Tag: Metuchen
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Metuchen gallery opening set for Jan. 28
Words and images that are both ‘beautiful and powerful’ are brought together in the newest exhibit at Nails in the Wall, the Gallery at St. Luke’s, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen. The opening will be held from 2-5 p.m. Jan. 28. The exhibit includes nearly 70 pieces of work in varied media from local artists and…
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Metuchen school board members greet new year
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The Board of Education reorganized with the swearing in of an incumbent and two new members. Incumbent Jonathan Lifton took his seat for his third term, and Eric Suss and Alicia Sneddon Killean took their seats at the dais for their first three-year term at a meeting on…
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YMCA of MEWSA launches campaign to fund community programs
The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy (MEWSA) recently launched its annual “100 Days of Giving” campaign with an event held at the JFK Social Center in Edison. At the Jan. 10 event, there were speakers who shared how the YMCA had impacted their lives. The campaign’s goal is to raise $215,000 to ensure that everyone in…
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Falcons excelling in pool against GMC, nonconference foes
By Jimmy Allinder St. Joseph The Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen swimming team really has no peer in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC), and that has been validated by this season’s 5-0 record (7-0 overall). Thus, it’s natural for the Falcons to seek out competition from other parts of New Jersey and even neighboring…
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Painting brightens up children’s room at library
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A new painting that sits above the fireplace in the children’s room at the Metuchen Public Library fits right in. Bears on bears on bears are reading “How to Save the Bees” in the painting by Lauren Rabinowitz, who goes by her artist name Lauren the Cartoon Goddess.…
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Metuchen school district audit well received
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — It may have been a yawn session as the yearly comprehensive financial audit report on the Metuchen School District budget was presented, but it garnered much praise for a job well done. “It’s the same boring story,” said Board President Jonathan Lifton, who thanked Schools Superintendent Vince Caputo,…
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Edison bowlers making noise in White Division
By Jimmy Allinder Edison Edison High School boys’ and girls’ coach Tracie Smith admits bowling is somewhat of a secret among the students and faculty. That is until team and individual accomplishments dominate the morning announcements when the season is in full swing. This is the Eagles’ first season as members of the Greater Middlesex…
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Metuchen library exhibiting ’70s artwork from high school
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Aside from maybe the wardrobe and the motor vehicles of the 1970s, the artwork displayed this month in the art gallery at the Metuchen Public Library has stood the test of time. Art students at Metuchen High School in the 1970s worked to create seven large, realistic paintings…
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Panel to discuss succeeding with learning differences
METUCHEN — A panel at Metuchen High School will feature student mentors from a national advocacy group talking to middle and high schoolers and their parents about succeeding with learning differences. The panel will speak from 7-9 p.m. on Jan. 19 at the high school library at 400 Grove Ave., Metuchen. Known as “Yes! Ambassadors,”…
