Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Entries sought for Pet-Photo Contest
Animal Rescue Force (ARF), East Brunswick, will sponsor its annual Pet-Photo Contest in August at the Middlesex County Fair. Interested individuals should send a favorite pet photo (3 by 5 inhes or 4 by 6 inches) and a $5 entry fee for each submission to ARF, P.O. Box 418, East Brunswick NJ 08816. Deadline is…
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Edison students compete to fund Nepali library
BY KRITHIKA VARAGUR Correspondent Students participate in the “Spell to Save Lives” spelling bee June 26 in Edison. EDISON — Now that summer is officially in full swing, most kids are more than ready to put away their books for a solid couple of months. Not so for the dozens of local elementary school students…
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History of Clara Barton area to be celebrated at library
EDISON — The history of the township’s Clara Barton section will be celebrated this Saturday at the Clara Barton Branch Library. The program, a collaboration of the Friends of the Edison Public Library, the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society and the Clara Barton Library Supporters group, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the…
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Giving back to get ahead
METUCHEN — In today’s economy, hands-on internships can make a real difference for young professionals. And those same young people can make a real difference through national service. That’s why Metuchen resident Lori- Ann Sciachitano, an intern with the Student Conservation Association (SCA), has arrived at Lava Beds National Monument in Tulelake, Calif., to be…
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Whatever you do, don’t call her cranky
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Isee me as a calm and rational woman. I’ve endured life’s ups and downs, weathered some stormy situations and have been known to stand my ground. I’ve handled the terrible 2s four times in a row. I survived the whiney 3s and the ever-loving, fun and destructive 6s when…
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Prison employee charged with sexual assault
An employee at East Jersey State Prison, Woodbridge, has been arrested on charges that she had sex with five inmates and supplied drugs to two of them. Joy R. Black, 32, of Irvington, was arrested at the prison on June 30 and was charged with official misconduct, five counts of sexual assault and two counts…
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B’nai B’rith couples will meet for brunch
The B’nai B’rith Ketubah Married Couples Unit (age 40-plus) will meet for a buffet brunch at 11:30 a.m. July 18 at the ButtonwoodManor, 845 Route 34 south, Matawan. Cost is $19.95 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Nonmembers are welcome. For more information and to reserve, call Elaine at 908-232-0062 by July 15.
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Farmers market
Brandt Davis of Stony Hill Gardens and Farm Market, Chester, arranges tomatoes at the Edison Farmers Market on Sunday. The market operates on Sundays in the parking lot of the Jade Dynasty Chinese Restaurant, 925 Amboy Ave. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Community still incensed by ‘inappropriate’ column
Satire columnist wrote about Indian population in his former hometown BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Time magazine humor columnist Joel Stein’s recent column about the Indian American population in his former hometown of Edison caused outrage among members of that segment as well as politicians and others in the community. Though his column was satirical…
