Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Residents meet at site of proposed antennas
Group’s concerns include proximity to homes, school BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Acrowd of about 80 gathered Saturday morning near a PSE&G tower that is the proposed site of wireless antennas. Residents concerned about a plan to add cellular communications equipment to a tower owned by PSE&G speak with Edison Councilman Rob Karabinchak Saturday morning…
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Middlesex Co. unveils Crime Stoppers program
Residents will receive rewards for information leading to arrests BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Law enforcement officials from throughout Middlesex County can expect a bump in crime tips from local residents, thanks to the founding of Crime Stoppers of Middlesex County. A member program of the national Crime Stoppers agency, the Crime Stoppers of Middlesex…
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Tom Mezzetti of Main Street Trattoria and Tyreen Reuter of the Borough Improvement League install their respective scarecrows along Main Street in Metuchen Oct. 29. The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce invited businesses and organizations to put up scarecrows downtown to be voted on at www.metuchenchamber.com by Nov. 19. ERIC SUCAR staff
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All the right moves
Former dance retiree teaches local boys the art of break dance, hip-hop dance BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Students take part in a recent Boyz Only! Hip-Hop dance class.SCOTT FRIEDMAN NEW BRUNSWICK — It’s all about selfexpression. That is the focus of Daniel Levi-Sanchez’s new Boyz Only! Hip-Hop dance class, offered at the extension division…
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Karabinchak holds onto Edison seat
EDISON — Democratic Councilman Robert Karabinchak will fill the one-year unexpired term on the Township Council. The 54-year-old councilman, who was appointed to his seat last December to take the place of AnnMarie Griffin-Ussak, received 9,364 votes Tuesday. He defeated Republican Mary Lou Resner, 61, who garnered 7,229 votes. The term runs through the end…
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Weight-loss, stop-smoking seminars at JCC
The Hypnosis Counseling Center will present a set of workshops Nov. 11 for smoking cessation and weight loss at the Edison JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. Each one-hour workshop includes hypnosis exercises, discussion and an optional CD for $18, which assists in reinforcing immediate results and longrange success. The workshops can be taken individually…
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Nine parked cars burglarized
EDISON — Police said the township experienced a rash of break-ins to parked motor vehicles last week. The burglaries took place during the overnight hours of Oct. 22 and 23, police said. “These incidents occurred in six different locations, involving nine cars,” said Edison Police Lt. Sal Filannino. “Seven of those cars were in the…
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Police: Teenage ref assaulted
EDISON — A 17-year-old Edison male suffered trauma to his lower back and head after he was allegedly attacked by a 34-year-old Middlesex man at a recreational soccer game last week. Police said the incident occurred around 4:40 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Thomas Edison Park near Middlesex County College. Edison Police Lt. Sal Filannino…
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Two charged in string of burglaries
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Police arrested a 31- year-old Fords man and an 18-year-old borough man last week in connection with a series of burglaries to motor vehicle and residences over the last few weeks. The burglary and thefts occurred between Oct. 18 and Oct. 25, police said. James J. Johnson Jr.…
