Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Magical house tour
The Sklans home in Metuchen features a family room inspired by the Great Hall from the “Harry Potter” series. It was among the stops on the Borough Improvement League’s Dec. 4 Holiday House Tour in Metuchen. CLAIRE SHEPROW
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The Metuchen High School Marching Band entertains onlookers during the borough’s 58th annual Winter Festival Parade, which proceeded along Main Street on Nov. 27. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Winter parade
SCOTT FRIEDMAN The cast of “The Nutcracker” from Ms. Doreen’s Fabulous Feet School of Dance, Metuchen, makes its way along Main Street during the borough’s 58th annual Winter Festival Parade Nov. 27.
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Edison council: ‘No confidence’ in mayor
Members cite personnel, budget issues, and ongoing lack of dialogue with mayor BY KATHY CHANG Tensions between the Edison Township Council and the administration have reached a new level. With a motion by Councilwoman Melissa Perilstein, the council voted unanimously Nov. 21 in favor of “no confidence” resolutions against both Mayor Antonia Ricigliano and township…
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Three get varying charges after police respond to bank
METUCHEN — Police arrested three individuals after responding to the TD Bank on LakeAvenue on a report that one of them was trying to cash fraudulent checks. Police Cpl. David Liantonio said police received a report Nov. 13 that an unknown female was attempting to cash fake checks and that there appeared to be a…
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Police: Suspect killed himself after bank heist was foiled
BY KATHY CHANG Police investigate the scene of an armed robbery in which the suspect was shot by an armored car company employee and later reportedly took his own life. A 47-year-old Keansburg man reportedly shot and killed himself after his alleged robbery of the PNC Bank on Amboy Avenue in Edison was thwarted. Authorities…
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Met. police report thefts from residents’ sheds
METUCHEN — Police are investigating recent reports of thefts from sheds in residential yards in the borough. Police Cpl. David Liantonio said the incidents have all occurred in the same vicinity. In one instance, a Douglas Drive resident told police that he went into his backyard around 7 a.m. on Nov. 17 and noticed that…
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Edison teacher charged with attempted criminal sexual contact
BY KATHY CHANG Andrew Brown A teacher at Woodbrook Elementary School in Edison has been placed on paid administrative leave after being charged last week on two counts each of attempting to endanger the welfare of a child and attempted criminal sexual contact. Andrew Brown, 38, a resident of South Plainfield, was arrested Nov. 22.…
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Police investigate home burglary
METUCHEN — Police are investigating a break-in reported at a Forest Street residence. Police Cpl. David Liantonio said the homeowners arrived home at 12:35 p.m. on Nov. 18 to find that a screen that was over a window to the garage had been removed. Two other screens over windows were also removed. The rear door…
