Local History

Happy 125th Birthday, Metuchen!

When you reach 125 years old, you would want the ultimate birthday bash. And that’s what the Borough of Metuchen community did to celebrate the borough’s 125th anniversary. The borough was...

Historical Society displays 240 years of women’s shoes

Pink shoes? That’s right. Full description: Pink high button shoes - 12 buttons with scalloped edging. Where did a woman go in pink shoes in the 18th and 19th centuries?...

What’s in a name?

Huntingdon Valley, resident and historian Fred Moore said, was originally named Goosetown due to so many geese being in the area. English colonists arrived in the 1600s, and the area...

A labor of historic love

It’s been quite a journey for Pete and Nancy Zerbe. Four years ago, they made the decision to purchase 443 Middlesex Ave. on a whim. “We...

Shop, Dine, Discover, Explore Downtown Freehold

Shop Downtown Freehold Bella Bridesmaids - Bella Bridesmaids loves a wedding and they have the largest collection of bridesmaid dresses from the world’s leading designers...

What do you love about Hammonton?

Speaking to Cassie Iacovelli about Hammonton Heart & Soul, it’s hard not to feel the sense of hard work and determination that has created...

A look at the history of the Metuchen Forum Theatre

History in the Borough of Metuchen runs deep. I mean it was incorporated as a borough on March 20, 1900 after all. If you...

Preserving historic Fetter’s Mill

Nestled on a quiet corner along the Pennypack Creek, near the center of the Fetter’s Mill Village Historic District, sits the original Fetter’s Mill,...

The Old Franklin Schoolhouse remains a vibrant presence in the community

METUCHEN – School days and lessons may be part of the distant past inside the borough's Old Franklin Schoolhouse, but in essence it remains...