Tag: Metuchen Borough Council
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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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Capital projects will help Metuchen Public Library keep pace with evolving borough
METUCHEN – The goal of the Metuchen Public Library is “to keep pace with the vibrant, evolving and amazing” community the brainy borough has become. The 2018 statistics are telling – 120,049 visitors, 117,359 items circulated, 6,876 library card holders, 1,074 library and community programs, and 14,754 total program attendance – the library is a…
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Metuchen discusses a bike network in continued safety efforts for cyclists
METUCHEN – When Alan Johnson rides his bike on Main Street in Metuchen, he sometimes does not feel safe. “It’s kind of like the chicken and egg,” he said. “We have the bikes, we need the infrastructure to make it safer and productive to get around.” Johnson, a member of the Traffic and Transportation Committee,…
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New officer allows Metuchen Police Department to focus more on traffic, pedestrian safety
METUCHEN – The Metuchen Police Department now has 29 police officers, a first since 1992. “This is a big deal for the borough because having 29 officers at this phase in the borough allows us to have a second traffic safety officer [who would join Police Officer Rob Ring],” Mayor Jonathan Busch said, noting the…
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Finding viable location for new Metuchen firehouse is ongoing
METUCHEN – In time, a new firehouse in Metuchen will be built, one everyone can be proud of and one the borough deserves. As much as everyone would like the process to move as quickly as possible, Mayor Jonathan Busch said officials have to make sure the process is done deliberately. “We have to make…
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Metuchen’s 2019 budget reflects county grant and new police officer Mid
METUCHEN – The 2019 municipal budget reflects the changes of a growing, evolving borough, from a $3.5 million Middlesex County grant to support a Metuchen Arts District to the addition of a new police officer. Members of the Borough Council introduced a $25.9 million spending plan at a meeting on April 8. The total budget…
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Councilman begins discussion on possible move toward electric vehicles
METUCHEN – With the increase of gasoline and fuel usage across all borough departments in the 2019 municipal budget, Councilman Todd Pagel said he would love to see a discussion begin on the possibility of purchasing electric vehicles. “With the impact of climate change rapidly hitting us not only in Metuchen … I would love…
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Metuchen officials purchase Forum Theater with hopes of restoring venue
METUCHEN – When the formation of the Metuchen Downtown Alliance was still being discussed in 2016, one of the hopes was to revive the 1927 Forum Theater. Three years later the alliance is in full swing and on March 11, Mayor Jonathan Busch signed a purchase contract to acquire the theater from Marloe Enterprises Inc.…
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Resident wants to bring back ‘kiss and go’ area at Metuchen Train Station
METUCHEN – When the Traffic and Transportation Committee was started in the 1970s and 1980s, platforms at the Metuchen Train Station were raised to create space designated as the “kiss and go” area for people getting dropped off and picked up. “One of the things we wanted to do is provide an adequate space for…
