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🌱 How will Metuchen’s new football division shake up local rivalries?
Also check out Tour Cedar Hill Prep on December 13 on the Metuchen Patch calendar
Good morning to you Metuchen! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Metuchen’s new football division shake up local rivalries?
- Why a Metuchen home became the scene of a stabbing
- Which Metuchen student helped shine at a major NYU Model UN?
Also on today's calendar: Tour Cedar Hill Prep on December 13 and 10 more events.
Find out what's happening in Metuchenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Metuchenfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Partly sunny; windy, colder, with a high of 36 and low of 26 degrees.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 25.
- Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 39 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Big Central Conference releases 2026-27 football division alignments (mycentraljersey.com) — Metuchen football fans will see new Big Central Conference matchups in 2026-27, with Metuchen moving into the Patriot Silver division alongside Spotswood and Perth Amboy. St. Joseph-Metuchen remains in the American Gold, keeping its large-school slate intact. The realignment reshuffles several other Middlesex and nearby schools, setting up fresh rivalries across the region. 
• Man facing attempted murder charge after stabbing at N.J. home (nj.com subscription) — Police responded to a stabbing at a Durham Avenue home in Metuchen on Dec. 3, where a 23-year-old man was injured and taken to the hospital. A 29-year-old New Brunswick man has been charged with attempted murder and related offenses and remains in custody pending a Dec. 12 detention hearing.
• Wardlaw+Hartridge Students Attend Empire MUN Conference (tapinto.net) — A Metuchen student, Chiara Baldi, was among Wardlaw+Hartridge’s Model UN delegates who spent four days debating global issues at NYU’s Empire MUNC conference. The Edison-based school’s team joined more than 450 students, sharpening public speaking and leadership skills. Organizers and student leaders called the experience inspiring and a highlight of their MUN season.
📸 Around Metuchen
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Metuchen
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★ Featured events ★
- Tour Cedar Hill Prep on December 13
152 Cedar Grove Ln, Franklin Township
10:30 am - Highland Park’s Owl Holiday Craft Markets
Main Street Highland Park, 212 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ, 08904,
4:00 pm - Philomusica Choir presents Magnificat!
First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen, 270 Woodbridge Ave, Metuchen
7:00 pm - Highland Park’s Owl Holiday Craft Markets
Main Street Highland Park, 212 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ, 08904,
1:00 pm - Philomusica Choir presents Magnificat!
First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen, 270 Woodbridge Ave, Metuchen
8:00 pm
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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Other local events
- 12/13-14 Bamboo-Fusion® in Metuchen, NJ
Academy of Natural Health Sciences Training Center , 167 Main St # 2A , Metuchen
9:00 am - Triumph Dealer Holiday Party: Triumph Metuchen
Triumph Metuchen , 911 Middlesex Ave , Metuchen
10:00 am - Downtown Caroling
Downtown Metuchen , Metuchen, NJ, 08840, United States
11:00 am - Kwanzaa Celebration 2025
Edison Job Corps Center , 500 Plainfield Ave , Edison
12:00 pm - Getting Published as You're Getting Older
Edison Public Library: Main Library , 340 Plainfield Ave , Edison
2:00 pm - Men's Breakfast at First Baptist Church in Metuchen.
225 Middlesex Ave , Metuchen
2:00 pm - Soulcraft Sundays
Rising Heart Studio , 323 Main St Suite A , Metuchen
10:00 am - Mother Monster Mystery
Rising Heart Studio , 323 Main St Suite A , Metuchen
7:30 pm
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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🗞 Nearby News
Edison
- Officer Accused In $5M Suit Of Beating Man Quits Edison Police, Report Says (patch.com)
- Students at the Edison Academy Magnet School Win 2025 Congressional App Challenge for NJ Sixth District (tapinto.net)
- Move over, Costco! NJ shoppers can't get enough of this cheap Sam's Club's treat (nj1015.com)
Iselin
- WBCC Honors the Hermes Expo for 35 Years of Empowering Greek-American Enterprise (hellenicnews.com)
- Greater Middlesex Conference Girls Soccer Coaches' All-Star Selections, 2025 (nj.com)
Woodbridge
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