Metuchen News Archives

So you got an economic stimulus check from the government. If you spend it entirely on gas, how does that help the economy? That was the question activists - holding a giant, full-color economic stimulus check ...

The ceiling fans were turning slowly. A bucket of sour pickles was on the table, waiting to be scrunched, along with whatever deli sandwich was ordered.

State and borough officials have considered creating a commission to oversee the 660-acre Dismal Swamp Conservation Area, as borough residents began to mull a new truck route proposal.

Rosa Calello, 66, of Metuchen died Thursday, June 26, 2008, in Metuchen. Born on April 16, 1942, in Spilinga, Italy, she resided in Metuchen since 1965.

June A. DiFederico, 63, of Telford, Pa. formerly of Metuchen, died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Grandview Hospital in Saylorsville, Pa.

As a person who loves and enjoys spending time in the outdoors, whether it is fishing, taking pictures, hiking or just being outside, I am always looking for new places to explore.

GREEN BROOK - Betty Engel died Tuesday ; she fought the gallant fight. Betty was born in Warrington, England on May 25, 1931.

A woman was struck and killed by a train this morning at the Metuchen train station near Main Street, borough police confirmed.

A woman was fatally struck by an Amtrak train between the Metuchen and Metropark stations.

A nascent affordable-housing program and an overburdened community clinic received shots in the arm by way of $1 million corporate contribution announced Wednesday.

Jim Caruso 's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com, the leading source for exclusive theater information and live-events tickets nationwide, are proud to announce Christine Pedi 's musical comedy performance in ...

The 'high-spirited' services attracted Monroe resident Mary Jane Fisher to New Hope Baptist Church at Hampton Street 15 years ago.

Council President Richard Dyas said DOT representatives will provide residents with information about how traffic will be affected once construction begins.

MORRISTOWN -- Five residents who successfully got a public question onto this year's election ballot regarding Mayor Donald Cresitello's $6,000 raise now hope to get a local pay-to-play ordinance passed, either ...

The area offers a host of public courses for the beginner and the more advanced player.

PISCATAWAY - Martin Kollien, 87, of Piscataway, died Monday at JFK Medical Center in Edison.

The popular La Rosa Pizzeria reopened this week to a hearty response in its new home at 335 Lake Ave., directly across the street from its original location, which was destroyed by a fire in late December.

Irving Myerson, 89, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Edison.

Women Helping Women, or WHW, of Metuchen will take part in 710 WOR-AM's 'Get Healthy Expo' from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the New Jersey Convention & Expo Center in Edison.

Street crime began plummeting more than a decade ago around the country and it remains in check.

It's the opposite of a snow day. The unusual June heat wave has caused many Central Jersey school districts to announce they will close schools early again today, some for several days this week and one until ...

With a little over two weeks before Mayor Joseph Vas leaves office, a pay-to-play and ethics-reform package was scheduled to be introduced at Wednesday's City Council meeting.

There are a lot of very good restaurants in New Brunswick. But not all of them can claim they've been around for 25 years.

Floria Maria Rodriguez, 80, of Metuchen died Saturday, June 7, 2008, at Moses Cone Hospital, Greenboro, N.C. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, she lived in Carteret most of her life before she moved to Metuchen one ...

Phanfare's iPhone camera application lets you store photos in the cloud with a single click Metuchen, NJ Photo and video sharing service Phanfare today announced that it has developed a camera application for ...

A burglar broke into a Grove Avenue home and attempted to tie up the resident with a shoelace after apparently hitting him in the face, police said.

And experts are saying that the people who buy this year are probably buying at the best possible time.

Parishioners at St. Helena's Roman Catholic Church on Grove Avenue are trying a last-ditch effort to hold on to their pastor.

Sarah Gall of Franklin Park has been named to the dean's list at Hope College for the second semester of the 2007-08 school year.

Robert C.S. Downs is a master at first person narration, as his first collection, THE CAPE MAY STORIES, demonstrates.

Second of two parts From his home near the Edison-South Plainfield border, Bill Birch has looked out over the Dismal Swamp Conservation Area for nearly a quarter of a century.

Jack Fitzhenry of St. Joes Metuchen in the boys 1600 meter run at the NJSIAA State Parochial A Track and Field Championships Friday, May 30, 2008 at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield.