Tag: Metuchen Public Library
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Gallery at the Metuchen Library to host art gala sale Dec. 9
METUCHEN – The Gallery at the Metuchen Library is hosting its first “10-by-10-by-100” sale at a gala event tonight. Forty-nine artists have created works in various media – all on 10-by-10 canvases. The gala event is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Artwork will be on sale.…
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Martin Spritzer Fund: Raising awareness for equity, civil rights and anti-racism
METUCHEN – Martin Spritzer never stopped caring for the underserved. At 92 when it was ultimately his time to go, Spritzer’s son Evan, said he only wanted to talk about two things – “How could there be a legacy for Metuchen, Edison race relations? How could it be extended into the future?” And second was…
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Creature Comfort Pet Therapy celebrates 10 years of offering comfort through ‘wet noses, warm hearts’
METUCHEN – For years, Bruiser, the late black Labrador therapy dog, with his owner Joanne Markano, was a regular in the area with more than 200 visits to Menlo Park Elementary School in Edison and more than 100 visits to the Children’s Room of the Metuchen Public Library. His legacy lives on through a book…
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Metuchen Library partners businesses with cardholders
METUCHEN – The Metuchen Public Library is looking for business partners to help promote Library Card Sign-up Month this September. “With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, many local community organizations faced unforeseen challenges. Help us celebrate the strength of the Metuchen community as we promote the library’s return to services,” Library Director Hsi Hsi…
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Metuchen Library cardholders can borrow an Internet connection
By Gloria Stravelli Correspondent METUCHEN – In addition to the myriad resources available to members, the Metuchen Public Library is offering a new service that will provide cardholders with access to the Internet. “During COVID we realized we needed to bridge the digital divide,” said Hsi Hsi Chung, library director. “We realized a lot of…
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Council OKs application for state grant funds for $3.2M Metuchen library renovation project
By GLORIA STRAVELLI Correspondent METUCHEN – The borough’s beloved public library will undergo extensive renovations and upgrades if an application for state funding is approved for the project. According to Resolution 2021-148, approved at the Borough Council’s May 24 meeting, 50% of the funds for the $3.245 million Metuchen Public Library project would be provided…
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Metuchen taps library for new municipal clerk
BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Correspondent METUCHEN — Deborah Zupan, who was the principal librarian at the Metuchen Public Library, was appointed as the new municipal clerk by a unanimous vote of the mayor and council. “The most important thing I want to say is that we will have a new borough clerk,” Mayor Jonathan Busch said…
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Metuchen joins ‘Windows of Understanding’ art project, promoting awareness of social justice issues
The Metuchen Arts Council is joining the New Brunswick Community Arts Council, the Mason Gross School of the Arts and the Highland Park Arts Council in the fourth annual Windows of Understanding public art project. The Windows of Understanding Project is an initiative that unites local artists, organizations and businesses to promote compassion and awareness around…
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Metuchen Library, Edgar Middle School open for residents as power restoration continues after Tropical Storm Isaias
METUCHEN – As work on power restoration continues after Tropical Storm Isaias, the Metuchen Public Library and Edgar Middle School are open for residents to use internet and charge their devices. Some 262 homes in the borough are without power, Mayor Jonathan Busch said in a social media post on Aug. 5. “As we continue…