Tag: Metuchen
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District 18 to receive $3.8M in DOT funding for road projects
EAST BRUNSWICK– Several municipalities in Middlesex County will receive part of $3.8 million in New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) municipal aid grants for roadway projects. Senator Patrick Diegnan, Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin and Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak announced $3,815,000 in Municipal Aid grants from DOT as part of their second round of funding on Nov. 27,…
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Christmas Tree Lighting will be held at the Metuchen Plaza on Dec. 6
The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas Tree Lighting, which was called off due to inclement weather, has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the plaza on New Street. The premiere sponsor is Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center and will include entertainment, hot cocoa, visits with Santa and food vendors. For…
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Metuchen Spanish Book Club lets members revive the Spanish language
METUCHEN – The love of the Spanish language, a good book and camaraderie brings members of the Spanish Book Club together every first Wednesday at the Metuchen Public Library. In its fifth year, Perla Rotemberg, who leads the book club, said they are one of a few Spanish book clubs in New Jersey sponsored by…
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Former athletes, coaches named to MCC’s inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame
EDISON – The Middlesex County College (MCC) Athletic Hall of Fame Committee announced the names of the inaugural class of the Blue Colt Athletic Hall of Fame. The first class will consist of Robert Edmonds (track and field), Dave Meads (baseball), Jill Romanovsky (softball), John Sacchi (wrestling coach) and Robert Zifchak (athletic administrator). “We are…
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Panel has honest discussion on the dangers of vaping
METUCHEN – For Metuchen High School student Joshua Bhujbal, focus should not only be on telling kids vaping is bad, it should be helping guide kids to have self worth and how to create real bonds and close friendships that will benefit them for the long-term. Bhujbal said the fact kids think vaping is the…
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Criminal charge brought in Metuchen motorcycle crash
METUCHEN – A Metuchen man has been charged in the Nov. 21 motorcycle crash in which a man from Piscataway was seriously injured. Anthony Bing, 38, was charged with aggravated assault, an assault by auto occurring in the vicinity of a school zone, a crime of the second degree, according to a statement provided by…
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Panel discussion on the dangers of vaping will be held in Metuchen on Nov. 25
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Middlesex, Monmouth), New York Giants Legend Harry Carson, Hackensack Meridian Health and the Metuchen School District will hold a community forum and panel discussion on the dangers of vaping and the emerging epidemic led by a panel of medical experts, school district leaders and educators, community organizations and resources, students and…
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Two Metuchen residents charged with multiple burglaries in Metuchen and Edison
METUCHEN – After an investigation, detectives from Metuchen and the Edison burglary task force charged two Metuchen residents with multiple burglaries in the two municipalities, according to police. A 42-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman were arrested on Nov. 4 for a burglary the day before. Further investigation revealed the two were responsible for four…
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Mary Wilkins Freeman was Metuchen’s female ‘Mark Twain’
METUCHEN – The likes of Mary Wilkins Freeman – who at the turn of the century was one of the top two most prolific and beloved authors along with Mark Twain – lived in the Brainy Boro. “We had the female Mark Twain,” said Nancy Zerbe, chair of the Metuchen Historic Preservation Committee. “Unfortunately our…