Tag: Metuchen Downtown Alliance
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Metuchen names interim business administrator
METUCHEN — Jay Muldoon, who resigned from his role on the Borough Council on Aug. 18, will serve as interim business administrator effective Sept. 1. With the sudden resignation of Business Administrator Jennifer Maier on Aug. 9, Mayor Peter Cammarano said it became apparent that the borough needed someone to step into the role as…
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Show Library Card, get deals in Metuchen
To celebrate September being Library Card Sign-up Month, the Metuchen Public Library has partnered with local businesses through the Metuchen Downtown Alliance to reward library cardholders with discounts, savings, and special offers. All one has to do is show a Metuchen Public Library Card to get the special deals for the entire month of September.…
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Watch ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ under the stars Aug. 30
The Metuchen Arts Council and the Metuchen Downtown Alliance will present a free Family Movie Night under the Stars featuring the animated movie “The Secret Life of Pets” at dusk Aug. 30 at the Metuchen Senior Center parking lot, corner of New and Center Streets, Metuchen. The night will start with family friendly activities including…
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“Inside Out” movie under the stars July 20 in Metuchen
The Metuchen Arts Council and the Metuchen Downtown Alliance will present a free family movie night under the stars on July 20 featuring the hit animated Pixar Disney movie “Inside Out.” For this event, the parking lot of the Metuchen Senior Center, 15 Center St., will be converted into an outdoor movie plaza for the…
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‘Blame’ screened at Metuchen High
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The special screening of “BLAME” inside the Metuchen High School auditorium was fitting for Metuchen High graduate Quinn Shephard, who wrote, directed, edited, produced and starred in the film. Many of the scenes of the film were shot in the auditorium. “It’s so exciting to be able to…
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Live Fit Metuchen June 24
Live Fit Metuchen, showcasing local fitness businesses, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 24 at Center and New Streets, Metuchen. The goal of the free initiative is to promote fitness and healthy living. The businesses will present six half-hour demonstrations to showcase the many ways to keep fit from taekwondo and…
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Screening of Metuchen filmaker’s “Blame” June 23
A “meet the filmmakers” reception and red-carpet screening of “Blame,” a film shot in Metuchen by Quinn Shephard, a 22-year-old Metuchen resident, will be held in coordination with Metuchen Downtown Alliance, Metuchen Chamber of Commerce, Metuchen Arts Council, the Borough Improvement League, Metuchen High School and the Junebug ArtFest. On June 17, from 5-6 p.m.,…
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Metuchen to host two Earth Day celebrations
The first event to celebrate Earth Day will involve a community clean up from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 22. The public is welcome to join members of the Metuchen Recreation Commission, Environmental Commission, Metuchen Pool Commission and Metuchen Public Works to clean up around the Metuchen Pool on Lake Avenue. Participants are asked…
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Metuchen Development Commission paved way to future
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The hard work by members of the borough’s Development Commission paved the way for the formation of the Metuchen Downtown Alliance last year. And members of the Borough Council acknowledged this as they agreed to abolish the Development Commission ordinance at a council meeting on March 6. “The…