Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Lobbyist reports available on ELEC Internet website
Members of the public, the media and others can now go online and conveniently view annual financial activity reports filed by lobbyists in 2010, Jeff Brindle, executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), announced. A lobbyist is a person who is compensated to communicate with, or provide a benefit to, a…
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Local director brings horror to the stage at county college
EDISON — Just in time for Halloween, writer and director Alex Dawson brings “Nosferatu: The First Vampyre” to the stage. The show will run Oct. 21-31 at the Studio Theater on the campus of Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave. There will be a special “mischief night” show at midnight on Oct. 30. Dawson, who…
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October: Fresh direction
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY October: Fresh “There are no gardeningmistakes, only experiments.” — Janet Kilburn Phillip The summer of 2010, as it stands now, looks to go down as one of, if not the hottest summer on record. Was the complex La Nina cycle in the equatorial Pacific responsible for this disorderly conduct? High heat…
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Car burglaries reported in Metuchen
METUCHEN — Police are warning residents to lock their car doors after a rash of burglaries and thefts over the past few weeks. The car break-ins occurred between 9:30 p.m. Oct. 6 and 5:30 a.m. Oct. 16. The most recent incident was at a Highland Avenue residence. The victim told police that $270 in cash,…
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Four say gunman approached them
EDISON — Police are looking for a man who allegedly approached four individuals with a handgun behind the Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 1 last week. The incident occurred at 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 9, police said. The four victims told police that they were sitting in a car behind the rear of the business when…
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Dog show
Left to right: Andrew Kahane and his 6-year-old Labrador retriever Hunter perform a trick for the audience during the Sept. 28 dog show at JFK Hartwyck Nursing, Convalescent & Rehabilitation Center, Edison. Residents at the rehabilitation center, Edison, enjoy the dog show. The dogs participated in various activities for staff and residents. PHOTOS BY ERIC…
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Skunk found rabid in Edison
EDISON — A skunk discovered Oct. 6 in the township tested positive for rabies, according to an announcement issued by Edison’s director of Health and Human Services, Jay P. Elliot. A resident of Wayne Street reported that a skunk appeared sick and called authorities due to concerns about rabies. The animal was picked up by…
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Two nonprofits forge unlikely partnership
METUCHEN — Faced with a bad economy, Literacy Volunteers of New Jersey is making ends meet by pooling resources and finding common cause with a nonprofit with a different mission. Literacy Volunteers is a new arrival to Metuchen, having only recently come to town at the invitation of Real Estate Advisory and Development Services (READS).…
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Local police get funding to combat bias incidents
Will be used to increase patrols of neighborhoods, religious schools and places of worship Middlesex County has awarded $110,000 in grants to 21 municipal police departments to develop educational and prevention programs to combat bias crimes. Each department received a $5,000 Bias Prevention and Education Grant to help enforce bias crime laws and keep the…
