• β€˜Ice’ of the beholder

    Ysabel Lopez (l) of Iselin, along with Zaineb Saadeh of Edison, chisel away at an ice sculpture as part of the Garde Manger class at Middlesex County College, Edison.

  • Metuchen professor receives more than half-century of NSF funding

    Robert Moss METUCHEN — It makes perfect sense that Robert Moss calls the Brainy Borough home. When he’s not busy writing about baseball, stamp collecting or Sherlock Holmes, the Rutgers University chemistry research professor searches for innovations in reactive organic intermediates — something the National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded for over half a century.…

  • Police investigate carjacking at Woodbridge Center Mall

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Police are working to identify two suspects involved in a carjacking at the Woodbridge Center Mall on April 19. Police said the incident took place around 11:40 a.m., when a male victim was about to enter his silver 2012 Range Rover, which was parked on the Route 9…

  • Local seventh-graders work to fight hunger

    Students at St. Francis Cathedral School in Metuchen package lunches to donate as part of their Lead2Feed Student Leadership Program. METUCHEN — It’s a harsh reality that one in five children go to bed hungry every night. While America may be the world’s wealthiest nation, many U.S. families are struggling to make ends meet and…

  • Football, cheer registration May 10

    Metuchen has joined American Youth Football and Cheer (AYF/AYC) and will now accept youngsters from Metuchen and Edison in the program. Registration will take place at 6-8 p.m. May 10 at What’s The Scoop, 410 Main St., Metuchen. A parents’ meeting for those interested in registering their kids will take place from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at…

  • Arts council seeks gardens for tour

    The Metuchen Arts Council seeks gardens for its first Art in the Garden Tour on June 8. Metuchen residents who have established gardens should contact Grace Shackney at [email protected] or 732-549-3294.

  • Kicks Are for Kids to host kick-a-thon

    Kicks Are for Kids, a New Jersey 501(c)(3) nonprofit, will hold its fifth annual kick-a-thon fundraiser on May 4 at the Black Belt Institute in Metuchen. Funds will benefit local underprivileged, at-risk children to develop confidence and discipline through training in the physical arts. Private and corporate donations are requested to help this annual fundraiser.…

  • NAACP schedules trip to Washington, D.C.

    The Metuchen-Edison branch of the NAACP is sponsoring a trip to Washington, D.C., on May 4. The bus will depart at 7 a.m. from New Hope Baptist Church, Metuchen. The trip will include visits to the National Memorial, the African American Civil War Museum, the National Museum of African Art and the Rosa Parks Memorial.…

  • MCC to offer Saturday hours on May 4

    Students and future students in need of enrollment services at the main campus of Middlesex County College (MCC), 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, may take advantage of special hours on May 4. The offices will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Offices open that day include the Enrollment Center, Cashier’s Office, Admissions, Financial Aid, the…

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