• 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,…

  • NJAR to host free home-buying seminar

    The New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) will kick off its free educational seminar series on June 24 with a seminar 6-8 p.m. at the N.J. Convention and Exposition Center at Raritan Center in Edison. The seminar, titled “The Clock Is Ticking — Time to Harness Your Home-Buying Power,” will give attendees insight on the…

  • Regulatory Update Seminar June 23

    Information about New Jersey’s brand-new Licensed Site Remediation Professionals program as well as other site remediation and planning issues will be offered at NAIOPNew Jersey’s Regulatory Update Seminar on June 23 at the Pine Manor in Edison. Registration, networking and breakfast will begin at 7:45 a.m. followed by the program at 8:30 a.m. N.J. Department…

  • OceanFirst Bank to host calendar contest

    The annual OceanFirst Bank Calendar Contest is under way, and photographers are invited to submit original local photographs to be displayed in the bank’s 2010 community calendar. Suggested themes include seasonal scenes of familiar local landmarks, beaches, oceans or lakes within Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Photographs must be in color, formatted 10-by-8-inch deep horizontally,…

  • Library to offer teen summer programs

    This summer, the Young Adult (YA) Department of the Metuchen Public Library will offer a wide array of free programs for Metuchen teens entering grades six through 12. Among the programs will be two book discussion groups, acting/improvisation classes, filmmaking workshops, poetry and fiction workshops, a watercolor painting class, an introduction to fencing class, and…

  • Sing-to-Win contest June 23 at Menlo Park

    Menlo Park Mall, Route 1 south and Parsonage Road in Edison, and 95.5 WPLJ-FM are inviting aspiring vocalists to audition for an opportunity to receive a single song recording agreement and a $1,000 Simon Visa gift card during this summer’s Simon & WPLJ Sing-to-Win contest. The event will take place at Menlo Park Mall June…

  • Incumbents win primary for county Freeholder board

    18 percent of Democrats chose county candidates BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Democrats recently voted for three incumbents to run against Republican candidates for the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders election in November. Incumbents James Polos and Ronald Rios ran uncontested for two three-year seats in a primary that was held June 2, receiving…

  • New Brunswick breaks ground on transit village

    Will include residences, bookstore and office space as a gateway to Rutgers University NEW BRUNSWICK — Gov. Jon Corzine and state and local officials broke ground for New Brunswick’s $150 million Gateway Transit Village project June 10. The 630,000-square-foot mixed-use building will include 245,000 square feet of residential units, 50,000 square feet of destination retail…

  • Local celebrities, senator team up for FAAN Walk for Food Allergy

    LONG BRANCH — Although all parents worry about their children’s safety, parents of children with food allergies have an additional challenge. Educating the public and raising funds for research are two ways parents, friends and families of children with food allergies are helping to widen the safety net. Joining the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network…

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