Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Former resident of Edison sentenced to 20 years in prison
Convicted of sexually assaulting a girl over a period of 3 years NEW BRUNSWICK — A former resident of Edison and North Brunswick has been sentenced to a 20-year term in a New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a girl over a period of three years, beginning when she was 9 years old, according…
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Metuchen first in county to schedule ‘Call to Service’
METUCHEN — The Borough Council recently adopted the Citizens’ Campaign model resolution creating a “Call to Service Summit,” an annual event to recruit and educate new civic leaders in the town. Metuchen is the first municipality in Middlesex County to officially adopt the resolution and join the statewide Jersey Call to Service, a public service…
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Police thank contributor to civilian academy class
Course offered to Metuchen residents each year since 2002 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — With the help of donations from State Farm Insurance over the last four years, police are able to show the public all aspects of what being a police officer is all about. John J. Baldino, public affairs specialist for…
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Metuchen police charge man with attempted kidnapping
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Police have arrested a Monmouth County man on charges he attempted to kidnap a 45-year-old woman at an office building on Durham Avenue two weeks ago. PatrickA.Williams Jr., 34, ofNeptunewas apprehended at 1:42 p.m. March 5. Through an investigation, police learned that Williams was a former employee of…
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Attempted kidnapping of woman reported at Metuchen office
METUCHEN — Police are looking for a man who reportedly attempted to kidnap a 45-year-old Branchburg woman as she was leaving an office building on Durham Avenue last week. “We received a 911 call from the woman, who was screaming and panicking,” said Metuchen Patrolman David Liantonio. The victim told police that she was leaving…
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Police seek clues after abandoned baby is discovered on car hood
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office issued this photograph of the baby found on the hood of a car parked outside an Edison senior care center. EDISON — Police are seeking information about a newborn baby who was found lying atop the hood of a car parked outside a nursing home facility on Inman Avenue last…
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Board majority against an April referendum
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — In a 6-3 vote last week, the Board of Education decided against holding a sixth referendum in April. Board President David Dickinson voted to hold the referendum along with Vice President Joseph Romano and member William H. Van Pelt, while members DeborahAnes, Rosemary Meade, Gene Maeroff, Susan Scerbo,…
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Celebrating Purim
Adam Schneider, 5, of North Edison, and Emily Lanton, 3, of Metuchen dance to the music of Hazzan Sheldon Levin during the Purim celebration at Congregation Neve Shalom in Metuchen on Sunday.
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Construction under way on Route 27 retail center
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Residents will soon see some West Coast flavor along Route 27. New construction and renovations are under way to turn the former Topps Appliance shopping center, located at 1745 Lincoln Highway (Route 27), into a new village-style shopping plaza. “It’s becoming gorgeous. It’s an extremely attractive facility,” said…
