Tag: Metuchen

  • Metuchen H.S. is New Jersey winner in Optimum Community Charity Champions program

    Metuchen H.S. is New Jersey winner in Optimum Community Charity Champions program

    Optimum Community recognized students at Metuchen High School as the New Jersey grand-prize winners in this year’s Charity Champions, a program that promotes volunteerism and encourages area high schools to raise funds for a charity of their choice. The school was presented with $5,000 to be donated to Breaking the Chain through Education, an international…

  • Karabinchak sworn in as newest member of General Assembly

    Karabinchak sworn in as newest member of General Assembly

    TRENTON – Lifelong Edison resident Robert Karabinchak received the oath of office to become the newest member of the New Jersey General Assembly. Karabinchak will represent the 18th Legislative District – including the municipalities of East Brunswick, Edison, Helmetta, Metuchen and South River – alongside Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex). “I’m honored that I can serve the…

  • Art in The Garden Tour set in Metuchen

    Art in The Garden Tour set in Metuchen

    The Metuchen Arts Council, in association with the Woodwild Park Association, the Borough Improvement League, the Metuchen Garden Club and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, will present the fourth annual Art in The Garden Tour, June 26, from 1-4 p.m., with a rain date of July 3. The Tour begins at St. Luke’s Church, on the…

  • Annual Tower Area Garage Sale set for June 4

    Annual Tower Area Garage Sale set for June 4

    Barbara Penny, a broker sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Metuchen/Edison, is sponsoring the 13th annual Tower Area Garage Sale in North Edison from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. on June 4. The rain date is June 5. A resident of Edison Tower and an active member of her community, Penny established this annual event…

  • Boy Scouts to collect damaged flags during Metuchen’s Memorial Day Parade

    Boy Scouts to collect damaged flags during Metuchen’s Memorial Day Parade

    Boy Scout Troop 17 of Metuchen-Edison is calling on all area residents to bring their torn, tattered and otherwise damaged flags to Metuchen’s 89th annual Memorial Day Parade, which begins at 10 a.m. on May 30. As they march in the parade, the scouts will collect the flags from residents along the parade route. Troop…

  • Boy Scouts to collect damaged flags during Metuchen Memorial Day Parade May 30

    Boy Scouts to collect damaged flags during Metuchen Memorial Day Parade May 30

    Boy Scout Troop 17 of Metuchen-Edison is calling on all area residents to bring their torn, tattered, and otherwise damaged flags to Metuchen’s 89th Annual Memorial Day Parade, which begins at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 30. As they march in the parade, the Scouts will collect the flags from residents along the parade route.…

  • Metuchen Reformed Church to hold Broadway Kids camp Aug. 1-5

    Metuchen Reformed Church to hold Broadway Kids camp Aug. 1-5

    All Children’s Theatre is still accepting registrations for Broadway Kids performing arts one-week day camp for children ages 6-17. The camp will be held Aug. 1-5 at the Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Ave. in Metuchen. Initial registration deadline is June 1 but registrations will be accepted thereafter, space permitting. The Broadway Kids camp allows…

  • Saint Joseph High School welcomes new president

    Saint Joseph High School welcomes new president

    METUCHEN — The Board of Governors of Saint Joseph High School has elected Dr. Gregory Brandao as president of the school for the 2016-17 academic year. A 1973 graduate of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Brandao has worked closely with the Brothers of the Sacred Heart since 1977. He has served in a number of…

  • French club to hold May 31 meeting

    French club to hold May 31 meeting

    Francophonie Metuchen will meet from 7:45-9:45 p.m., May 31, 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.