Tag: Metuchen
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Metuchen’s St. Francis celebrating 40 years in diocese with inaugural Feast
METUCHEN – The public is invited to the inaugural Feast of Saint Francis Cathedral, an Italian street fair with a Metuchen twist. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi Campus, 548 Main St. “It has long been the desire of many people…
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Martin Spritzer Fund: Raising awareness for equity, civil rights and anti-racism
METUCHEN – Martin Spritzer never stopped caring for the underserved. At 92 when it was ultimately his time to go, Spritzer’s son Evan, said he only wanted to talk about two things – “How could there be a legacy for Metuchen, Edison race relations? How could it be extended into the future?” And second was…
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Metuchen community comes together to ‘break the stigma’ on substance abuse disorders
METUCHEN – If anything, the crowd that gathered outside Metuchen Borough Hall was a telling sign that society is making strides to “breaking the stigma” on substance abuse disorders. However, those in the “breaking the stigma” fight, will say the “fight and effort” is still in full swing. State Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-19), chairman of…
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Metuchen Downtown Alliance seeks public input on downtown through survey
METUCHEN – It’s time to update Metuchen Downtown Alliance’s five-year strategic plan and the Alliance is looking for public feedback through a survey. How often do you visit the downtown? What do you visit the downtown for? How do you get to the downtown? Reasons not to visit the downtown? These are some of the…
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Metuchen police blotter
Two men from Ireland – ages 24 and 19 – were charged with fleeing the scene of a serious motor vehicle crash on Middlesex Avenue July 29. Witnesses told police that the occupants of one of the vehicles had allegedly fled the scene on foot. After canvassing the area and a short foot chase, Officer…
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Metuchen gauges public’s interest on alternative internet service providers through survey
METUCHEN – Borough officials want to know if residents, businesses would welcome an alternative internet service provider other than Optimum. A survey will be floating around for the “next couple months” to gauge input from the community regarding broadband availability and interest within the borough. “Our residents don’t have any choice when it comes to…
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Metuchen Police Department promotes, welcomes new officers
METUCHEN – With the changing of guard, two officers have moved up the ranks and two new officers have joined the Metuchen Police Department. Officers Wayne Karalevich was promoted from sergeant to lieutenant and Andrew Cupido was promoted from corporal to sergeant. James Markham and John Roesler joined the department on June 1. The officers…
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Metuchen Police blotter
Three New York City juveniles in town visiting a friend were charged with burglary, theft and criminal attempt on July 18. A borough resident reported her purse was removed from her vehicle while she was in a store. The resident was able to provide the description of three juveniles she witnessed fleeing the area as…
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Gov. Phil Murphy signs sweeping series of gun safety reforms in Metuchen
METUCHEN – New Jersey has one of the strictest gun laws in the country, but that does not mean the state is immune to gun violence. The statistics are real. Ask Acting Attorney General (AG) Matthew J. Platkin. He named a few during a press conference held in Metuchen Borough Hall on July 5. On…