Tag: Metuchen
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Two-session art workshop May 5-6 in Metuchen
“Engaging the Beautiful,” a two-session workshop for adults and teens in illumination and the art of using gold leaf will be held from 7-9 p.m. May 5 and from 10 a.m.-noon May 6 at Nails in the Wall, the Gallery at St. Luke’s, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen. The workshop is sponsored by Nails in the…
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Metuchen to require restaurants to cut grease
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The borough has a “greasy” problem on its hands and hopes to prevent what Councilwoman Allison Inserro has called a “yucky” situation. At the next council meeting on May 1, borough officials are expected to introduce an ordinance on how restaurant businesses maintain their grease traps. “This is…
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Healthy Kids Day April 24-29
METUCHEN — As spring turns to summer, the annual Healthy Kids Day is a powerful reminder not to let children idle away their summer days. The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy (MEWSA) will hold free community events this week as part of YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y’s national initiative to improve…
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Smith imparts winning attitude on Edison tennis teams
By Jimmy Allinder Edison Some measure a team’s success by its win-loss record. Wes Smith, who coaches boys’ and girls’ tennis at Edison High School, encourages his players to become winners in other ways. Smith has coached the girls since 1995 and the boys since 2000. Both teams have never won a Greater Middlesex Conference…
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Art on exhibit at St. Luke’s Church
METUCHEN — “Beautiful and Powerful Statements,” an international art exhibit featuring the arts of calligraphy and re-purposed materials, is currently on view at Nails in the Wall, the Gallery at St. Luke’s Church. It will remain open through May 31. It includes nearly 70 pieces in many media, from photography and video to fabric, ceramic…
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Noah Aronson to perform concert April 30
Noah Aronson and his band will be in concert at 7 p.m. on April 30 at Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. The concert is for Neve Shalom’s annual Susy Schwartz Memorial Scholarship Fund Concert and the Neve Shalom “Passport to Israel” program, which helps the congregation’s youngsters fulfill their dreams of a travel/study trip to…
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French club to meet May 2
Francophonie Metuchen will meet from 7:45-9:45 p.m. on May 2 at 243 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Discussions are in French, and moderate preparation and active participation are required at these meetings. Participation is free. For more information, call Sam Van Chama, using French, at 732-767-9372.
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Metuchen considers limits on new home size
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — With the borough becoming a more and more desirable place to live, a catch-22 has presented itself with the construction of new single family homes. “I feel they are being built too big and don’t fit with the historical character of some of our neighborhoods,” said Councilman Reed…
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Metuchen horse trough is back in place
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — And just like it left last December for much needed restoration, a lift of a crane picked up the now fully restored antique horse trough last week and lowered it back in its place along Middlesex Avenue, Route 27. The horse trough, a one-time water fountain for passing…
