Tag: Metuchen

  • Ice cream party to include Jewish sing-along

    Ice cream party to include Jewish sing-along

    Neve Shalom Nursery School and PJ Library in The Heart of New Jersey will sponsor a sing-along ice cream party at 3 p.m. on July 29 at What’s the Scoop, 410 Main St., Metuchen. Songs will be led by Hazzan Levin and Mrs. Mack, followed by make your own ice cream sundaes. RSVP to Martha Mack…

  • Metuchen Fire Department should be centrally located

    Metuchen Fire Department should be centrally located

    The Metuchen Borough Council is considering the Metuchen First Aid Squad property as the site for relocating the Metuchen Fire Department. While this certainly is a possibility, I think the council should reconsider using this property as it is not centrally located in the town. The squad located at Safety Place is in the southwest…

  • Metuchen to hold Restaurant Week July 16-22

    Metuchen to hold Restaurant Week July 16-22

    The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its third annual Restaurant Week from July 16-22. The culinary experience celebrates the area’s best restaurants, offering breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner prix-fixe menus, tasting menus and deals for the week, from sushi, Italian, Greek, Thai to dessert, both in casual and fine dining settings. Reservations are…

  • Commission will explore new firehouse at Metuchen First Aid Squad building

    Commission will explore new firehouse at Metuchen First Aid Squad building

    METUCHEN — A commission will take a hard look at the site of the Metuchen First Aid Squad on Safety Place for the possibility of a new firehouse this summer. “When I took office on Dec. 18, one of the issues was the firehouse was falling apart and we really needed a new firehouse,” Mayor…

  • Centenary United Methodist to hold Vacation Bible School

    Centenary United Methodist to hold Vacation Bible School

    Centenary United Methodist Church will hold its annual Vacation Bible School from 6-8:30 p.m. on July 23-27 at the church, 200 Hillside Ave., Metuchen. This year’s theme is “Babylon: Daniel’s Courage in Captivity,” and is open to all children and their families, and is free to all participants. Children and adults at “Babylon” will also…

  • Metuchen High School recognized as Altice USA Charity Champions

    Metuchen High School recognized as Altice USA Charity Champions

    Altice USA recognized students at Metuchen High School for participating in Charity Champions, Altice USA’s program that promotes high school volunteerism and supports local charities. Metuchen students participated at the Rainbow Run fundraiser for Breaking the Chain Through Education, a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating child trafficking and slavery in Ghana. Pictured are Evan Robbins,…

  • Metuchen Savings Bank senior vice president achieves Stonier certification

    Metuchen Savings Bank senior vice president achieves Stonier certification

    Metuchen Savings Bank Senior Vice President Jennie Piperi recently graduated from the American Bankers Association (ABA) Stonier Graduate School of Banking and received both a Stonier diploma and a Wharton leadership certificate. Piperi began her career at Metuchen Savings Bank as a part-time teller in 1998. After her graduation from Kean University in 2002 she…

  • Metuchen High announces co-valedictorians

    Metuchen High announces co-valedictorians

    METUCHEN — It has been almost 20 years since Metuchen High School named co-valedictorians. The last time that feat occurred was in 2000 when Elizabeth A. Baraleck and Melissa E. Piegaro shared the school’s top honors. This year, Serena McKiernan, 18, and Evan Derector, 17, were named co-valedictorians during a convocation held at the school…

  • Participants sought for National Night Out in Metuchen

    Participants sought for National Night Out in Metuchen

    The Metuchen Police Department will hold a National Night Out event from 5:30-8 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the Metuchen Municipal Pool, 50 Lake Ave., Metuchen. There will be photos with police, firefighters and EMS members; swimming; food; giveaways; entertainment; games; and prizes. The Municipal Alliance is asking interested businesses and organizations to participate by…