• Metuchen board scrambles to get more students rides

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent METUCHEN — When school starts in September, many borough families may find their students getting the bus at different corners than in previous years. The changes are due to the large numbers of parents who have signed up for the district’s courtesy busing program, which is partially funded by parental contributions,…

  • Edison council tables budget

    Many concerned about $250,000 library cut BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Decisions on the 2010 Edison budget and some newly made cuts remain up in the air due to uncertainties over just what is being proposed, and by whom. The Township Council was scheduled Aug. 18 to adopt an amended 2010 budget totaling $121.7 million…

  • Teacher, students care for garden all summer

    Harvest yields veggies, herbs for area food pantry BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The summer’s second harvest at the Martin Luther King Elementary School garden in Edison last week was a success.   Second-grade teacher Louise Lippe directs students as they get set to harvest some vegetables from the garden at the Martin Luther King…

  • Metuchen H.S. class of 1965 reunion in Sept.

    Metuchen High School class of 1965 is having a class reunion Sept. 17-19 at the Pines Manor, 2085 Route 27, Edison, and The Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2055 Lincoln Highway, Edison. The class of 1965 has its own website, www.metuchen65.com, and alumni are encouraged to visit and fill in their profile. They may also check out…

  • Free concert series concludes in parks

    The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders free summer concerts will conclude with performances in three county parks. All concerts are free of charge and open to the public. The upcoming schedule is as follows: • Aug. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. — The Bernie Goydish Jersey Polka Stars, Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, South Amboy/Sayreville beachfront, O’Leary…

  • YMCA’s 5K, Family Fun Tot Trot set for Sept. 25

    Metuchen Edison Woodbridge YMCA will hold its annual Janice Garbolino Memorial 5K Walk/Run and Family Fun Tot Trot on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Roosevelt Park in Edison. Registration is now being accepted at our YMCA branches. Entry forms and directions can be downloaded at www.metuchen-edisonymca.org. The event is a stroller- and dog-friendly course, with free…

  • Therapy groups for women available

    Women Helping Women, 224 Main St., Metuchen, is accepting registration for an Early Recovery/Relapse Prevention Therapy Group beginning in September. This group will be facilitated by a certified drug and alcohol counselor. The group will meet 6-7:15 p.m. Monday evenings. The fee for this therapy group is $20 per session. Reduced fees are available for…

  • Met. Library’s first Wii tourney Sept. 12

    The Metuchen Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., will host its first Wii tournament for students in grades four and five on Sunday, Sept. 12, from 2-4 p.m. The tournament will feature Mario Kart, followed by free play with a variety of Wii games. Players must register and present a library card. Those without a card are…

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