Tag: Metuchen
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Metuchen Police Department celebrates a retirement, a promotion and a swearing in
METUCHEN – As one career ends, another career pushes forward, and a new one begins. The Metuchen Police Department (MPD) celebrated the retirement of Police Sgt. Jim Burns after nearly 30 years, the promotion of James “Bo” Keane IV to sergeant, and the swearing in of Aurel Louis during a Borough Council meeting on Feb.…
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Metuchen students reach new levels to help victims of child trafficking in Ghana
METUCHEN – The ability to sponsor a victim of child trafficking in Ghana has taken on “a whole new level” for Metuchen High School students in their efforts to raise funds for Breaking the Chain Through Education, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to ending child slavery in Africa. “It’s just a completely different experience from…
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Metuchen elementary school certified by Character.org
METUCHEN – Campbell Elementary School has been named a School of Character by Character.org. Character.org is a worldwide network that empowers people of all ages to practice and model the ethical core values that shape our hearts, minds and choices, according to its mission statement. This year, 77 state schools and two districts…
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Asian community in Metuchen set to showcase fun festivities of Lunar New Year
METUCHEN – As Chinese New Year nears, members of the Asian community in Metuchen hope to showcase how fun the new year festivities can be. “Asian culture is often overlooked and underrepresented,” Jennifer Zhu said. “We hope that when you come to celebrate the Lunar New Year, you learn a little about Asian cultures and…
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Metuchen resident is among 40 finalists in upcoming New Jersey Film Festival
METUCHEN – What started as an application assignment for Charly Santagado has developed into a five-minute film based on a 1650s painting, Las Meninas (Ladies in Waiting) by Diego Velazquez, who was a leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. Santagado, of Metuchen, submitted her film for the upcoming New Jersey Film Festival presented through…
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Windows of Understanding project promotes social justice
The fifth annual Social Justice Public Art Initiative “Windows of Understanding” officially launched on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a way to pay homage to King’s legacy with a designated “Day of Understanding”. The works of art from local New Jersey artists will be on display in storefronts and public spaces from Jan.…
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Community reminded to push the limits, get into ‘good trouble’ to continue King’s legacy
METUCHEN – In celebration of the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia), the community is reminded to recommit to walking through “unchartered waters” like King did so many years ago even if it means getting into Lewis’s simple philosophy of “good trouble.” That is what King and Lewis did…
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Metuchen forging ahead with a number of projects; final decisions expected for a new emergency services center
METUCHEN – In 2016, Mayor Jonathan Busch said the formation of a Metuchen Downtown Alliance offered hope. At the time, it was a year before he became mayor, but had opened his non-retail business The Busch Law Group LLC at 450 Main St. “I want to work and live in a place where there is…
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Metuchen remembers two significant members of the community
METUCHEN – The borough saw the passing of two significant members of the community in December. Former Metuchen Police Chief Joseph J. Perrino passed away on Dec. 15, and Austin F. Banks passed away on Dec. 9. Perrino was a lifelong resident of Metuchen. He was 102. “I was privileged to spend some time with…
