Tag: Metuchen

  • French club to hold Feb. 16 meeting

    French club to hold Feb. 16 meeting

    Francophonie Metuchen will meet from 7:45-9:45 p.m., Feb. 16, 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.

  • Authors visit St. Francis students

    Authors visit St. Francis students

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Six years later and a new crop of students, St. Francis Cathedral School welcomed back the children’s author and illustrator, Trinka Hakes Noble. Noble visited the school on Feb. 1 as part of Catholic Schools Week. She visited with approximately 350 kindergarten to fifth grade students. Librarian Patricia…

  • Trio arrested in Metuchen drug raid

    Trio arrested in Metuchen drug raid

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Following a two-month investigation, a mother, son and another man were charged with drug related offenses and nearly half a pound of marijuana and $4,000 in cash were seized from a residence on Woodbridge Avenue, according to police. On Feb. 1, Metuchen detectives and patrol officers raided the…

  • Metuchen warns of thefts

    Metuchen warns of thefts

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — A rash of burglaries and thefts to motor vehicles has prompted police to warn residents and the public to lock their car doors. Police Sgt. Arthur Flaherty said the incidents, which have occurred throughout the borough, started in early November and the incidents are still being investigated. “It’s…

  • Staged Radio Play slated for Feb. 18

    Staged Radio Play slated for Feb. 18

    Raconteur Radio will present “The Man who would be King,” a staged radio play, at the Mt. Zion Lodge No. 135 of the Free and Accepted Masons. The Play will be held in Metuchen’s Masonic Lodge, 483 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, with only one showing at 8 p.m. on Feb. 18. The ticket cost is $15…

  • Edison Arts Society seeks artists for exhibit

    Edison Arts Society seeks artists for exhibit

    The Edison Arts Society is seeking artists to participate in a juried art exhibit entitled “Different Strokes,” which is to run from March 13-April 22 at the Metuchen Inn. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 11. Submissions will be accepted via e-mail or on CD. All work for review should include the artist’s name, the…

  • Benefit announced for March 7

    Benefit announced for March 7

    Team Cindy’s Stars, a walk team formed in 2009 in memory of Lucinda Dingman, will hold the  Dine to Donate Night to benefit The New Jersey Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), from 5-9 p.m. on March 7, at Houlihan’s of Woodbridge, 65 Route 1, Metuchen. To RSVP or for more information, please…

  • Campbell School celebrates National Math Contest Winners

    Campbell School celebrates National Math Contest Winners

    Third and fourth grade students at Campbell Elementary School, Metuchen, participated in the Noetic Learning National Math Contest during the fall. Upon completion of the contest, the following students were identified as National Honor Roll Honorees: Ava Barasch, Joseph Duhme, Ripley Wong, Audrey Feng, Arjun Gupta, Alexander Serban, Emily Lan, Mason Liu, Chloe Shen, Andrew…

  • Metuchen accepting applications for public art project

    Metuchen accepting applications for public art project

    The Metuchen Arts Council is currently accepting applications for Phase 3 of the public art project, “Mudmaking Madness,” the ceramic mural that will eventually cover the entire exterior of the block storage building between the Grove Avenue tennis courts. With “The Seasons” as the theme, each side of the building will reflect life in Metuchen…