Tag: Metuchen
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Metuchen streamlines development application process
METUCHEN – Somewhere along the line, the original purpose of the Technical Review Committee (TRC) prior to Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment meetings got lost. “TRC was originally designed and structured to take some of the formality out of the process and save applicants money and frustration,” Mayor Jonathan Busch said. “It was…
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Edison teen’s photo is on Girl Scout cookie s’mores package
EDISON – A familiar face may pop on your next Girl Scout cookie purchase. Jacqueline Trotman, 16, a sophomore at John P. Stevens High School and a member of Troop 81390, was one of 26 girls selected nationwide – one of seven in New Jersey – to have their photos placed on the cookie packages.…
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Experience summer camp at the YMCA of MEWSA
At the YMCA day camp, we are here to make your children feel welcome: to help them quickly realize this is a place where they belong and can be themselves, try new things, make new friends and be a part of something great. We’re here to surround every child with support, guidance and fantastic chances…
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Metuchen Council approves $4.1 million bond ordinance for new pump station
Construction of a new pump station, which will service both Metuchen and Edison, is on the horizon. The Metuchen Borough Council approved a $4.1 million bond ordinance for the construction of the new pump station at a meeting on Jan. 13. The new station will replace the Edison Pump Station and the Metuchen Jersey Avenue…
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Metuchen borough administrator will fill new role as director of special projects
METUCHEN – Soon the borough will have a person dedicated to the many special projects currently in the works. The Borough Council approved the position of director of special projects through an ordinance at a meeting on Jan. 13. The annual salary for the new position will be $80,000. Borough Administrator Jay Muldoon is expected…
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Pinkin becomes first assemblyperson to receive advocacy award from American Cancer Society
In recognition of her legislative work on initiatives to ensure patient welfare, Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) became the first New Jersey Assembly member to be awarded the Distinguished Advocacy Award by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Pinkin was honored with the 2019 award for her leadership and dedication to policy issues spanning…
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Area clergy stress ‘words matter’ when seeking MLK’s vision of ‘free at last’
METUCHEN – The words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) will just be words until people can truly become concerned of the needs of others, Bishop Nikolaos Brown said in his “Words Matter” sermon. “Dr. King in his infamous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech used very interesting words,” he said, reciting part of…
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Metuchen BOE reorganizes with focus on physical school building needs
The Metuchen Board of Education reorganized with a look ahead to the possible school referendum on the horizon to address physical school building needs. “We have our list of needs and wants, we have our architects, now we need a specific plan and budget,” Board President Justin Manley said at the board’s reorganization meeting on…
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Janna Co. literary agency specializes in children’s and young adult graphic novels
Janna Morishima has formed a new literary and illustration agency, Janna Co., focusing on children’s graphic novels and visual storytelling. Morishima began her career in publishing in 2002 as the assistant to creative director David Saylor at Scholastic. Two years later, she co-founded the Graphix imprint with Saylor and editor Sheila Keenan, and helped to…