Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Fugitive arrested in 2000 homicide
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — After 10 years on the run after being charged with murdering a 44- year-old Edison man in 2000, a Ridgefield man is now behind bars on $2 million bail, police said. Sin Ho Jeong, 54, a construction worker living in Ridgefield, was arrested by members of the Fugitive…
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DWI checkpoints set up through June
Police officers around Middlesex County have set up sobriety checkpoints as part of an annual program to ensure the safety of high school students during their prom and graduation ceremonies. The program, now in its 25th year, has been operated successfully by members of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Fatal Crash Investigations Unit and the county’s…
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GMN photographers honored in NJPA contest
Greater Media Newspapers’ Photo Department took home seven awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2009. The newspaper group, based in Freehold, publishes 10 weeklies, serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. “Ride Down” by Eric Sucar, 2nd place, Feature Head photographer Jeff Granit took first place in the Feature Picture Story…
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A fundraiser with taste
Pamela Adames of Edison enjoys a soft taco from Brad Strong of Chipotle Mexican Grill of New Brunswick during “An Evening of Good Taste for the Educated Palate” at Middlesex County College, Edison. The college was transformed into a cornucopia of fine dining as 25 local restaurants offered samples of their best dishes on April…
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Paws in the Park Dog Walk
Dachshunds Reeses and Saucee get up close and personal during the first Paws in the Park Dog Walk at Lake Papaianni, Edison, on May 22. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Family raising funds for service dog for daughter
Bianca Merino, 9, who has autism, needs $13,000 for a canine companion BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — If two parents could put a price on their child’s happiness, it would be $13,000 for Bianca Merino. Bianca, a 9-year-old township resident, and her family are trying to raise funds for a service dog…
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More school cuts expected in Edison
Maeroff: No choice, given Twp. Council’s mandated $6.5M budget reduction BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer More additional layoffs and program cuts are expected in the school district. That is what Edison Board of Education President Gene Maeroff said the district faces after the Township Council on May 19 ordered a $6.5 million cut to…
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Small invaders present bad image and odor problems
Stink bug, now found throughout New Jersey, becoming bigger nuisance BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The invaders are scary looking, but they smell worse than they look. And the last thing you want to do is stress them or crush them. Brown marmorated stink bug (male is on left) DR. DEEPAK MATADHA Though harmless to humans…
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Two photographers captured social landscape, and soul
Works of Winogrand, Clark on display at Zimmerli Garry Winogrand and Larry Clark began redefining photography in the 1960s, documenting the American social landscape in out-of-the-ordinary black-and-white photographs of people engaged in ordinary activities. A Garry Winogrand photograph in New York City, from the series, “Women Are Better Than Men, Not Only Have They Survived,…
