Tag: Metuchen

  • Area residents inducted into Phi Theta Kappa honor society at Middlesex County College

    Area residents inducted into Phi Theta Kappa honor society at Middlesex County College

    Middlesex County College inducted the following area residents into its Phi Theta Kappa international honor society for two-year colleges: From the Avenel section of Woodbridge: Harris Balal and Jazib Khan. From the Colonia section of Woodbridge: Bonnie Frazilus, Kristiana Lole, Michael Passarelli, Elena Remite-Berthet and Alyssa Seiz. From Edison: Sara Aqel, Emily Belizario, Abigail Buchany, Aulene De, Mary Charlene…

  • Coldwell Banker, NRT honor New Jersey agents for 2017 sales success

    Coldwell Banker, NRT honor New Jersey agents for 2017 sales success

    Coldwell Banker and NRT, the parent company of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, New York, have announced the top offices and affiliated real estate agents for 2017. The office in Marlboro/Manalapan achieved the International President’s Circle Office Award. Metuchen/Edison and Middletown are the Coldwell Banker International Diamond Society offices. East…

  • Metuchen considers developing poet garden

    Metuchen considers developing poet garden

    METUCHEN — A poet garden is envisioned for the land between Metuchen Borough Hall and the Metuchen Public Library. Former Friends of the Metuchen Library President Sondra Flite asked members Ken Sammond and Richard Miller to devise a plan to renovate and revitalize the grounds of the library. “When I saw the plan I thought…

  • Chefs, taste testers needed for Metuchen chili fest

    Chefs, taste testers needed for Metuchen chili fest

    The seventh annual Borough Improvement League Brainy Borough Chili Challenge will be held from 1-4 p.m. on April 15 at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. Chefs and taste testers are needed. Sample more than a dozen local chilis. Beef, turkey and vegetarian varieties available. Vote for your favorites. Advance tickets are $15…

  • Edgar Middle School students link arms in support of shooting victims

    Edgar Middle School students link arms in support of shooting victims

    METUCHEN — Seventh-grader Charlotte Breen stepped outside her classroom at Edgar Middle School in Metuchen, linked her arms around two of her fellow classmates, bowed her head and closed her eyes in remembrance of the 17 lives lost during the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, last month. “I didn’t hear anyone around me,” she said.…

  • Adults in recovery invited to join Metuchen YMCA ‘Reset’ program

    Adults in recovery invited to join Metuchen YMCA ‘Reset’ program

    The Metuchen YMCA has begun a new program called Reset, Regroup, Renew, a 12-week program designed to provide a healthy outlet for adults in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse, at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Metuchen Senior Center, 15 Center St. The program combines aspects of mindfulness like breathwork and meditation with gentle yoga…

  • New Hope Baptist Church to celebrate Easter with egg hunt, sunrise service

    New Hope Baptist Church to celebrate Easter with egg hunt, sunrise service

    The New Hope Baptist Church Scholarship Ministry is hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt for children age 11 and under from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on March 31 in the Dale Fellowship Hall of the church, 45 Hampton St., Metuchen. The afternoon will include the egg hunt, Bible lessons, lunch and crafts. Then, on…

  • Vanity Hair Boutique opens in Metuchen

    Vanity Hair Boutique opens in Metuchen

    The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of Vanity Hair Boutique on March 10. The salon offers hair, nails and eyebrow services, as well as a boutique, at 287 Main St., Metuchen. For more information, call 732-902-2202, email [email protected] or visit www.vanitynj.com.

  • Boy Scout Troop 74 to hold pancake breakfast March 25

    Boy Scout Troop 74 to hold pancake breakfast March 25

    Boy Scout Troop 74 of Metuchen will hold an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. on March 25 at the Edison Elks Lodge, 375 Old Post Road, Edison. Breakfast includes pancakes, breakfast meats, omelets made to order and more. The cost is $8 per person, or free for children under 7. Money raised will support outdoor…