Oak Tree Church to host meals, fair, more
      Oak Tree Presbyterian Church, 445 Plainfield Road in north Edison, will hold a "Super Soup and Sandwich Meal" every Wednesday throughout November. The meals are open to the public and are free of charge. The church will host a Christmas Market Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 6.
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Terra Nova Garden Club to hold meeting
      The next meeting of the Terra Nova Garden Club will be held at 6:45 p.m. Nov. 19 at the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave. The guest speaker will be Raul Rodriguez, retired chef, instructor and author. He will demonstrate his carvings from vegetables and fruits and provide helpful hints for the ...
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Interfaith celebration slated for Nov. 25
      The public is invited to attend an interfaith Thanksgiving celebration at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Ave., Metuchen. Sponsored by the Metuchen-Edison Area Interfaith Clergy Association, the event will include an interfaith community choir, interfaith youth group, A...
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Book discussion slated for Nov. 19
      The Edison Township Public Library. 340 Plainfield Ave., will host a book club discussion with Aruna Rao. The book to be discussed is "Digging to America." The book by Anne Tyler shows the celebration of American, Korean and Iranian culture and the story of a developing friendship. All are welcome...
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Police crossing guards needed in Metuchen
      The Metuchen Police Department is now accepting applications for crossing guards. The salary is $10 per hour. Interested parties can call Patrolman David Liantonio at (732) 632-8547 or the main number (732) 634-8500.
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Colonia Hadassah held Nov. 18
      The Colonia Chapter of Hadassah will hold its annual Member Recognition Night at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Temple Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. Rick Malwitz, columnist for the Home News Tribune, will share his impressions of a first-time visit to Israel during its 60th anniversary year. Guests...
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Library has program for 1-year-olds
      The Edison Township Free Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., will be offering a once-amonth "Lap Sit" program at the Main Library and the Clara Barton Branch in November. The half-hour program of songs, stories and activities is for 1-year-olds only. Limited space is available, and no siblings wi...
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New teen library program to begin
      The Metuchen Public Library invites all Metuchen teens (grades 8-12) to join the newest community group, the library's Teen Advisory Board (TAB). A member of the TAB will become a leader in the community, helping to select books and other media of interest to all teens. The TAB will shape the act...
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Storytime offered for children with autism
      The North Edison Public Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, will hold a special story-time program for children with autism at 10:15 on Nov. 21 and Dec. 19. The program is open to children with autism living in Edison or registered at an Edison Township school. Space is limited, so participants must ...
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Jewish Book Month celebration at Temple
      Temple Emanu-El of Edison will have a family celebration of Jewish Book Month from 10:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 23 with a visit from children's book author/ illustrator Neil Waldman. Waldman's books include "Out of the Shadows," "The Promised Land," and "By the Hanukkah Light." His presentation is gear...
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Diocese to present Catechetical Congress
      The Diocese of Metuchen will host its annualCatecheticalCongress from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Nov. 22 at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, 146 Metlars Lane, Piscataway.
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WRAT Nutcracker to feature Shinedown
      Greater Media radio station WRAT-FM 95.9 is presenting its traditional WRAT Nutcracker with Shinedown and special guests Halestorm 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Starland Ballroom, Sayreville. Jacksonville, Florida natives, Shinedown, are known for such hits as "Fly from the Inside," "45" and "Save Me.
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Garden club to host trip to Pa. gardens
      The Terra Nova Garden Club of North Edison will host a bus trip to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., a horticultural showplace purchased by Pierre S. DuPont in 1906. The bus will leave the Pearl Street Parking Lot in Metuchen (off Route 27 and New Street) on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 10 a.m. a...
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'Fowl' shooting contest Nov. 22
      Mayor Jun H. Choi, the Edison Council and the Edison Recreation Department invite the public to a "fowl shoot" to celebrate the Thanksgiving holidays, to take place at 10 a.m. at the Stelton Community Center, 328 Plainfield Ave., Edison. The event is open to all Middlesex County residents.
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Edison Rec to present annual holiday show
      The Edison Recreation Department announced that its 28th annual holiday show for Edison children ages 2 years through eighth grade will be held 6-7 p.m. Dec. 2 at Herbert Hoover Middle School, 174 Jackson Ave. Each child must be accompanied by an adult (one adult per child). Featured will be "Magi...
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