Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Plans for Greenway extension in the works
Metuchen recently awarded grant to be used for project BY ENID WEISS Correspondent The proverbial t’s are crossed and i’s dotted as of Aug. 10, when Metuchen officials met with a grant administrator at the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) to go over tasks and a timeline for creating a plan for the…
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Edison resident gets 18 months for tax evasion
Man had prior conviction for mail fraud and says mental illness is partially responsible this time BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — An Edison resident has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after he was convicted of cashing checks made out to a fictitious employee of the company where the defendant was…
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Jam session
Left: Barbara Quinlan of the band Blue Roux performs at the Metuchen Senior Citizen Center as part of the Metuchen Recreation Commission and the Metuchen Cultural Arts’ “Summer Concert Series Under the Stars” series on Aug. 13. Above: Jake Jacus (l-r), Hal Hirsch and Matt Klenke of Blue Roux perform. PHOTOS BY TERRY GEERDTS
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Edison resident killed in construction accident
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — A 26-year-old Edison man was fatally injured when he was struck in the head by a 1,500- pound steel plate that slipped off the chains of a backhoe on Aug. 11. The incident occurred at 2:21 p.m. at the Conrail crossing on Blair Road in Avenel, police said.…
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A tasty idea spurs artistic genius
High-schoolers create mural at ice cream shop BY ENID WEISS Correspondent ENID WEISS Students from J.P. Stevens High School in Edison have created a mural on a wall outside of What’s the Scoop in Metuchen. METUCHEN — In an interesting attempt to counter vandals’ scribbling graffiti on his ice cream shop alley wall, Mike Patterson…
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NJ Transit receives help from federal government
Nearly $300M grant is largest transit grant ever received BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer TIM LARSEN Gov. Jon S. Corzine praises the $298.7 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Transit Capital Grant presented by U.S. Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood at MetroPark train station in Iselin on Aug. 14. WOODBRIDGE — New Jersey Transit received the largest…
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What a catch
Left: Bridget Waldron, 10, of Metuchen, brings in her catch for measurement during the annual youth fishing derby at Tommy’s Pond in Metuchen on Aug. 15. Above: Alessandra Dambacher, 2, of Edison, gets some help with her pole from her dad Jesse. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Longhouse to be focus of event at park
Structure was type of home used by natives of N.J. area Marvin Davis of East Brunswick shows an Eastern Woodland Indian snowshoe that was among the items on display at Thompson Park in Jamesburg. JAMESBURG — Area residents were invited to step back in history recently and help members of Intertribal American Indians of New…
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‘Vampire Diaries’ to give Marlboro native star turn
Paul Wesley prepares for show’s Sept. debut BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer You never know what to expect as an actor, but Marlboro native Paul Wesley can expect to have audiences watching him on the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” on Thursdays this fall. Paul Wesley Wesley, 27, was on location in Atlanta, Ga., when he…
