Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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A passion for pizza
Peter Lombardi brings Neapolitan delight to Edison via his custom-designed truck BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced Peter Lombardi works on a customer’s order from his truck on Parsonage Road in Edison on April 6. Lombardi launched the business across from the Menlo Park Mall in 2011. ERIC SUCAR staff Since…
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Twp. scores hole-in-one with new golf center
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer People enjoy playing golf at the new Skyline Mini-Golf course at the Woodbridge Community Center during its grand opening. LAUREN CASSELBERRY It was two years ago that Thomas Mitch, now 11 years old, posed a simple question to Mayor John E. McCormac. “Why can’t Woodbridge have a minigolf course?” Tommy…
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Edison fears losing $4M in affordable housing funds
Council hoping for four-year extension on use of money BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Edison officials have a message for the state: Don’t touch our money. The Township Council approved a resolution last week that urges Gov. Chris Christie to extend the time period for municipalities to commit to spending trust fund money that has…
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Fires reported at two parks
EDISON— Police are investigating suspicious fires that occurred at two township parks over a four-day period. The first occurred around 8 p.m. on April 6, according to Police Lt. Sal Filannino. Police and firefighters responded to the John E. Lindquist Park on West Grant Avenue on a report of a fire involving dry leaves. The…
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‘First Vampyre’ gets stage treatment in Metuchen
Director Dawson recalls impact of watching ‘Nosferatu’ on late-night TV as a kid BY JACQUELINE DURETT & KATHY CHANG Carlyle Owens plays the title character in “Nosferatu: The First Vampyre.” NINA WESTVELDT Though vampires may be the current trend on the big and small screens, Alex Dawson’s production of “Nosferatu: The First Vampyre” taps into…
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A vampirific night at storied Metuchen house
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer What better night to hold a vampire pledge party than on Friday the 13th? Better yet, how about holding the pledge party at theAyers Allen House, Metuchen’s oldest house? Built in 1740 on Durham Avenue, the building, according to local legend, is haunted. On April 13 the cast of the…
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A loaf of bread
Holocaust survivor Ernest Gross spoke to a group of Middlesex County College faculty, staff and students during “A Holocaust Story of Survival and Renewal,” part of the Festival of Arts and Sciences at the college in Edison. He displayed a small loaf of bread and talked about how that would be divided among eight prisoners.…
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Earth Day recognized with reopening of nature center
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced Lola Bobrowski (l) and Natalie Quevedo show the bugs they collected in Turtle Pond at Triple C Ranch in Edison’s Dismal Swamp during the Edison Wetlands Association’s 10th annual Earth Day celebration April 15. SCOTT FRIEDMAN EDISON — Earth Day should be celebrated every day.…
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Police: Two Edison residents victimized by different scams
EDISON — Police are warning residents of two scams reported last week. The first victim told police that she had listed her television on sale on an Internet classified advertising website and met with the potential buyer around 6 p.m. on April 10, according to Police Lt. Sal Filannino. The victim said she and the…
