Tag: Metuchen

  • Brothers charged in Metuchen bank robbery

    Brothers charged in Metuchen bank robbery

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Two Carteret brothers have been charged with staging a bomb scare at Metuchen High School last week in an attempt to divert police before they allegedly robbed a bank in the borough, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief David Q. Irizarry. Donell Cheek, 32,…

  • Metuchen church celebrates 50th anniversary

    Metuchen church celebrates 50th anniversary

    Metuchen Assembly of God, 130 Whitman Ave., Metuchen, will celebrate its 50th Anniversary at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 27. Everyone in the community is invited to attend this special anniversary celebration. For more information, please call 732-549-4163 ext. 100, or visit www.metuchenag.org.

  • Metuchen Farmers Market news

    Metuchen Farmers Market news

    The Metuchen Farmers Market will be open weekends from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays through November, including the Saturday before Thanksgiving, in the Senior Center (parking lot), 15 Center St. (at the corner of New and Center streets). Get some inspiration for Thanksgiving dinner from weekly vendors. Stop by Little Owl Soaps for a hostess gift,…

  • Woodwild Park Association annual meeting set for Nov. 16

    Woodwild Park Association annual meeting set for Nov. 16

    Woodwild Park Association’s annual meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 16 in the Activities Room (lower level) at the Metuchen Public Library on Middlesex Avenue/Route 27, Metuchen. The action items at this meeting will include election of officers and trustees, as well as, a vote on the proposal for the restoration of…

  • Gas line repaired in Metuchen

    Gas line repaired in Metuchen

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Elizabethtown Gas has repaired its gas line at New Street and Lake Avenue, which was damaged by a third party contractor last night, Nov. 3. The incident occurred after 6:30 p.m., which prompted road closures in the area. A Nixle alert was posted by the borough around 7:30…

  • Bus trip to Winterthur Museum and Gardens slated

    Bus trip to Winterthur Museum and Gardens slated

    The members of the Terra Nova Garden Club announce a bus trip to a Yuletide tour of Winterthur Museum and Gardens, the grand former estate of renowned antiques collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont, in the heart of Delaware’s Brandywine Valley, will be held Dec. 6. The cost of the trip is $75 per…

  • Metuchen Reformed Church reaches out to community

    Metuchen Reformed Church reaches out to community

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — With the ever-changing diversity of the area, the Reformed Church of Metuchen, under the leadership of the Rev. Peter Sanfilippo, is meeting the challenges to become a multicultural church. “It will take time,” said Sanfilippo, who began serving as pastor six years ago. “Some will gravitate towards that…

  • Church to celebrate 50th anniversary Nov. 27

    Church to celebrate 50th anniversary Nov. 27

    Metuchen Church will celebrate its 50th anniversary at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 27 at 130 Whitman Ave., Metuchen. Everyone in the community is invited to attend this special anniversary celebration. For more information, call 732-549-4163, ext. 100 or visit www.metuchenag.org.

  • For the record

    For the record

    Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that sales associate Fran Torella of the Metuchen office was individually recognized for exceptional performance in September. A top producer, Torella led the entire company for new home listings for the month. Ms. Torella’s name was spelled incorrectly in last week’s newspapers.