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× METUCHEN – Borough officials acknowledge not enough is done to recognize the borough’s namesake Lenni-Lenape Indian Chief Metuchen. Plans to do more to recognize the Lenni-Lenape chief and Indigenous people are in the works. In October, the borough is planning to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a day that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. The borough’s Human Relations Commission is committed to learning more about the people and culture and the Metuchen Police Department will receive sensitivity training through ...

New Brunswick fire damages abandoned warehouse Replay Video UP NEXT NEW BRUNSWICK – Authorities are investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire Tuesday night that damaged an abandoned warehouse on Jersey Avenue. As of early Wednesday, it had not been determined if the building will be demolished.  Fire Chief Chris Boyler said firefighters received a report about smoke in the area of 298 Jersey Ave. around 9:11 p.m. Tuesday. A city spokesman said the smoke was visible from Joyce Kilmer Avenue.  Arriving firefighters found the 50-by-200-foot warehouse on fire. Boyler said initially it was...

3 Middlesex County towns open Windows of Understanding on MLK Day Updated Jan 13, 2021; Posted Jan 13, 2021 The fourth annual "Windows of Understanding" will feature storefront art installations in New Brunswick and Highland Park and at Metuchen Public Library starting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18.windowsofunderstanding.org Facebook Share The project will launch on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18, as a way of paying homage to King’s legacy with a designated “Day of Understanding,” and be on display through February. “With the countless challenges we fac...

Total COVID-19 cases in Metuchen reach 510, mayor warns of post-holiday spike METUCHEN – Mayor Jonathan Busch warns of post-holiday spike in COVID-19 cases after reporting 13 new cases in one day. “We began the month of December with 281 cases and we are now at 510 total cases,” he said in a social media post on Jan. 2. “Let’s be clear, we all know what needs to be done and we are not doing enough of it. We all want to be with friends and family outside of our household, but those are the very interactions that spread the virus. We need to make better choices.”

× METUCHEN – Mayor Jonathan Busch and Borough Council members vowed to continue Councilman Todd Pagel’s energetic passion for the environment, climate change, pedestrian and bicycle safety, infrastructure and transportation. “It’s been a true pleasure serving with all of you and serving the people of Metuchen these past three-and-a-half years,” Pagel said. “I look forward continuing to advocate as I leave council as a resident working with groups, Bike-Walk Metuchen, Metuchen Downtown Alliance and [Metuchen Youth For Equity and Racial Injustice].” Busch said Pagel’s e...