• Metuchen National Night Out Aug. 4

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission in conjunction with the Metuchen Police Benevolent Association Local 60 will mark the annual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at Metuchen Borough Hall, 500 Main St., Metuchen. Everyone is invited for a brief tour of the Metuchen Police Department and to check out the police bikes,…

  • Metuchen Chamber to host Cruise Nights

    The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce will host its Cruise Nights in downtown Metuchen scheduled for the first Wednesday of every month from May to September from 6 to 9 p.m. Rain dates will be scheduled for the secondWednesday of the month. There will be 40 to 50 classic cruisers lining the streets with ’50’s,…

  • Alzheimer’s caregiver support meetings slated

    The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter, will hold a caregiver support group meeting 10:30 a.m. Aug. 1 at JFK Hartwyck Adult Medical Day Center, 2050 Oak Tree Road, Edison. Meetings will also be 4:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at COPSA UBHCUMDNJ, 100 Metroplex Drive, Suite 200, Edison (young wives support group); and 7 p.m. Aug.…

  • ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ in Edison Aug. 5-15

    Middlesex County’s historic summer theater, Plays-in-the-Park, is pleased to announce the third musical offering of its 47th season with “Singin’ in the Rain” on Wednesday, Aug. 5, through Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater, formerly the Roosevelt Park Amphitheater, Route 1 south in Roosevelt Park, Edison. The show runs for 10 performances…

  • JCC to host ‘The Taming of the Shrew’

    The Next Stage Ensemble, the traveling company of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, will present William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The performance is open to the public, and light refreshments will follow.…

  • Event to focus on legislative update

    The New Jersey Chapter of NAIOP-NJ, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, will present a special Legislative Update Breakfast on July 30 at the New Jersey Carpenter Contractor Trust Conference Center in Edison. The event begins with registration, networking and continental breakfast at 7:45 a.m., followed by the program from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. Participants…

  • Construction to begin next summer on $70 million complex

    The District at Metuchen LLC will house retail, office and residential space BY ENID WEISS Correspondent A drawing of The District at Metuchen, which is slated to begin construction next summer. METUCHEN — In the same week that demolition began on the old Stop & Shop building, the developer who now owns the property appeared…

  • Campaign focuses on not leaving kids unattended in cars

    State reps talk about dangers, motor vehicles BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Never leave a child unattended in a car, even for a minute. That is the message that the state Department of Children and Families (DCF) wants to get across through the “Not Even for a Minute” summer campaign that they officially launched at…

  • County fair promises entertainment galore

    Events run from Aug. 3-9 at fairgrounds in East Brunswick BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The rides, food, music and all the usual attractions, along with thousands of people, will return to the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick when the annual fair kicks off next week. This year’s run, Aug. 3-9, brings even more…

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