Child Find helps kids with special needs
      The Edison Public School District provides evaluation service to resident children ages 3-21 who appear to have significant problems in communication, social-emotional or learning areas, through Project Child Find.
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High school to hold holiday fair on Nov. 1
      John P. Stevens High School, 855 Grove Ave., Edison, will hold its annual Holiday Boutique and Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1 in the school cafeteria and hallways. The craft fair is also being sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
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Great Dane Rescue to hold events Nov. 14-16
      The Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League will host a Holiday Shopping Pet Expo in the N.J. Convention & Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison, Nov. 14-16. Admission is $12 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under, and free for children under age 3. Hours are Friday 4-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m...
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Widow or Widowers host meetings, dances
      Woodbridge Widows or Widowers conducts its business meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Children's Room of the Main Library, George Frederick Plaza, Route 35, Woodbridge. Light refreshments will be available. All widows and widowers are welcome to attend.
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YMCA to hold Senior Masquerade Ball Oct. 30
      The Woodbridge YMCA at the Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main St., will hold a Senior Masquerade Ball 1-4 p.m. Oct. 30. Participants can come in costume and will be dancing away to frightfully good tunes. There will be ghoulishly good treats courtesy of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Group, a 50/50...
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USS Avenger to meet Nov. 9 at library
      The USS Avenger science fiction fan association will hold its monthly meeting 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at North Brunswick Public Library, 880 Hermann Road. Avenger is a chapter of Starfleet, The International Star Trek Fan Association Inc.
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Auditions Nov. 1, 2 for holiday musical
      The Edison Valley Playhouse is seeking singers, actors and musicians age 18 and older for a holiday production of "Striking 12," a contemporary pop-rock musical comedy/ concert written by Brendan Milburn, Rachel Sheinkin and Valerie Vigoda. Bring/prepare eight bars or more of an up-tempo jazz/pop/...
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Congregation Beth-El plans events
      The "Entertainment" book for 2009 is now being sold by the Men's Club of Congregation Beth-El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison. The Sisterhood will present Marilyn Zirl, who will give a presentation titled "Sister Rose's Passion" at 1 p.m. Nov. 2.
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Red Cross to offer 'Caring for Caregiver'
      The American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter, Tinton Falls/Toms River, in collaboration with The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, will hold a family caregiving seminar, "Caring for the Caregiver," 10:30 a.m.-noon Nov. 22 at the Chapter headquarters at 1540 W. Park Ave., Tinton Falls. Registrati...
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The Raconteur to host 'Haunted Bookshop'
      The Raconteur will present the "Haunted Bookshop" 7-11 p.m. Oct. 31 at 431 Main St., Metuchen. The event will have a gallery of horrors, including characters of many of literature's most chilling stories and poems, and there will be live music by the Phantom Pianist. Admission is $5 at the door, a...
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St. Francis to hold dinner-dance Nov. 8
      St. Francis Cathedral Choir will host a Harvest Festival Dinner-Dance at 8 p.m. Nov. 8. The cost is $25 per person. There will be a catered hot food buffet, DJ and dancing, cash 50/50 raffle, and door prices. Attendees are invited to bring their own beer and wine. The event will be held at the St....
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Caregiver support group meetings slated
      The Alzheimer's Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter, will hold caregiver support groups beginning 10:30 a.m. Nov. 1 at JFK Hartwyck Adult Medical Day Center, 2050 Oak Tree Road, Edison. Other scheduled meetings are: • 6:30 p.m. Nov.
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'Frankenstein' book discussion Oct. 29
      The Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., will hold a book discussion of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" at 2 p.m. Oct. 29.
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Neve Shalom Sisterhood event
      The Sisterhood of Neve Shalom, 260 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold a SisterhoodMembershipAppreciation Evening on Monday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. The event will feature dinner and entertainment provided by Gemini, who is a comedian, ventriloquist and magician. All sisterhood members are invited.
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Historical society to hold presentation
      The Metuchen-Edison Historical Society invites the public to learn about the historic designation of the Metuchen post office at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Old Franklin School building, 491 Middlesex Ave. (Route 27), Metuchen.
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