Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Ridin’ along in my automobile
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Anna Keenan, 6, of Metuchen, pedals her way around the track during an afternoon of fall fun at VonThun Farms in South Brunswick on Oct. 4. The farm features a 3-mile corn maze carved in the shape of New Jersey.
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Hailey’s Harp and Pub to open in Nov.
BY ENID WEISS Correspondent Hailey’s Harp and Pub will celebrate a grand opening on Nov. 3. Until then, the newest eatery on Metuchen’s Main Street is operating what it calls a “soft opening” with a limited menu, a shorter workweek and shortened kitchen hours. “It’s to allow staff to ramp up,” said Victor DeLusso, Hailey’s…
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Yoga program coming to Edison
EDISON —Over a decade ago, Gomathy Swamy took up yoga as a way to try to help her focus on her studies as a physical therapy student. “I think I was a pretty good student overall, but once I took up yoga, my studies went much better and I gained lots of clarity overall,” Swamy…
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Am I going to make it, Doc?
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Edison Parks Department employee Undray Jones gets tested for carpal tunnel syndrome by Dr. Jidong of Bayshore Rehab Medicine of Edison during an employee health fair in Edison on Oct. 1.
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Middlesex County to take part in energy audit
NEW BRUNSWICK — New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) President Jeanne M. Fox, Middlesex County government officials, and representatives from Dome-Tech Inc., took part in a Local Government Energy Audit on Sept. 15. The audit is a component of New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program (NJCEP). “By participating in the Local Government Energy Audit, Middlesex…
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Metuchen man to open comedy show
BY ENID WEISS Correspondent Some people respond to middle age with purchases of sports cars, plastic surgery or luxury vacations. Andy Rehorn started doing standup comedy. “I woke up at 45 and said, ‘When am I going to do this?’ ” Rehorn said in a telephone interview with the Sentinel from his Metuchen home. “I…
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Tax-extension deadline fast approaching
An estimated 295,000 New Jerseyans who requested the automatic six-month extension to file their 2008 tax return face the upcoming Thursday, Oct. 15, deadline. Nationwide, an estimated 10.5 million taxpayers filed for an extension to submit their 2008 tax return this year, according to the IRS. The extension is additional time to file a tax…
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Local YMCA joins forces with Armstrong Foundation
BY JAY BODAS Correspondent If you see the staff at your local YMCA wearing a bright yellow shirt, then make a mental note that it’s a special day. Because that’s the day the branch is working with cancer survivors to help them regain their lives. The Woodbridge-Edison-Metuchen YMCA network has partnered with the Lance Armstrong…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Musicians from J.P. Stevens High School enter the performing arena during the 22nd annual Marching Band Home Show, hosted by the J.P. Stevens Band Parents Association on October 4.
