Tag: Metuchen
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Metuchen Edison Women’s Club will sell luminaries as fundraiser
The Metuchen Edison Women’s Club will sell decorative luminary sets during the Edison High School Holiday Bazaar, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 17 at the school, 50 Boulevard of the Eagles, Edison. Each set contains 10 candles for $7. The fundraiser will help local families in need, community…
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Incumbent, two newcomers win seats on Metuchen Board of Education
METUCHEN — An incumbent and two newcomers will fill the three, three-year Board of Education seats that were open in this year’s election. Newcomer Michele Cook garnered the most votes with 3,774 in her first bid for a board seat during the election on Nov. 6; newcomer Chris Alan Derflinger received 3,165 votes; and incumbent Justin…
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Pallone turns back challenge from Freehold Township resident
A longtime Democratic incumbent reclaimed his seat in New Jersey’s Sixth Congressional District. On Election Day, Nov. 6, Republican businessman Rich Pezzullo, a resident of Freehold Township, conceded the race for Congress to Frank J. Pallone Jr., a resident of Long Branch. Pallone’s new term will run from January 2019 through December 2020. The Sixth…
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Three youth volunteers from local YMCAs in Middlesex County are honored
NEW BRUNSWICK — Three youth volunteers — Connie Ying, Gabriella Deliglio and Jose Medina — from three local YMCAs in Middlesex County were honored as “Youth Volunteer of the Year” at a recent ceremony for their service and commitment to the community. Connie Ying, a volunteer and member of the Leader’s Club with the Metuchen…
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Metuchen High School Project Graduation to hold fundraiser Nov. 16
Metuchen High School will hold a Project Graduation 2019 fundraiser dinner at 7 p.m. on Nov. 16 at The Armory in Perth Amboy. The cost is $80. Return payment to Project Graduation 2019, MHS, 400 Grove Ave., Metuchen 08840. Make checks payable to Project Graduation 2019. For more information, contact Melinda DiBenedetto at [email protected] or…
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NAACP branch will hold dinner theater event on Nov. 11
The NAACP Metuchen Edison Piscataway Area Branch will hold its 2018 Dinner Theatre Event from 4-8 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Monarch Banquet Hall, 77 Queen Road, Iselin section of Woodbridge. The group will honor future female leaders under the age of 30. The life and work of Zora will be brought to life on stage…
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MDA seeks to make Metuchen a ‘destination of choice’
METUCHEN — Since the inception of the Metuchen Downtown Alliance (MDA), some 65 new businesses have opened in the downtown. “The downtown business retention rate is 85 percent,” said Isaac Kremer, executive director of the MDA, adding that more than 90 percent of businesses surveyed have had year-to-year increases in sales. Kremer said there is…
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Metuchen to hold winter parade, tree lighting on Nov. 25
The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual winter festival parade at 4 p.m., followed by the Christmas tree lighting at 5:30 p.m., on Nov. 25 in downtown Metuchen. For more information about parade route, sponsorship opportunities and registering to march, visit www.metuchenchamberexchange.com.
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Edison, Metuchen call on county to help preserve ‘Lucille Ball Pond’
After residents expressed concerns of development of the so-called “Lucille Ball Pond” area on the corner of Clive Street and Mason Drive on the border of Edison and Metuchen, officials in both towns are calling on the county to preserve the pond as a protected wetland. Metuchen Mayor Jonathan Busch has spoken about the…
