Tag: Metuchen
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Most speed limits in Metuchen have been reduced to 25 miles per hour
METUCHEN – What seemed like a pipe dream many years ago – reducing speed limits to 25 miles per hour borough-wide – has become 99% a reality. Signs are now erected for motorists to travel 25 miles per hour “through the heart of town” on state road Route 27 from Kentnor Street near the Metuchen…
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Spooktacular Family Fun Night set for Oct. 23 at Metuchen Y
The YMCA of MEWSA will hold two sessions of its Spooktacular Family Fun Night, from 6-7:15 p.m. or from 7:45-9 p.m. ,Oct. 23 at the Metuchen Y, 65 High St., Metuchen. There will be an outdoor Halloween Monster Mash, a haunted playground and trick-or-trunking in the small parking lot. Everyone is encouraged to wear a…
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Middlesex County College to hold diaper drives Oct. 23 and 30 on campus
PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMAS PETERSON Democracy House, the Center for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership at Middlesex County College, is holding a drive-through diaper drive over the next two Fridays, Oct. 23 and 30, from 3-6 p.m. Drivers can bring their donations to Lot 2, near the college’s Mill Road entrance on the Edison campus,…
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YMCA of MEWSA honors leaders in the community with various awards
The YMCA of MEWSA has announced its 2020 honorees, who are receiving the Charles S. Edgar Memorial Award, the Peter J. Barnes, Jr. Community Champion Award and the Community Partner Award. The recipient of the Charles S. Edgar Memorial Award is Paul Edgcomb. This award is given to an individual who has greatly served the…
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Local children’s musician ventures into another music genre with the release of ‘The BAR’
METUCHEN – Danny Adlerman has spent 25 years as a children’s author, musician and an impresario. With a dozen books published and four released albums under his belt, Adlerman, 57, who has lived in Metuchen for close to 30 years, is venturing into another music genre while fulfilling a lifelong dream as he and his…
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Infrastructure improvements for one-mile stretch of Metuchen’s Main Street in preliminary design phase, public comment accepted through Oct. 30
METUCHEN — The movement to fix the ongoing problem with trucks striking the Main Street Amtrak railroad bridge, which has an 11-foot, 2-inch clearance, began with a call from a borough police officer to the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. “We looked at the crash data and conversations began with Middlesex County, which is responsible…
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Most of new COVID-19 cases in Metuchen are college-age students, New Street has become one-way to vehicular traffic in support of restaurants, retail
METUCHEN – Most of the new COVID-19 cases in the borough are college-age students, according to Mayor Jonathan Busch. “[The] borough has picked up 17 new COVID cases since August 31,” he said in a social media post on Sept. 29. “While that may seem significant, we are looking closely at the data and it…
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Two incumbents, one newcomer face no challengers on ballot for the three seats on the Metuchen Board of Education
METUCHEN – Two incumbents and a newcomer are facing no challengers on the ballot for the three, three-year terms on the Metuchen Board of Education. The general election is on Nov. 3. Dan Benderly is a 23-year resident of the borough. He and his wife have four children, ages 22, 21, 18 and 16. He…
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Metuchen Downtown Alliance’s focus on strengthening town’s foundation allows for quick pivot during COVID-19
METUCHEN – As the economic toll of COVID-19 continues to affect businesses nationwide, new independent establishments continue to open in Metuchen after Metuchen Downtown Alliance (MDA), the town’s volunteer-driven downtown management and revitalization organization, awarded 40 local businesses with reopening grants. “Five new businesses have confidently moved forward with their opening plans during this challenging pandemic,…
