• Clean Water Action to hold 30th annual conference

    Clean Water Action to hold 30th annual conference

    Clean Water Action, one of the state’s largest non-profit environmental advocacy organizations, will hold its 30th annual conference, Spring Into Action, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on April 9 at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School, 295 Inman Ave., Edison. Featuring some of New Jersey’s top environmental speakers and groups, the event brings together concerned residents, environmental groups, students,…

  • Artist registration opens for Metuchen Junebug ArtFest

    Artist registration opens for Metuchen Junebug ArtFest

    Visual and performing artists working in all media are invited to register for the ninth annual Metuchen Junebug ArtFest held in downtown Metuchen, from 6-10 p.m. every Saturday in June (June 4, 11, 18 and 25). Sponsored by Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce and Metuchen Arts Council, Junebug ArtFest features more than 150 visual and…

  • Saint Peter’s University Hospital to hold blood drive April 11

    Saint Peter’s University Hospital to hold blood drive April 11

    Members of the public are encouraged to donate blood from 2-7:30 p.m. on April 11, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital’s Sister Marie de Pazzi Conference Center, New Brunswick, where Christine Leso of Green Brook, whose life was saved during child birth thanks to a ready supply of whole blood, will be on hand to greet…

  • Congregation Beth-El holding bus trip to Sands Casino April 17

    Congregation Beth-El holding bus trip to Sands Casino April 17

    Congregation Beth-El, 91  Jefferson Blvd., Edison, is going to the Sands Casino, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on April 17. Play, eat or stroll the shops. Cost is $36 per person. Bus leaves 9:45 a.m. from Congregation Beth-El. A brown bag bagel breakfast to-go with orange juice will be provided. Call Barbara Gottlieb in the evening at 732-287-3951…

  • In Service

    In Service

    U.S. Army Pvt. Kaseem Jackson has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. During the nine weeks of training, Jackson studied the Army mission, history, tradition, core values and physical fitness; and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship,…

  • Business owners urge downtown alliance in Metuchen

    Business owners urge downtown alliance in Metuchen

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — If a Metuchen Downtown Alliance organization had been in place, Deborah Zupan and Linda Koskoski, co-owners of Marafiki Fair Trade, said they believe their storefront on New Street would have survived. Zupan said she and Koskoski assessed what went wrong with their storefront business, which they opened in…

  • Edward Stockel

    Edward Stockel

    Edward Houghton Stockel, Sr., 79, of Manchester, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully following a sudden diagnosis of cancer on March 18 at the Manchester Veterans Medical Center. Born in Metuchen to John and Margaret Stockel, he lived most of his life in northern New Jersey. He has been a resident of Manchester, New Hampshire, since…

  • FBI’s Community Outreach Unit to talk at NAACP meeting April 14

    FBI’s Community Outreach Unit to talk at NAACP meeting April 14

    Special FBI agents from the Community Outreach Unit will share information on several topics including police/civilian relationships and their Citizens’ Academy on April 14, 7-9 p.m., at the next Metuchen Edison Area Branch of the NAACP meeting held at the Edison Job Corps Center, 500 Plainfield Ave., Edison. For additional information, call 732-841-9023.

  • Magyar Bank to hold ‘Spring Shred Days’

    Magyar Bank to hold ‘Spring Shred Days’

    Magyar Bank is offering residents and businesses in Central New Jersey an opportunity to shred their personal and sensitive documents at Magyar’s “Spring Shred Days”. This year, Magyar Bank will add two special events to its Shred Day schedule. On April 16, visitors will be able to meet the Rutgers Scarlet Knight Mascot, and members…

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