Tag: Metuchen
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Metuchen Parade Commission will oversee annual parades next year
METUCHEN – For a smooth transition, and to continue century-long traditions of the annual Memorial Day Parade and Winter Festival Parade, borough officials have created a Metuchen Parade Commission to oversee the parades from next year onward. The Borough Council voted in favor of an ordinance creating the commission at a meeting on Oct. 29.…
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Main Street Metuchen turns spooky in time for Halloween
PHOTOS BY KATHY CHANG/STAFF Many in costume enjoyed the day as the Metuchen Downtown Alliance transformed Main Street into a ghoulish affair on Oct. 26.
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During Blue Mass, law enforcement officials urged to seek help if needed
METUCHEN – In front of a sea of blue, Bishop James F. Checchio urged men and women in uniform to be mindful of their limitations and weaknesses. “Everyone is vulnerable and we all need help,” he said, noting law enforcement officials are not lone rangers. “I urge you to have someone you trust and talk…
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Enjoy a unique improv experience Nov. 1-2 in Metuchen
Pop-Up Improv Theatre is coming to Metuchen on Nov. 1-2, presenting two nights of improvisation theater at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. The improv nights will feature New Jersey-based improvisation groups Death By Improv, Parlin; Howdy Stranger, Hackensack; Asbury Improv, Asbury Park; and Contagious Drama, Westfield. Performances will be held at 8…
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Westerhoff School presents ‘Piano and Friends’ concert on Nov. 16
In collaboration with the Metuchen Arts Council, Westerhoff School will hold its second annual “Piano and Friends” concert at 7 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the First Presbyterian Church Social Center, 270 Woodbridge Ave., Metuchen. Professional musicians from among the Westerhoff School faculty and the community will perform compositions featuring the piano with brass, woodwinds,…
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Metuchen mayor will run unopposed in November election
METUCHEN – Democrat Jonathan M. Busch is running unopposed as he seeks election for the four-year term mayoral term in Metuchen. Busch, 42, 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. Busch has lived in…
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Three incumbents will run unopposed for Metuchen Board of Education
METUCHEN – Three incumbents will run unopposed for the three, three-year seats available during the Metuchen Board of Education election. Jonathan Lifton is seeking his fourth term, while Alicia Sneddon Killean and Eric Suss are seeking their second terms. Sneddon Killean, 43, is a lifelong resident of the borough. She is married with three young…
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Democratic slate will run unopposed for seats on Metuchen Borough Council
METUCHEN – The Democratic slate on the Borough Council is running unopposed for the two, three-year terms and one year unexpired term open in the November election. Linda M. Koskoski is seeking her seeking her second term, Dorothy Rasmussen is seeking her fourth term and Dan Hirsch is seeking the one year unexpired term. Koskoski,…
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Metuchen school board will ask for public support Nov. 5 in their stand on mental health stigma
METUCHEN – Experts have not put their finger on one specific stressor causing the recent rise in student depression nationwide; however, whatever it may be, school officials in Metuchen are making moves in their efforts to address mental health programing and emotional support for all their students. Come Nov. 5, the Metuchen Board of Education,…