Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Metuchen seeks candidates for board of ed
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Board of Education members are in the beginning stages of seeking a person to fill the seat of long-time trustee Rose de Vries after she left the board on Feb. 1. “Rose resigning. … While it is a tremendous blow to our district and board, I want to…
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Metuchen board member remembered
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Former Board of Education member Eileen Duffy, who passed away on Jan. 11, will be missed. “We lost a great member of our community,” said board member Ben Small as he reminisced about Duffy at the Jan. 26 board meeting. “I was fortunate to have her as a…
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Authors visit St. Francis students
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Six years later and a new crop of students, St. Francis Cathedral School welcomed back the children’s author and illustrator, Trinka Hakes Noble. Noble visited the school on Feb. 1 as part of Catholic Schools Week. She visited with approximately 350 kindergarten to fifth grade students. Librarian Patricia…
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Trio arrested in Metuchen drug raid
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Following a two-month investigation, a mother, son and another man were charged with drug related offenses and nearly half a pound of marijuana and $4,000 in cash were seized from a residence on Woodbridge Avenue, according to police. On Feb. 1, Metuchen detectives and patrol officers raided the…
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Metuchen warns of thefts
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A rash of burglaries and thefts to motor vehicles has prompted police to warn residents and the public to lock their car doors. Police Sgt. Arthur Flaherty said the incidents, which have occurred throughout the borough, started in early November and the incidents are still being investigated. “It’s…
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French club to hold Feb. 16 meeting
Francophonie Metuchen will meet from 7:45-9:45 p.m., Feb. 16, at 243 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Discussions are in French. Participation is free. Relaxed work meetings with moderate preparations and active participation in discussions are required. For more information, call Sam Van Chama, using French, at 732-767-9372.
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‘Pink Night’ scores big win for cancer charity
EDISON – The Middlesex County College (MCC) and Ocean County College basketball teams supported breast cancer awareness with their annual “Pink Night” game. The men’s and women’s teams from both schools wore special warm-up t-shirts and members of the women’s team organized a bake sale and collected donations for cancer research on Feb. 2 at…
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Staged Radio Play slated for Feb. 18
Raconteur Radio will present “The Man who would be King,” a staged radio play, at the Mt. Zion Lodge No. 135 of the Free and Accepted Masons. The Play will be held in Metuchen’s Masonic Lodge, 483 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, with only one showing at 8 p.m. on Feb. 18. The ticket cost is $15…

