Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Several cars burglarized in boro
METUCHEN — A rash of motor vehicle thefts occurred in the borough over a two-day period last week. The incidents occurred between 9:30 p.m. Sept. 24 and 8:50 a.m. Sept. 25, police said. Six motor vehicles that were parked at two separate Middlesex Avenue residences were burglarized. Someone entered and ransacked a 1996 Mazda and…
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Foundation finds ways to help cancer patients
BY DEVIN ALESSIO Staff Writer Monica Vermeulen knows how horrible it feels to hear the words, “Your child has cancer.” In February 1991 her family members’ lives were forever changed when her 3- year-old daughter, Ashley, was diagnosed with Wilms tumor, a type of kidney cancer that occurs in children. Ashley, now 21, endured years…
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Budget due to increase $139 per taxpayer
BY ENID WEISS Correspondent The Metuchen Borough Council officially adopted its $14 million 2009 budget during its regular meeting on Sept. 8. Early numbers had the borough anticipating an annual increase of $139 per taxpayer. The lower number is due to an increase in local ratables. It works out to less than $8 per month…
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Edison Township police director resigns
Collier to leave post Dec. 31; says dept. is in good shape and move will save town money BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Citing his desire to help the township save money, and saying that the department is in good overall shape, Edison Township Police Director Brian Collier announced Monday that he will resign at…
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Local Marine makes it to hallowed halls of Columbia U.
Edison native recently graduated from Middlesex County College BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer It was at the age of 18 when Dave Durga found himself with two options: either move out of his mother’s house in Edison or enter the United States Marine Corps. Edison resident Dave Durga was accepted recently as a student at…
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Borough crime rate drops nearly 2 percent from a year ago
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Crime in the borough has dropped, according to the statistics compiled by the New Jersey State Police’s annual Uniform Crime Report (UCR). Metuchen saw a decrease of 26 in the crime index total, from 296 incidents in 2007 to 270 incidents in 2007, which is a 1.9 percent…
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Panchero’s hopes to grill up a fast start
New eatery is one of a handful near Middlesex County College BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Above: Workers take the order of hungry customers inside Panchero’s Mexican Grill during the grand opening held on Sept. 15. Panchero’s Mexican Grill is located at 2688 Woodbridge Avenue. Left: Charan Singh (third from left), along with employees, take…
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Metuchen police officers on lookout for home burglars
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Police are warning residents to lock their windows, after it was learned that suspects gained entry through first-floor windows that were open in two out of the three home burglaries that occurred last week. The incidents happened between 11:30 p.m. Sept. 13 and 6:20 p.m. Sept. 15, police…
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Local medical center forges bond with Republic of Georgia
Jewish Renaissance Medical Center to visit nation, hoping to provide residents with better health care BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff The Jewish Renaissance Medical Center in Perth Amboy welcomed Republic of Georgia first lady Sandra Roelofs on Sept. 16. Roelofs visited the facility to implement some of the medical practices…
