• Police: Woman charged in theft after phone is traced to park

    METUCHEN — Police charged a Hamilton woman with theft of a purse. Emily A. Cuzzo, 21, was charged with receiving stolen property and possession of hypodermic needles around 12:07 a.m. on June 22. Police were dispatched to Hailey’s Harp and Pub on Main Street around 12:03 a.m. on a report of a stolen purse. After…

  • Police: Unknown, armed man robbed Middlesex Avenue bank

    METUCHEN — Borough police and the FBI are investigating a robbery that occurred on June 20 at the Fulton Bank of New Jersey on Middlesex Avenue. Policewere dispatched to the bank on a report of a robbery in progress around 11:19 a.m., Metuchen Police Cpl. David Liantonio said . When officers arrived, bank staffers told…

  • Man admits robbing banks in Edison and Metuchen

    A Union County man admitted last week that he robbed seven branch locations of TD Bank, including branches in Edison and Metuchen, between September and December of last year. Julio Ferrer, 28, of Elizabeth, pleaded guilty June 22 before U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano in Trenton federal court to seven counts of bank robbery,…

  • Depression/bipolar groups to meet

    Depression and bipolar support groups will meet 7:30-9 p.m. every Monday at the Metuchen YMCA in the preschool room, 65 High St., Metuchen; and 7:30- 9:15 p.m. every Friday at the Robert Wood Johnson hospital auditorium, One Robert Wood Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick. The support groups are intended as an informal forum for education, support…

  • ‘SummerHouse Party’ July 7 in Metuchen

    The Metuchen Arts Council, in association with the Borough Improvement League (BIL) SummerHouse for the Arts, will present a “SummerHouse Party” honoring the legacy of the late Levon Helm at 7:30 p.m. July 7 at the Old Franklin School building, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Helm, who passed away in April at the age of 71,…

  • Metuchen Rec slates track & field camp

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission is sponsoring a track and field camp for youths in grades 3-12. Under the direction of All-Americans and N.J. state champions Jen Graf and Chris Pisano, this one-week program is designed to provide specific training techniques and conditioning methods to help athletes improve within their particular event areas. Emphasis is placed…

  • Kids hunt for treasures in downtown Metuchen

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced METUCHEN — For the Lara Croft team, the Metuchen Treasure Hunt began with this riddle: “A little variety is what you need, so come to me is what you do … if you can keep your head from the lions, tigers and bears too.” After…

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    Jaida Hayes is all smiles during the J.P. Stevens High School graduation ceremony, held June 20 at the Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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