Tag: Metuchen
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Area gyms will tackle marathon on rower machine to raise awareness for veteran suicide
METUCHEN – Area gyms will come together to tackle 26.2 miles – 42,195 meters – on a rower machine to stand united in the war against veteran suicide. With a successful event last year, CrossFit Finest will serve as the host to the marathon row for a second time on Dec. 7. This year, other…
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Traffic speeds on eight county roads in Metuchen will soon reduce to 25 miles per hour
METUCHEN – It has been a decade in the making, with a bit of persistence from Metuchen Borough Council President Linda Koskosi over the past two years, as borough officials move forward to reduce traffic speeds on eight county streets to 25 miles per hour. The second reading and public hearing on amending an ordinance…
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Three incumbents will fill Metuchen Board of Education seats
METUCHEN – Three incumbents, who ran unopposed in the November election, will fill the three, three-year seats on the Metuchen Board of Education. Alicia Sneddon Killean, who will serve her second term, registered the most votes with 1,846/35%. Jonathan Lifton, who will serve his fourth term, received 1,724 votes/33%. Eric Suss, who will serve his…
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Metuchen schools receive public support on mental health initiative
METUCHEN – With public support, school officials will now be able to address the needs of the district’s most struggling students on the middle and elementary school levels through a therapeutic program and additional resources. Voters came out to the polls on Nov. 5 to either support or not support a separate budget proposal, or…
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Democratic incumbent slate will continue moving Metuchen forward
METUCHEN – The Democratic incumbent slate, who ran unopposed in the November election, will continue at the reigns as they continue moving Metuchen forward. Mayor Jonathan Busch was selected as the borough’s 36th mayor on Dec. 18, 2017, and was elected to the one-year unexpired term on Nov. 6, 2018, of former Mayor Peter Cammarano.…
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Metuchen resident retires from MCC Board of Trustees
Eileen Palumbo of Metuchen, who is retiring from the Middlesex County College Board of Trustees after 13 years of service, was honored at the Oct. 16 board meeting. Palumbo was appointed as a trustee in 2006 and has served as treasurer. A retired human resources executive with Johnson & Johnson, she chaired the college’s Human…
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New playground dedicated at St. Francis in Metuchen
PHOTO COURTESY OF ELAINE C. SCULL The Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Zamorski, Rector at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Metuchen, blessed the new preschool playground at St. Francis Cathedral School on Oct. 25. The school received a grant to install the new safe ground surface and equipment for children in grades pre-Kindergarten…
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YMCA of MEWSA receives grant for preschool Brainy Boot Camp
The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy (MEWSA) recently received notification of a $7,500 grant received to support the funding of academic programming for preschool children at the YMCA’s Ken Shirk Early Learning Center located in Edison. The program, called Brainy Boot Camp, will be held during the regular school year and will…
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Global problem-solving challenges Middlesex County Vo-Tech students
WOODBRIDGE – Shaili Singh and Theresa Carlos are hoping to solve problems with the help of other students and scientists from around the world. The two juniors at the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge have been accepted into the Junior Academy of the New York Academy of Sciences. They…