Tag: Middlesex County
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Traffic speeds on eight county roads in Metuchen will soon reduce to 25 miles per hour
METUCHEN – It has been a decade in the making, with a bit of persistence from Metuchen Borough Council President Linda Koskosi over the past two years, as borough officials move forward to reduce traffic speeds on eight county streets to 25 miles per hour. The second reading and public hearing on amending an ordinance…
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Middlesex County, Hackensack Meridian Health changing the narrative on behavioral health care services
EDISON – Endless possibilities await as Middlesex County and Hackensack Meridian Health announced their partnership to advance care at the George J. Otlowski Senior Center for Mental Health in Perth Amboy. “I think what we will see at end of day is a continuum of care serving the needs of folks in Middlesex County, which…
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Former farm land will soon become open space in Monroe
MONROE – The township can soon add 76 acres of land toward its goal of preserving half of Monroe Township as open space. Middlesex County, in partnership with the township, is negotiating a contract to purchase 76 acres of wooded land on the western side of Perrineville Road, south of Union Valley Road. The large…
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Motorists and bicyclists will share the road – through sharrows – on Woodbridge Avenue in Metuchen
METUCHEN – After a spirited discussion of whether or not sharrows would make Woodbridge Avenue, a county roadway, safer for bicyclists, members of the Metuchen Borough Council were left with reservations. Sharrows are line markings in the middle of motor vehicle lanes that indicate the road needs to be shared by vehicles and bicyclists. While…
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Storytellers to share experiences living and working in Middlesex County through Story Slam event
Join Middlesex County and coLAB Arts for a Story Slam performance at 7 p.m. on Sept. 26 at the State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The theme is “Destinations: the people, places and everything in between where you are and where you want to be.” The event will feature local storytellers sharing their own…
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Middlesex County announces winners of 2019 Senior Art Competition
The 2019 Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services’ Senior Citizen Art Contest & Exhibition was open to residents age 60 and over. The works entered in the contest are currently on display at the Studio Art Gallery from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday through Aug. 20 at Middlesex County College’s…
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More than 5,000 residents attend Celebrate Middlesex County
“Celebrate Middlesex County,” an annual event now in its third year, welcomed a record turnout of more than 5,000 residents and visitors to Roosevelt Park in Edison on June 8. The event boasted a variety of activities including live music, roller skating, henna art, face painting, a fishing derby, children’s crafts donated by the Home…
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Middlesex County residents encouraged to enjoy the summer
With Memorial Day considered the unofficial start of summer, Middlesex County residents are invited to enjoy myriad events indoors and outdoors as the weather begins to warm up. The First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury’s annual Strawberry Festival will take place on June 1 at the church, 22 N. Main St., Cranbury. There will be food…
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Podcast features Melanie McGuire case
Two New Jersey criminologists have developed a true-crime podcast pouring over the case of Melanie McGuire, the former nurse who shot and dismembered her husband, William McGuire, in 2004. Meghan Sacks, an associate professor of criminology and criminology program director at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), said about two years ago McGuire’s mom, Linda Cappararo, contacted…
