Tag: Metuchen
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Thank America’s Teachers award ceremony slated Oct. 5
Music students at Colonia Middle School in Woodbridge Township will benefit from a $2,500 Farmers Insurance grant awarded by the company’s Thank America’s Teachers program. The award ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on Oct. 5 in Room 117, Colonia Middle School, 100 Delaware Ave., Colonia. Mayor John E. McCormac is scheduled to attend…
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Metuchen Library to hold Book Sale Oct. 1
Join The Friends of the Metuchen Library at the 2016 Annual Book Sale on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Annual Book Sale will take place on the front lawn of the Metuchen Library,480 Middlesex Ave. in Metuchen. The rain dates are Oct. 8 and Oct. 15. The Book Sale is the…
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Metuchen ignores public safety hazard
At the southeast corner of Amboy/Eggert Avenues the sidewalk is badly damaged. The cause is the chronic traffic of big trucks jumping the curb as they turn onto Eggert. The intersection is poorly marked with No Big Truck Traffic signs — routinely ignored. The police do not patrol the site nor enforce the restriction despite…
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Metuchen YMCA to hold open house
The Metuchen YMCA will hold Ready, Set, Learn (YTots) open house from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. on Sept. 16, 21 and 28 at Community Presbyterian Church, 75 Glenville Rd., Edison. This two-hour program offers a range of activities for two-year old children such as music, arts and crafts, story time, outdoor play and more. For more information,…
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French club to hold Sept. 20 meeting
Francophonie Metuchen will meet from 7:45-9:45 p.m., Sept. 20, at 243 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Discussions are in French. Participation is free. Relaxed work meetings with moderate preparations and active participation in discussions are required. For more information, call Sam Van Chama, using French, at 732-767-9372.
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Technology advances at St. Francis in Metuchen
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — When kindergarteners at St. Francis Cathedral School started touching the computer screens on the desktop computers in the Technology Lab two years ago, it prompted the move for the school to purchase touchscreen computers. Laura Graziano, technology coordinator at the Pre-K-8 school, said with the students exposed to…
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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month at Metuchen Public Library
The Metuchen Public Library has teamed up with several local businesses to promote Library Card Sign-Up Month. Simply present your library card to one of the participating businesses to show support of the Library, and in exchange the business will provide you with an extra deal exclusively for Metuchen Library cardholders. The following businesses have…
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Broadway show bus trip slated Oct. 7
The Metuchen Recreation Commission will sponsor a bus trip to see the Broadway show, Waitress, on Oct. 7 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. The bus will depart from the Metuchen Senior Citizen parking lot, 15 Center St., Metuchen, at 4 p.m. and return immediately following the show. Dinner is on your own in New York…
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Cohen looks to help St. Joe’s win back GMC lacrosse crown
By Jimmy Allinder Spencer Cohen understands where he goes to college can have a huge impact on the rest of his life. The senior at Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen is an outstanding lacrosse player and has decided to walk on, if that’s what it takes, in order to play the sport. It could be…
