Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Register for Metuchen recreation programs
The Metuchen Recreation Commission offers a wide variety of programs, with additional programs still being added for the summer. For more information and program details, visit www.metuchennj.org or call Nancy Goldberg at 732-632-8502.
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Edison officials seek tax appeal reform
Councilman: Current system of paying out appeals is a burden on avg. taxpayer BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — According to Councilman Robert Karabinchak, the state needs to make some changes in the way tax appeals are resolved and paid out. “Right now, once a tax appeal is approved, we automatically have to pay…
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Chief: Bias vandalism won’t be tolerated
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — An ongoing string of bias graffiti in the township has some calling for a greater effort on the part of law enforcement to catch the perpetrators. Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg, who has been a vocal advocate in the effort to fight bias crimes, said in an email that he…
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N.Y. man charged with luring
Sean C. Edwards EDISON — Police have arrested a man from Brooklyn, N.Y., on charges that he tried to lure a 14-year-old girl in the township. Sean C. Edwards, 37, was arrested on June 30 and charged with luring and unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, according to a press release from Middlesex County…
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Juneteenth Festival
Members of the Afro-Brazilian Cultural Center of New Jersey perform Capoeira, an Afro- Brazilian martial art, during the sixth annual Metuchen Edison Area Branch NAACP Juneteenth Festival at the Edison Job Corps Academy on June 10. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Physical activity program starts July 19
The Edison Branch YMCA in collaboration with the Livestrong Foundation is providing a free 12-week physical activity program for cancer survivors age 18 and over. The new program is called “Energy for Life,” and the next session begins on July 19. Sessions will meet Monday and Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. For more information, call Lexy…
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Carnival fun
Thrill-seekers take a spin on the Redi Cage during the St. Matthew Parish Carnival on Seymour Avenue, Edison, June 19. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Junebug ArtFest
Patrons enjoy gourmet seafood from Dick’s Dock while admiring the lighthouse and seascape paintings of longtime Metuchen resident Robert Boyce (standing, far right) during the Junebug ArtFest on June 25. The third annual festival ran on Fridays in June, featuring a range of activities throughout the downtown area. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Calligraphy classes to begin July 12
Beginning on July 12, there will be a four-week class on calligraphy. Classes will be held at the Edison Public Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2 at 2 p.m. Terry Antonjewicz has been teaching calligraphy for over 40 years. This is an introductory class to learn the Gothic style of…
