Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Residents work with police to keep neighborhood safe
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Residents of the area along Woodbridge Avenue, from Silver Lake Avenue to Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, will be keeping a closer eye on the safety of their neighborhood. The residents recently formed a neighborhood watch group in response to recent home burglaries in the area. Police Detective Sgt.…
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Mikayla Cole of Plainfield and Nadia Valcourt of South Plainfield, second-grade students at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School, Edison, look at a salamander being held by a guide at the Kateri Environmental Center, Marlboro. The students explored fossils, bugs and other interesting things on their trip to Kateri. JEFF GRANIT staff
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One week unpaid suspension recommended for Edison police chief
Hearing officer finds police chief guilty on four of six charges By Kathy Chang A hearing officer found Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan guilty on four of the six charges that the administration filed against him by in March. Labor attorney Kenneth Rosenberg, Roseland, recommended in his May 16 decision a five-day unpaid suspension to…
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Edison school board in period of transition
Maeroff leads way as board names new attorney, committees BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Members of the newly reorganized Edison Board of Education will look to steer the district away from the financial difficulties of recent years. “The board has made great strides over the last 12 months, but challenges remain,” said Gene Maeroff, who…
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Edison Girl Scouts Maya Pennix (r) and Katie Reusch plant flowers May 14 in the area of the Clara Barton First Aid building on Amboy Avenue. The Scouts received help from members of the Clara Barton Preservation Association during the annual event. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Edison council seeks A.G.’s opinion in dispute with mayor
Council, mayor battle for control of employee issues BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Edison Township Council is asking the state Attorney General’s Office to render an opinion on several ordinances that it adopted but were later vetoed by Mayor Antonia Ricigliano. The council approved a resolution May 11 that directs the township clerk to…
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Peter Bahuk and grandson Aidan Spaulding enjoy Edison’s popular Family Fishing Derby on May 7 at Lake Papaianni. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Police: Gunman robbed cashier at Edison hotel
EDISON — An employee at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel on Raritan Center Parkway was robbed at gunpoint at 3:20 a.m. May 8, police said. The victim told police that an unknown white or Hispanic male came in and pointed a black semiautomatic handgun at her, police said. The victim told police that she at…
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Revue looks at contributions of Jews on American musical
Metuchen writer brings ‘They Changed Broadway’ to Monroe theater BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Michael Colby Metuchen resident Michael Colby is changing the theater world with “They Changed Broadway.” “They Changed Broadway” is Colby’s tribute to the Jewish artists who helped define the American musical over the past century. The show, which is directed by Sara…
