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Metuchen school ribbon-cutting marks opening of new field house
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Summary
A ceremonial ribbon-cutting at Retouchin High School highlighted a new field house with seating for over 1,000, multiple courts and community-use amenities; the event was celebratory and contained no formal civic actions.
Ed Porowski, the principal at Retouchin High School, opened a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school’s new field house, thanking community members, coaches and volunteers for their contributions and inviting the superintendent to speak.
Doctor Caputo, identified in the transcript as the superintendent, described the facility’s features: seating for more than 1,000 people, two full side courts in addition to the main court, separate visitor and boys’/girls’ locker rooms, a shot-clock capability, and a projector and screen for large events such as graduations. Caputo credited a community referendum for enabling the project and listed other recent and upcoming district facility upgrades, including a new cafeteria at Campbell and a 40,000-square-foot opening expected late March for pre-K through grade 2 programming.
Board President Hazelaine Johns Marcus thanked past and present board members, the architectural teams (named in the transcript as Wiesel and Grayhawk), and M and M Construction, and invited attendees to cut the ribbon and celebrate. The remarks throughout emphasized community involvement, student opportunities and use of the space for athletics, physical education and larger school events. The occasion was ceremonial; the transcript records no motions, votes, policy actions or oversight items requiring civic reporting.
