Memorial Day Parade 2014
One Of Many: Remembering A Fallen Son On Memorial Day by TOM BOWMAN iSometime on Monday, Dave and Cilicia Boelk will visit the grave of their son James, not far from their home in Manassas,...
Category: Features
Featured Menu: Café Paris on Main St.
Cafe Paris – 439 Main St Metuchen, NJ 08840 (732) 603-9200; Hours: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm Menu Items & Prices Subject to Change Without Notice BREAKFAST 1* Croissant $2.99 (Plain or with butter on the...
Cooperfly Puppet Troupe in Metuchen
On Sunday, May 4 at 4:00pm, the Family Arts of Metuchen brought to Metuchen the Cooperfly Puppet Troupe! An ‘All Ages Interactive Puppetry, Poetry, Music, and Movement!’ Kevin Kammeraad performs, writes, draws, sings, make...
Metuchen Car Cruise Nights
via Metuchen Chamber – Motors are running, oldies are playing and families are enjoying both. Cruise Nights offer the opportunity for a stroll down Main Street while viewing the art, muscle and uniqueness of antique, collectible...
Metuchen’s Annual High Tea
On Saturday, May 3rd at 11am, they came in with their fanciest hats and widest smiles. High Tea was at the Borough Improvement League’s Annual High Tea! at the Old Franklin Schoolhouse on Middlesex...
Spring Town wide Garage Sale 2014
A town wide garage sale is one of the most anticipated event in our town. For both the sellers and buyers, it’s an opportunity to get rid of unwanted items and a time to...
Open Mic Night in Metuchen!
Some Metuchen Fridays are more special than others. There are Fridays in June for instance. If you’re from town, you know what happens Friday nights in June. Then there’s Open Mic Night at the...
Glimpse of History: Fresh milk delivered to your door in Metuchen
Photo courtesy of the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society By Greg Hatala via The Star-Ledger METUCHEN — This undated photo shows a delivery truck for Wood Brook Farms of Metuchen. In “Prominent Families of New Jersey...
Jersey Best Produce Box ‘Delivers’ to Metuchen
Jersey Best Produce Box, a produce box subscription program is coming to Metuchen, bringing farm fresh local produce every week starting May 27! We spoke with Charlie Greene, a Metuchen native and a farmer...
Metuchen Spring / Easter Egg Hunt 2014
Photos by Ernie and Patty After a little miscalculation which street to enter Myrtle Park (E Walnut. We took Myrtle Avenue), we were on our way to experience yet another wonderful town tradition. It’s...
Metuchen High School’s 2nd Annual Mr. MHS Pageant
If you missed it, here’s some footage from April 5th. It’s 39 minutes of highlight footage taken by Senior student Samantha Bansil. Thanks for sharing the video, Samantha! Ten candidates competed for the title...
Boys clean up Metuchen’s Dismal Swamp
From left to right: Christopher, Kyle, Daniel, Deven, Kevin, Joesph, Nikolai taking a much needed break. Troop 17 Eagle Scout Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Nikolai Krebs had an idea for a project for his Eagle Scout...
Putting theory into practice in Metuchen
By Sarah Anderson, Robin Darrah, Laura Fischer and Christina Spring, NJEA members via njea Review – April 2014 Dr. Maurice J. Elias’ article, “Let’s Put Caring into the Common Core,” featured in the February...
Metuchen Little League to honor one of first girl players
Written by Suzanne Russell via mycentraljersey.com n 1974, Peggy Cammarano Phillips was one of the first girls in Metuchen to play Little League baseball. “She was always passionate about kids and she took a...
Breaking the Chain Fundraiser Night
Tuesday, April 1, starting at 6:30pm. The Metuchen High School cafeteria and auditorium became a place where people came together for one cause – in support of MHS Breaking the Chain Club’s annual dinner....
A Gem in Our Midst: Forum Theatre Arts Center
James Forgione, the manager of the Metuchen Theater, and H.A. Rumler, a local entrepreneur, established the Forum Theater, naming it by combining the first three letters of their last names. The Forum Sweet Shoppe,...
Meet the Metuchen Girls Basketball Team
The Metuchen Girls Basketball Team at the recent Metuchen High School Sports Awards Cassie Smith named Home News Tribune Girls Basketball Player of the Year Senior named Player of the Year for the Home...
Residents, officials make it their business to spur Main St.
By JESSICA D’AMICO via Sentinel Edison/Metuchen ETUCHEN — Brainy Borough residents and officials recently put their heads together to address issues regarding commerce in town. And while no definitive answer emerged, an abundance of...
First Ladies: Influence and Image
via powertolearn.com – In honor of Women’s History Month, Power to Learn has partnered with C-SPAN to bring a “First Ladies: Influence and Image” learning experience to the 6th grade students at Edgar Middle...
La Gateaux Fine Bakery
It’s always ALWAYS, a delight to see a new business open in our downtown Metuchen. And it’s doubly delightful if it’s a business where gastronomic surprises are to be had! Enter on the corner...
