Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Metuchen Council approves $4.1 million bond ordinance for new pump station
Construction of a new pump station, which will service both Metuchen and Edison, is on the horizon. The Metuchen Borough Council approved a $4.1 million bond ordinance for the construction of the new pump station at a meeting on Jan. 13. The new station will replace the Edison Pump Station and the Metuchen Jersey Avenue…
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Fire at Hyatt Street residence in Avenel was accidental
AVENEL – Fire officials determined that a fire at a Hyatt Street residence, home of volunteer Avenel firefighter and former Fire Chief James Karlbon, was accidental, according to Avenel Fire Official Cory Spillar. “The mom, girlfriend [Sarah Woods] had been cooking in the kitchen, she then fell asleep on the couch [on the first…
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Metuchen borough administrator will fill new role as director of special projects
METUCHEN – Soon the borough will have a person dedicated to the many special projects currently in the works. The Borough Council approved the position of director of special projects through an ordinance at a meeting on Jan. 13. The annual salary for the new position will be $80,000. Borough Administrator Jay Muldoon is expected…
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Authorities continue to investigate fatal fire at duplex home on Jill Court in Edison
EDISON – Authorities are continuing to investigate a fatal fire at a duplex home on Jill Court where two people and a dog perished, according to Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Police Chief Thomas Bryan. The victims, whose identities have not been confirmed, were discovered shortly after the fire started at approximately…
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Old Bridge takes necessary steps for recycling service savings
OLD BRIDGE – Township officials are currently taking the necessary steps to seek savings on recycling services – the first step is a bid package to see whether they can get a better rate per household than the county’s new proposed rate. The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) currently provides bi-weekly curbside recycling collection for…
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Area clergy stress ‘words matter’ when seeking MLK’s vision of ‘free at last’
METUCHEN – The words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) will just be words until people can truly become concerned of the needs of others, Bishop Nikolaos Brown said in his “Words Matter” sermon. “Dr. King in his infamous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech used very interesting words,” he said, reciting part of…
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Old Bridge rings in New Year by hiring three new officers
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge rang in the New Year with three new police officers. Mayor Owen Henry, along with Police Captain Joseph Mandola, introduced officers Jeffrey Karabin, Thomas Pena and Andrew Annuzzi during a Township Council meeting on Jan. 13. The officers were sworn in on Dec. 31 and will begin training at the…
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Metuchen BOE reorganizes with focus on physical school building needs
The Metuchen Board of Education reorganized with a look ahead to the possible school referendum on the horizon to address physical school building needs. “We have our list of needs and wants, we have our architects, now we need a specific plan and budget,” Board President Justin Manley said at the board’s reorganization meeting on…
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Milltown reorganizes with new mayor, two new council members
MILLTOWN – The community has a new mayor and two new Borough Council members. Dignitaries, family members and friends welcomed Democrat Trina Jensen Mehr, who was sworn in to begin serving her first four-year mayoral term, and Democrats Phil Zambrana and Anna M. Neubauer, who were sworn in to begin serving their first three-year council…
