Tag: Metuchen
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St. Joe’s looks to add to GMC volleyball championship
By Jimmy Allinder Even though the Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen volleyball team is fresh off winning the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament championship, the Falcons had very little time to celebrate. Following a hard-fought 2-1 victory (23-25, 25-13, 25-21) over rival East Brunswick High School May 21, St. Joe’s (27-9) re-entered the pressure…
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Artist seek scrap steel for sign-welding project in Metuchen
Local metal workers Steve Accardi and Amy Brooks are welding a sign for Transformations Gallery in Metuchen. If you have any steel that you would like to donate to the project, bring it to Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, by May 30. For more information, email Brooks at [email protected].
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The YMCA Movement Celebrates 170 Years of Service
The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge, will celebrate the birthday of the YMCA movement on June 6. Serving Greater Middlesex County since 1921, this YMCA remains a relevant provider of services both traditional and contemporary. The hallmarks of the YMCA, such as basketball and swimming are now complemented at the YMCA of MEWSA with early…
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Metuchen shifts nights of Junebug ArtFest
By KATHY CHANG Staff writer METUCHEN — The ninth annual Junebug ArtFest is set to begin this weekend. In previous years, festivities were held on Friday nights, but they have been shifted to Saturday nights this year — June 4, 11, 18 and 25 — from 6 to 10 p.m. “We chose to move the…
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Metuchen Public Library to hold lecture on photo composition June 6
The Metuchen Public Library will offer a free lecture on photo composition on June 6, 2016 from 7-8 p.m. The seminar will be run by Imma Barrera. Barrera is the member, manager and founder of Imma Photography LLC based in Metuchen. Her adventure with photography began when she was 8 and received her first camera.…
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First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen providing free dinners May 31 and June 12
Thanks to the First Presbyterian Church (“FPC”) of Metuchen, home cooking never tasted so good — especially when it is free. FPC is holding Free Community Dinner events on May 31 at 6 p.m. and June 12 at 5 p.m. at its Social Center, which is located at 270 Woodbridge Ave., Metuchen, right next to…
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Metuchen Downtown Alliance to take shape
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — For Rob DeFilippis, whose business Runner’s High has been a staple on Main Street for 16 years, the last thing he wants is his rent to go up. However, DeFilippis said if he has to shell out an extra $25, $40, or even $100 for a Metuchen Downtown Alliance…
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Chelsea Clinton campaigns for her mother in Metuchen
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Twenty-four days before the New Jersey primary, Chelsea Clinton sat in front of a crowd at the Brownstone Bar & Grill for an intimate discussion about her mother, Hillary Clinton, and why she is the best candidate for the president of the United States. Hillary Clinton is the front-runner…
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Karabinchak to fill Assembly seat
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TRENTON — Edison Councilman Robert Karabinchak will fill the vacant seat in the 18th Legislative District. Members of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization [MCDO] met on May 12 at Middlesex County College in Edison to select a candidate for the seat, which was left vacant when long-time Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan was appointed to…
