Tag: Metuchen
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Summer camp is for the kids
Summer is the ideal time for kids to get up, get out and explore! This will be especially true this summer. The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy will open its summer day camps beginning June 21 for campers ages 5-13. The locations in Metuchen, Edison, South Amboy, Woodbridge and Piscataway will provide…
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Metuchen plans to ‘do more’ to recognize borough’s namesake Lenni-Lenape Indian Chief Metuchen
METUCHEN – Borough officials acknowledge not enough is done to recognize the borough’s namesake Lenni-Lenape Indian Chief Metuchen. Plans to do more to recognize the Lenni-Lenape chief and Indigenous people are in the works. In October, the borough is planning to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a day that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and…
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Metuchen Board of Education reorganizes with focus to move district forward after pandemic
METUCHEN – The Metuchen Board of Education reorganized with a focus on moving the district forward as the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccine roll out marks the beginning of the end to the pandemic. “We’re experiencing a shared trauma and we’re all doing our best to get through it, but I also believe we owe…
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Allentown man charged with theft from Metuchen TD Bank
METUCHEN – An Allentown man has been charged with allegedly defrauding a bank of thousands of dollars. Robert Nuccio was charged with two counts of identity theft, two counts of forgery, two counts of false government documents, one count of theft by deception, one count of attempted theft by deception, one count resisting arrest, and…
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Pocket park with beer garden proposed for center of downtown Metuchen
METUCHEN – A pocket park in the center of downtown Metuchen is on its way. Mayor Jonathan Busch announced the concept of the pocket park, which will be designed with the demographic of the borough in mind, during his mayoral address to the borough at the council’s re-organization meeting on Jan. 1. “The park will…
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Metuchen mayor, council vow to continue outgoing member’s passion for the environment
METUCHEN – Mayor Jonathan Busch and Borough Council members vowed to continue Councilman Todd Pagel’s energetic passion for the environment, climate change, pedestrian and bicycle safety, infrastructure and transportation. “It’s been a true pleasure serving with all of you and serving the people of Metuchen these past three-and-a-half years,” Pagel said. “I look forward continuing…
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Metuchen joins ‘Windows of Understanding’ art project, promoting awareness of social justice issues
The Metuchen Arts Council is joining the New Brunswick Community Arts Council, the Mason Gross School of the Arts and the Highland Park Arts Council in the fourth annual Windows of Understanding public art project. The Windows of Understanding Project is an initiative that unites local artists, organizations and businesses to promote compassion and awareness around…
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Metuchen total COVID-19 cases surpass 400, mayor urges residents to heed warnings of health experts ahead of holiday week
METUCHEN – Last week, the borough reported 54 new COVID-19 cases, which sent total confirmed cases past 400, according to Mayor Jonathan Busch in a social media post on Dec. 21. “A significant number of COVID transmission occurs in people’s private homes,” he said. “Introducing even one person from outside of your immediate family into…
