, to the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton. The bus will depart from Metuchen Borough Hall at 9:30 a.m. and return at approximately 4 p.m.
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Historical society kicks off fall programs
      The Metuchen-Edison Historical Society kicks off its fall series of historical programs with "A History of the First Baptist Church of Metuchen" on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 2 p.m. at the church, 225 Middlesex Ave. (Route 27), Metuchen.
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Caregiver Support Night at JFK Hartwyck
      JFK Hartwyck and JFK Haven Hospice are sponsoring a Caregiver Support Night 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, on the covered patio at JFK Hartwyck at Oak Tree, located at 2048 Oak Tree Road, Edison.
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Metuchen's next Cruise Night is Sept. 3
      The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its final Cruise Night for 2008 6-9 p.m. Sept. 3, with a rain date of Sept. 10, in downtown Metuchen. The event will feature classic cruisers and memories of days gone by.
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Hospice to hold open house for volunteers
      The Haven Hospice Program at Solaris Health System, servicing Middlesex, Union and parts of Monmouth and Somerset counties, will host an open house 6 p.m. Sept. 25 in the third-floor conference room of JFK Medical Center, 65 James St., Edison. The event will offer information about opportunities t...
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Metuchen garden club to meet Sept. 2
      The Garden Club of Metuchen will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave. The group's next meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. For more information and for the club's daytime schedule, call 732-548-7559.
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