YMCA to host Healthy Kids Day April 18
      The Edison Branch YMCA, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will present a Healthy Kids Day from 1 to 4 p.m. April 18. The event is free and open to the public for parents and their children to participate in fun and activities. There will be informational tables promoting health and wellness to encoura...
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Free lecture on fibromyalgia April 21
      The Wellness Education Foundation will present a free community lecture titled "Fibromyalgia, The Mysterious Syndrome … What's It All About?" at 7:30 p.m. April 21, at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. Fibromyalgia is a chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disord...
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Metuchen townwide garage sale April 18
      The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce presents the 11th annual spring townwide garage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 18. Rain date is April 19. There will be hundreds of homes involved in the event. Maps and participant lists may be picked up Saturday, April 18, at Boyt Drugs, 411 Main St., Br...
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YMCA to celebrate Healthy Kids Day
      The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., will celebrate Healthy Kids Day 1-3 p.m. April 18, to promote yearlong wellness and healthy living. The event will have raffles, family Zumba, arts and crafts, vendors, massages, a nutritionist and more. There will also be exercise demonstrations, health scr...
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Diocese to hold Bible study program April 29
      The Diocese of Metuchen Office of Family Life will be sponsoring an eight-week Bible study program for seniors (over age 55) from 10:30 a.m. to noon, beginning April 29, at St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, 146 Metlars Lane in Piscataway.
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Game Day on May 9 at Metuchen library
      The Teen Advisory Board of the Metuchen Public Library is teaming up with the Edgar Middle School Library to present the first-ever Game Day at the Metuchen Library 1:30-3 p.m. May 9. Metuchen residents in grades six through 12 are invited to enjoy some competitive free play.
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Two educators to be honored at dinner
      The Diocese of Metuchen will honor two outstanding educators at the Spotlight on Catholic Education Dinner to be held April 22 at the Pines Manor, Edison. The Diocese of Metuchen's Distinguished Educator Award will be given to Mercy Sister Nadine Boyle, principal of Sacred Heart School, South Pla...
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Meet the real 'Rain Man' April 23
      The New Jersey Council for Exceptional Children will host a 2009 spring event titled "Kim Peek: The Real Rain Man" 6-9 p.m. April 23 at the Sheraton Edison Hotel Raritan Center, 125 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison. The event will feature Kim Peek, who was the inspiration for the movie "Rain Man,"...
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Library to mark National Library Week
      The Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will celebrate National LibraryWeek at 6 p.m. April 16. There will be stories and films featuring Marc Brown characters, DW and Arthur. Children will learn how DW gets a library card and what happens when Arthur gets locked in the library. Eve...
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Interfaith Holocaust program April 20
      The Metuchen-Edison Interfaith Clergy Association and the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County will sponsor an interfaith Holocaust memorial program at 7:30 p.m. April 20, at 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The program will include readings and musical selections to remember all those who peri...
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River Friendly workshop April 16
      A River Friendly Resident workshop will be offered 7-9 p.m. April 16, at the Metuchen Senior Center, 15 Center St. The River Friendly Resident program is a self-certification program for residents interested in doing their part to protect water quality, create wildlife habitat, conserve water, an...
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Spring Metuchen garage sale April 18
      The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce presents the 11th annual spring townwide garage sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 18. Rain date is Sunday, April 19. Metuchen residents can pick up registration forms at the Metuchen train station, Metuchen Public Library, Metuchen Savings Bank, What's the Scoop, B...
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Edison AARP events for April
      The monthly meeting of the Edison AARP Chapter No. 3446, 114 Christol St., Metuchen, will take place at 1 p.m. on April 20 at the Edison Job Corps, 500 Plainfield Ave., Edison. Bob Boswell will speak about memory stimulation.
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Edison library to host book club April 22
      The Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, will host a book club at 2 p.m. April 22. The book to be discussed at the event is "The Gypsy Madonna" by Santa Montefiore. This novel is a passionate page-turning life journey to uncover the truth about the Gypsy Madonna and Mischa.
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