Tag: Metuchen Downtown Alliance
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Downtown Metuchen to celebrate dads for Father’s Day
Downtown Loves Dads will be presented by the Metuchen Downtown Alliance from 5-9 p.m. on June 15 at Metuchen Town Plaza. There will be food, drinks, music, games and more. For more information, visit www.downtownmetuchen.org.
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Downtown Metuchen to celebrate moms
Downtown Metuchen will hold a Bazaar on the Plaza from noon to 5 p.m. on May 4 in honor of Mother’s Day. There will be handmade gifts for mothers, children’s crafts, a photo booth and music. For more information, visit www.downtownmetuchen.org.
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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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Officials say goodbye to two longstanding Metuchen council members
METUCHEN — Councilman Ronald Grayzel and Councilwoman Allison Inserro may have “gotten off on the wrong foot” when they first campaigned together in 2012; however, the two longstanding council members said they are leaving the dais with great respect for one another and as friends. Mayor Jonathan Busch, Borough Administrator Jay Muldoon, council members and…
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MDA seeks to make Metuchen a ‘destination of choice’
METUCHEN — Since the inception of the Metuchen Downtown Alliance (MDA), some 65 new businesses have opened in the downtown. “The downtown business retention rate is 85 percent,” said Isaac Kremer, executive director of the MDA, adding that more than 90 percent of businesses surveyed have had year-to-year increases in sales. Kremer said there is…
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Public art will tie the old downtown with the new in Metuchen
METUCHEN — To tie the old downtown with the new, the Metuchen Downtown Alliance (MDA) has brought in a superstar in the art realm — Stephen Powers, a contemporary American artist best known for his text-based conceptual works — to do just that. “The MDA’s purpose is to bring passengers in and bring business into the…
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Downtown Metuchen announces spooky events
Downtown Metuchen will hold spooky family fun throughout October. On Oct. 13, the movie “Ghostbusters” will be shown at sundown at Town Plaza, sponsored by the Metuchen Downtown Alliance. On. Oct. 16, a Halloween poster painting contest will be held at 3:15 p.m. at Campbell School. Must preregister at the Metuchen Recreation Department or at…
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Public mural gets help from a robot in Metuchen
METUCHEN — A robot named Albert, the world’s first robotic muralist created by SprayPrinter Technologies, gave a helping spray to artwork at a building on Station Place in Metuchen. Artist Ariel Rutland, a one-time resident of Metuchen and graduate of Metuchen High School, created the name “METUCHEN” in large block letters. Surrounding it are clouds…
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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…