Tag: Metuchen Arts District
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Metuchen hires theater consultant services to conduct feasibility study for Forum Theater
METUCHEN – Borough officials want to make sure when movie theaters are allowed to reopen, a plan is in place for the Metuchen Forum Theater. The Borough Council approved a resolution at a meeting on Aug. 24 to award a contract to Webb Management Services, New York, as theater consultant services in a total amount…
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Metuchen borough administrator will fill new role as director of special projects
METUCHEN – Soon the borough will have a person dedicated to the many special projects currently in the works. The Borough Council approved the position of director of special projects through an ordinance at a meeting on Jan. 13. The annual salary for the new position will be $80,000. Borough Administrator Jay Muldoon is expected…
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Scope and magnitute of growing number of significant projects calls for new role in Metuchen
METUCHEN – The scope and magnitude of the growing number of significant projects in Metuchen’s future calls for the creation of a new administrative position – director of special projects. The Borough Council is expected to approve the ordinance to create the new position during the second reading and public hearing at its next meeting…
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Metuchen acquires Forum Theater, takes step toward creation of arts district
METUCHEN – The Borough of Metuchen now owns the historic 1927 Forum Theater on Main Street. Metuchen Mayor Jonathan Busch made the announcement on July 2 through social media. “We are excited to announce that after nearly four months of numerous inspections and extensive negotiations, the borough closed on its purchase of the Forum Theater…
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Metuchen’s Forum Theater on the path to preservation
METUCHEN – The due diligence process of preserving the Metuchen Forum Theater is moving along. On March 11, Mayor Jonathan Busch signed a purchase contract to acquire the theater from Marloe Enterprises Inc. for $1.399 million. “Right now our focus is on acquisition and our focus is on due diligence,” Busch had said, noting negotiations…
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Middlesex County invests $3.5 million to create Metuchen Arts District
METUCHEN — Some $3.5 million of endless opportunities lie ahead as Metuchen officials move forward with the creation of the Metuchen Arts District. Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios joined Metuchen Mayor Jonathan M. Busch on Oct. 6 during the Metuchen Country Fair to announce the county is allocating a $3.5 million grant from…
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Officials eye a Metuchen Arts District with the historic Forum Theater at the forefront
METUCHEN — Borough officials have made the first steps toward the creation of a Metuchen Arts District. “The Metuchen Arts District came out of an idea of making sure the Forum Theater is preserved and that we have a theater in this community for years to come,” Mayor Jonathan Busch said. He also reported that not…