Metuchen News

NJ TRANSIT announced Thursday that new rail timetables will take effect Sunday, June 2, reflecting adjustments made to accommodate Amtrak's long-term tie replacement project on the Northeast Corridor.

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Jini Looney of Metuchen, a kindergarten student at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, enjoyed her stint as Lower School Head for the Day on May 15.

St. Mary's School Principal Marilyn Walsh stands with prekindergarten students in this file photo from the 2007-08 school year.

St. Mary's School Principal Marilyn Walsh stands with prekindergarten students in this file photo from the 2007-08 school year.

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METUCHEN - Several Kinder Kastle classrooms filled with smoke today after a reported fire on the roof, but children were quickly and safely evacuated, the borough said in a Facebook posting .

Smoke was still pouring out of the C+K Plastics building on Liberty Street in Metuchen as the sun twilight set in after 7. Several onlookers said they were surprised not to see a bigger conflagration, given how many fire trucks and personnel responded.

METUCHEN - This postcard shows a section of Main Street in downtown Metuchen, looking south, with horses pulling carriages past the old Albany Hotel.

The Diocese of Metuchen's Holy Cross and Resurrection cemeteries will join thousands of Catholic cemeteries across the United States on May 27 in a national celebration entitled, "Serving God and Country: A Memorial Day Salute to Our Heroes." The program, developed by the Catholic Cemetery Conference, is meant to honor those members of the military ... (more)

Kenny Ferguson Announces Release of - The Lost Lamb' In "The Lost Lamb" , veteran author Kenny Ferguson's new novel, readers explore the reality of miracles, forgiveness and the power of second chances with Angus Branigan.Angus Branigan is a 38-year-old abusive husband and father.Throughout "The Lost Lamb," readers will follow Angus as he ... (more)

On April 11, the Metuchen High School Culture Club hosted a QuinceaA era for the freshmen class.

NEW BRUNSWICK - A Metuchen dentist was indicted today on charges he falsified the dental records of three children he treated who were killed in a South Plainfield fire early last year, making it more difficult for authorities to identify the victims.

Brianna Gutierrez of Metuchen, a senior at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, was selected as one of the recipients of a Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Tri-State Area Scholarship.

All active and retired military men and women and veterans are invited to attend either of the two Memorial Day Masses, to be held simultaneously at two diocesan cemeteries in Middlesex County.

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Dr. Moshe Halbertal, fifth from left, and Rabbi Gerald Zelizer, fourth from left, at the Israel Segal Memorial Lecture with Segal's family - widow Shirley, sons Danny and Eric, and daughters-in-law Karen and Susan.

The following information was provided by Eleven Eleven Media. Kinder Pediatric Urgent Care , a brand new, after-hours pediatric urgent care center, has just announced that construction has begun on its facility.

Edison police detectives arrested a 25-year-old township man who allegedly stole sprinkler valves from 18 homes in Edison, Metuchen and Highland Park, authorities announced Wednesday.

By a bipartisan 6-1 vote, the Bergen County Freeholders on Wednesday night increased the amount no-bid contractors can contribute to county political organizations: an additional $5,200, a compromise from the original limit of $20,000 introduced two weeks ago.