Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Five arrested on drug charges
EDISON — Police arrested five men on drug charges last week in the area of the Herbert Hoover Elementary School. The four township residents and one Atlantic City resident were arrested at 8:58 p.m. April 5 on Liddle Avenue, police said. Officers Joseph Chonka and Brian Freund were dispatched there on a report of a…
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Visual art exhibition
Wen Shui (l) of Plainsboro shows her ceramic artwork to Daniella Toscanini of Edison at the reception for the annual student visual art exhibition at Middlesex County College. The exhibit, comprising ceramics, painting and three-dimensional objects, will continue through April 23. It is free and open to the public.
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Edison teen to compete as finalist in tri-state concerto competition
Pianist Kevin Jang, 15, of Edison, will perform with the Westfield Symphony Orchestra in the grand finale of the 2010 Tri-State Youth Concerto Competition at 4 p.m. April 11 at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield. Kevin Jang Kevin is one of three young musical protégés who will compete for a grand prize of $3,000. Each…
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Costco proceeds with proposal for gas station at Edison store
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Planning Board will resume hearings on an application from Costco Wholesale, which seeks to add a gas station at its site. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 6 in the Council Chambers. Costco, which is located on Vineyard Road next to Wal-Mart, is proposing…
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Patrick Xin, 6, of Edison, spots an egg during the Egg-Stravaganza event at the First Baptist Church of Metuchen on Saturday. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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County introduces $5M emergency radio system
Officials say project will lead to ‘a more effective, better-coordinated response’ Middlesex County officials recently unveiled a new radio system aimed at improving reliability, security and effectiveness of emergency radio communications both on a daily basis and in the event of a large-scale crisis. Freeholder Mildred S. Scott, chairwoman of the county’s Law and Public…
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The academic team from John P. Stevens High School will face the team from Keansburg High School in round two of MSG Varsity’s “The Challenge,” airing April 15 at 6:30 p.m. on MSG Varsity on Cablevision’s iO Channel 14. Pictured during a break in taping are academic advisers Bohdanna Vitvitsky and Richard Alfanzo, team members…
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Police seek help finding man who walked away from Edison group home
EDISON — Police are asking for help from the public in locating a white male who was recently released from a psychiatric hospital. Jeffrey Orbach, 43, was released from Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and placed in a group home in Edison. On April 2, his first day there, he received his medication at 8 p.m. and…
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Legislators invite public to discuss budget issues
Citing dramatic cuts proposed for municipal and school aid and social services, state legislators from Middlesex County will hold a budget hearing on the impact of the cuts. Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono, Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. and Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes III (all D-18th District) said they hope the meeting will help formulate…
