Tag: Metuchen

  • Metuchen street fair 2016

    Metuchen street fair 2016

    Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce 20th annual Spring Street Fair Sunday, May 22, 2016 11am to 5pm, rain or shine downtown Metuchen

  • Metuchen field hockey team rolling this season

    Metuchen field hockey team rolling this season

    The Metuchen High School field hockey team continues to rack up dominating victories this season. Metuchen defeated Sayreville War Memorial High School, 6-2, on Sept. 26 in Metiuchen to improve its record to 7-1. That victory over Sayreville signaled the fourth time this season that the Bulldogs won a game by four or more goals.…

  • YMCA Tot Trot and Youth Fun Run on Oct. 1

    YMCA Tot Trot and Youth Fun Run on Oct. 1

    The Child Care Services Branch of the YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy (MEWSA) will hold its ninth annual Tot Trot & Youth Fun Run on Oct. 1 at Metuchen High School, 400 Grove Ave., Metuchen. The Tot Trot for ages 2-5 will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Races are organized by age…

  • High school students invited to participate in Congressional App Challenge

    High school students invited to participate in Congressional App Challenge

    The Office of Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) will participate in the Congressional App Challenge, an app competition for U.S. high school students. Winners will be selected by panels of judges from local communities and winners in the competition will be honored by their member of Congress. Their apps will be featured on a…

  • Metuchen undefeated, yet seeks improvements in girls’ soccer

    Metuchen undefeated, yet seeks improvements in girls’ soccer

    An undefeated record this season has not satisfied the Metuchen High School girls’ soccer team. “We need to be more consistent passing the ball,” coach Mike Noth said. “We’re not linking up with possession passes as well as I would like.” Noth discussed this just after Metuchen had cruised to a 6-1 victory over North…

  • YMCA helps seniors prevent risk factors of falls

    YMCA helps seniors prevent risk factors of falls

    The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy (MEWSA) is warning residents of the risk factors of falls. Sept. 22 is the 10th National Falls Prevention Awareness Day and the YMCA of MEWSA is joining the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the Falls Free Coalition for a day of action. According to the…

  • Metuchen Whole Foods to open Oct. 11

    Metuchen Whole Foods to open Oct. 11

    METUCHEN — In about a month, the Whole Foods Market will open its doors to eager and patient Metuchenites, who have been waiting for the eco-minded grocery chain to open since 2014. “It’s great that Metuchen will once again have a supermarket in town, especially one with the reputation of Whole Foods,” Mayor Peter Cammarano…

  • Buck Stops with Mayor on Paving of Borough streets: Resident

    Buck Stops with Mayor on Paving of Borough streets: Resident

    I read with alarm the “Sentinel” account of Mayor Peter Cammarano’s remarks regarding the disjointed paving of Amboy Avenue and its side streets. The County only went curb-to-curb and left pitch/continuity irregularities with Borough side streets. This paving project did not just happen overnight and there was likely plenty of advance notice to the Borough as to what…

  • 5K to honor late director of the Metuchen YMCA

    5K to honor late director of the Metuchen YMCA

    The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy (MEWSA) will hold its annual Janice Garbolino 5K event on Sept. 23. Each year, walkers and runners participate in the 5K event in memory of Janice Garbolino, the former Health & Wellness director of the Metuchen Branch YMCA. Garbolino lost her battle with breast cancer in…