Tag: Metuchen
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St. Joseph still class of the GMC despite challenges
By Jimmy Allinder The Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen basketball team was coming off an outstanding season like so many others in its storied history. The Falcons finished 22-6 last year, won their sixth Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament crown in seven tries and advanced to the NJSIAA Non-Public A South title game, only…
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Community mural art project final phase in Metuchen
The Metuchen Arts Council is currently accepting applications for Phase 4 (Final phase) of the public art project “Mud Making Madness,” the ceramic mural that will eventually cover the entire exterior of the block storage building at the Grove Avenue tennis courts. With “The Seasons” as the theme, each side of the building will reflect…
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Metuchen library to hold Local History Day Feb. 26
The Metuchen-Edison Historical Society’s annual Local History Day will be held from 1-4 p.m., Feb. 26, at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. This year’s theme includes items in the collection relevant to World War I as well as the Raritan Arsenal, USS Texas, World War I veterans and Thomas Edison. In addition,…
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Clergy denounces bomb threats
In response to reports that multiple bomb threats have been called in to Jewish Community Centers in multiple States, the members of the Metuchen-Edison Area Interfaith Clergy Association denounce such threats and fear-making as cowardly acts in flagrant disregard of the protected religious freedoms we all share. These threats not only disrupt our society’s peace…
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Metuchen hearing planned on historic district
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A public hearing has been scheduled on the proposed first historic district in the borough that was incorporated in 1900. Councilman Jay Muldoon said the meeting is open to the public and not just the property owners in the Middlesex Avenue-Woodwild Park Historic District. “Every property owner [in…
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Metuchen welcomes new police officer
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — As an intern with the Metuchen Police Department, Casey Everett Klein set his eyes on become a police officer one day. On Jan. 17 at a Borough Council meeting that dream came true. Klein, 26, with his parents by his side, was sworn into the role. “He did…
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Edison’s Salzone maintains positive attitude when she hits the lanes
By Jimmy Allinder Each time Samantha Salzone enters a bowling alley, she is firmly convinced she’ll roll nothing but strikes. However, the senior at Edison High School is well aware she competes in a sport that can be very unkind to those who have the slightest doubt that’s possible. If the battle of that rages…
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Garden Club of Metuchen presentation set for Feb. 6
The Garden Club of Metuchen will hold a presentation by Anna Haines of the Garden Club of New Jersey on Feb. 6. A nursery owner who specializes in deer-resistant plants, her topic is “Winter, the Forgotten Season.” The meeting will take place at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Fryer Hall, 27 Oak Ave., Metuchen. The meeting…
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Musical theater review at Congregation Neve Shalom
The Youth Theater Troupe of Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will perform a special musical theater review at 5 p.m. on Feb. 12. The program will feature songs from Hairspray, Newsies and Matilda. Admission is free. For more information, contact Mara McAuley at [email protected] or Wendy Kushner at [email protected].
