Tag: Metuchen Mayor Jonathan Busch
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Gov. James J. Florio remembered for champion efforts in environment, safety
Local dignitaries, leaders remember former Gov. James J. Florio, whose time in office saw a wide variety of initiatives, many of which led to significant changes in New Jersey public policy and governance. Florio passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sept. 25. He was 85. “Gov. Florio was a fighter who never backed…
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Metuchen enters shared service with Rutgers University for police dispatch
METUCHEN – For Police Chief Arthur Flaherty, a single seat police dispatch was essentially “a bad situation” waiting to happen. “We have evolved from a town of 12,800 to a town of 17,000 right now,” he said. “We are putting in 240 more condos and a 30-acre park. We are going to be near [a…
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Metuchen gauges public’s interest on alternative internet service providers through survey
METUCHEN – Borough officials want to know if residents, businesses would welcome an alternative internet service provider other than Optimum. A survey will be floating around for the “next couple months” to gauge input from the community regarding broadband availability and interest within the borough. “Our residents don’t have any choice when it comes to…
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Grant funds to help replace Kahn’s Bridge Crossing in Metuchen included in 2022 municipal budget
METUCHEN – The replacement of the Kahn’s Bridge Crossing, which connects Graham Avenue across the Middlesex Greenway trail gap, is on the horizon. Included in the calendar year 2022 Metuchen municipal budget, which was introduced at a meeting on May 9, are grant funds to replace the bridge crossing, which has been closed since early…
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First Lady of New Jersey attends abortion rights rally in Metuchen
METUCHEN – The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park on Middlesex Avenue has been a site where people have gathered over the years to express their First Amendment rights on a number of passionate matters. Most recently, a large crowd gathered to let their voices be heard during “The Bans Off Our Bodies…
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Campbell Elementary School in Metuchen serves as sustainable model; celebrates new larger capacity bike rack
METUCHEN – A $10,000 grant to install a new bike rack and purchase recycling receptacles placed in and around the school has helped Campbell Elementary School in its efforts “to promote energy conservation and make recycling common place.” The new bike rack replaces the current limited “rusty and dented” bike rack with the capacity for…
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Metuchen police chief set to retire June 1; new police chief lifelong resident of the borough
METUCHEN – Come June 1, the Borough of Metuchen will say goodbye to the “chief of the chiefs” and welcome a new police chief to the role, who council members said “personifies community policing” at its best. The Borough Council approved a resolution to appoint Arthur M. Flaherty Sr. to the top role at a…
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Metuchen Police Department celebrates a retirement, a promotion and a swearing in
METUCHEN – As one career ends, another career pushes forward, and a new one begins. The Metuchen Police Department (MPD) celebrated the retirement of Police Sgt. Jim Burns after nearly 30 years, the promotion of James “Bo” Keane IV to sergeant, and the swearing in of Aurel Louis during a Borough Council meeting on Feb.…
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Community reminded to push the limits, get into ‘good trouble’ to continue King’s legacy
METUCHEN – In celebration of the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia), the community is reminded to recommit to walking through “unchartered waters” like King did so many years ago even if it means getting into Lewis’s simple philosophy of “good trouble.” That is what King and Lewis did…