• Summer workshops for kids will highlight Indian culture

    Enjoy Explore India is offering hands-on projects, activities BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer For Indians and non-Indians seeking to learn about Indian culture, Enjoy Explore India (EEI) is offering introductory summer workshops beginning this month. EEI is the brainchild of Seema Moondra, a North Brunswick resident who has been involved with Middlesex County’s 4-H Indian…

  • Woman fulfills promise to find out family’s story

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Many Americans know something about how and when their ancestors made their way to the U.S. In the case of the Irish, most came over some time in the late 19th or early 20th century. But do their descendents ever wonder about the lives of these ancestors who…

  • Community service programs at library

    During the summer, the Young Adult Department of the Metuchen Public Library will offer two community service programs for Metuchen residents who will be entering grades 8-12. The library will pair up participants with beginner readers. This program is for the mature teen who would enjoy spending time each week with a first- or secondgrader…

  • Police issue warning about potential scam

    METUCHEN — Police are warning residents to use caution if they see a classified advertisement for a personal shopping job after a borough resident reported that he lost approximately $3,000. According to police, the resident reported on June 19 that he had answered an advertisement for the job in February, and that things were going…

  • Police: Phone scam seeks money for ‘jailed grandson’

    EDISON — Police warned that a new scam may be targeting grandmothers. Police Lt. Sal Filannino said a 64-yearold female resident received a phone call from an unknown male saying that he was her grandson. The caller reportedly said he had been arrested and jailed, and needed bail money to be sent to be him.…

  • County recognizes 20th anniversary of ADA

    Middlesex County officials will mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a proclamation declaring their “recommitment” to the act. The proclamation, to be presented July 15, is part of the “2010 by 2010” campaign spearheaded by the National ADA Symposium. The drive seeks to generate 2,010 proclamations…

  • AMC to combine dining with first-run movies

    EDISON — The term “dinner and a movie” will soon take on a whole new meaning locally. The AMC Loews Menlo Park 12-movie theater complex is being converted to eight Fork & Screen auditoriums and four Cinema Suites auditoriums, according to a recent announcement from Menlo Park Mall owner Simon Property Group and AMC Entertainment.…

  • Pair charged in vehicular burglary

    METUCHEN — It was a hunch that led borough police Cpl. Peter Knoll to question a couple who was pushing a baby carriage along Lincoln Highway. His action led to the arrest of Eric Nieves, 34, and Andrea Coughlin, 31, both of Metuchen. Nieves would be charged with burglary and theft; Coughlin was charged with…

  • Two from Metuchen charged with making false reports

    Two Metuchen men have been arrested for allegedly prank-calling the police department several times overnight on June 15. Michael F. Patikowski and Bernard W. Becker, both 24, have been charged with making false reports and disorderly conduct. Metuchen Police Officer David Liantonio said a call was made to police headquarters at 1:55 a.m. from an…

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