Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Juneteenth Festival
Eaton Brown, 6, comes out from the audience to dance with performers from the Afro-Brazilian Cultural Center of New Jersey 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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Metuchen Highschool Graduation
Graduates stand ready to receive their diplomas at the start of commencement exercises for the Metuchen High School class of 2010, held June 22 at the school. More photos on page 24 and at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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‘Rust never sleeps,’ and neither do these guys
Drummer of all-dad band hails from Edison BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Guitarist Frank Caruso (l-r), keyboardist Vito Pirrera, drummer John Lancia Jr., bassist Joe Corradino and guitarist Rich Lancia perform as the Fathers of Rock at the Immaculate Conception Carnival in Spotswood June 15. More photos at gmnews.com. SPOTSWOOD — They come from…
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Soldier Visits
Metuchen Daisy Troop 80612 received a visit recently from U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Hartings, the soldier they “adopted” during his tour in Afghanistan. The girls contributed items for a care package and drew pictures to send to “Capt. Chris” earlier this year. On May 23, Hartings came to a troop meeting to thank the Scouts…
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Divided board leaves DiMuzio out of top job
Acting super promptly submits retirement papers BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer In a split vote, the Edison Board of Education last week denied acting Superintendent of Schools John DiMuzio the chance to serve as the top administrator with the largest school district in Middlesex County. The board voted 4-4 on his appointment, effectively killing the…
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11th annual Classic Car & Motorcycle Show
Stephen Mittleman, 4, of Edison, checks out a 1958 Corvette during the 11th annual Classic Car & Motorcycle Show June 6 to benefit the school band at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Metuchen Police Dept. pursues environmentally friendly practices
The Metuchen Police Department is going green. While a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system is soon to be implemented, police said they have also been able to incorporate software called NCIC Green, from LawSoft Inc., which is allowing the department to go “paperless.” “We receive [NCIC broadcast] messages constantly from departments all across New Jersey,…
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Arsenal cleanup moving along, fed official says
Progress made in ordnance removal, air quality mitigation BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Restoration is well under way at the former Raritan Arsenal. “There are 10 buildings left to evaluate [for indoor air quality],” said Sandra L. Piettro, the project manager from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The former arsenal comprises…
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Team rallies around one of their own
Matt McGuinness holds the Sports Kid of the Year Award for his brother Danny as their father Bill holds pictures. They are surrounded by Danny’s teammates, coaches, friends and supporters including Edison Mayor Antonia Ricigliano (r) and Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes III (behind Matt and Bill). MAUREEN BUENO EDISON — The North Edison Baseball and…
