Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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THE MORAL OF THE STORY – Advertorial
By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial THE MORAL OF THE STORY By Gloria Averbuch Athletes and coaches have a lot to offer us. I learned this last night as I sat among the crowd at a Sky Blue FC game and listened to Head Coach Kelly Lindsey give what was billed as a coach’s "chalk talk." This…
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Edison H.S. teacher, coach charged with sexual assault
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — A math teacher at Edison High School was arrested last week and charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old female student at the school. Anthony Iazzetta, 26, who resides in the Fords section of Woodbridge, was arrested at his home and was charged with one count of sexual assault…
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Koperwhats drops out of mayoral race
EDISON — Because of what he calls “personal reasons,” Republican mayoral candidate Ray Koperwhats has dropped out of the November general election. Koperwhats was expected to be the prime opposition to Democrat Antonia Ricigliano following her upset victory over Mayor Jun Choi earlier this month. “This really was an unforeseen thing that happened,” said Sylvia…
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Suspect leads police on three-town chase
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — An early-morning bank robbery at the Skylands Bank on Middlesex Avenue last week spurred a police chase spanning three towns. Jermaine N. Dawkins, 37, of Staten Island, N.Y., was arrested and charged with robbery of an undisclosed amount about a half-hour after he allegedly robbed the bank on…
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Edison employees facing furloughs, wage freezes
Mayor says township is facing large budget gap BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — As many as 75 municipal employeeswill face layoffs by the middle of next month if their unions do not agree to 12-day furloughs and wage freezes. “Layoffs will be a last resort, and so we hope that the unions will…
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Author cooks up books about baseball, biographies
William Cook writes stories about American history BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer William Cook NORTH BRUNSWICK — William Cook’s interest in writing began in high school, where he was the editor of his school newspaper. Yet he didn’t become serious about writing books until he reached his mid- 40s, starting out with novels that he…
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ERIC SUCAR Patrons scan over items from one of the many vendors at the State Quilt Guild of New Jersey Convention titled “Fancy This, Fancy That,” held at the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison on June 11. The event featured more than 500 quilts displayed, as well as wearable art, vendors, quilt appraisals, workshops,…
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Cyanide poisoning may be at center of jeweler’s death
Jeweler found unresponsive in bathroom BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — A possible chemical spill at Aabhushan Family Jewelers has killed the store’s owner. Sushil Bhalla, 48, was found unconscious at Aabhushan Family Jewelers, located at 155 Wood Ave., at around 12:50 p.m., according to Edison police Sgt. Jason Gerba. Bhalla was found in…
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Cyanide poisoning may be at center of jeweler’s death
Jeweler found unresponsive in bathroom BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Apossible chemical spill at Aabhushan Family Jewelers has killed the store’s owner. Sushil Bhalla, 48, was found unconscious at Aabhushan Family Jewelers, located at 155 Wood Ave., at around 12:50 p.m., according to Edison police Sgt. Jason Gerba. Bhalla was found in the bathroom, located…
