Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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WHS students have fun at school
Roller-coaster project furthers the learning process in an enjoyable way BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Edison students at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School recently took a ride on the wild side, and they never had to leave their classrooms. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR Wardlaw-Hartridge School calculus teacher Benjamin Patiak (l) and junior Anthony Martin demonstrate how a…
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New business off to a flying start
Wild Bird Kingdom offers plenty for feathered friends BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT Above: Colleen Snow, manager of Wild Bird Kingdom, Metuchen, fills the display with bird houses. Left: Wild Bird Kingdom, located in Metuchen, sells a wide range of items, including birdbaths, feeders and bird seed. METUCHEN — Among the…
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Road closures to begin June 5 along Route 1
NORTH BRUNSWICK — New traffic patterns will be established along Route 1 in North Brunswick in the vicinity of College Farm Road beginning on or about June 5. The right lane of Route 1 northbound and southbound will be shifted to the service roads. The right shoulders will be closed and the two left lanes…
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County sergeant charged with harassment
NEW BRUNSWICK — A complaint was filed May 12 charging Sgt. Mark Clements, 49, of Hopewell, with three counts of harassment. Clements, who works for the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, was named in the complaint charging he sent anonymous text messages to three employees of the prosecutor’s office on or about April 25, and April…
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Plaintiff lauds ruling on govt. records requests
The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled on May 21 that people requesting access to government records under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) are not required to obtain, fill out or submit government agencies’ official request forms. To be valid, the request need only be in writing, including letters, faxes…
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IRS offers tips on late filing and tax scams
You meant to do your taxes, but the next thing you knew the April 15 tax deadline passed. According to the Internal Revenue Service, you can still file your tax return, even if you didn’t ask for an extension, and in some cases you won’t even face a penalty. The IRS also offers tips on…
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County introduces program to deter juvenile crime
Anew county initiative called the “Clean Slate” program will give youngsters suspected of minor crimes a second chance to stay out of trouble, while easing the number of cases going to Family Court. According to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, when youngsters commit crimes such as carrying fake identification cards or…
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Choi, Ricigliano headline Edison mayoral race
Primary set for June 2 BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Antonia Ricigliano EDISON — Among the candidates running for mayor are the incumbent and a longtime member of the Township Council. Jun Choi, 38, was elected to his current position as mayor in November 2005. He states that he has a strong reform record, has…
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Edison school budget defeated again, this time by council
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — After the public voted down the school budget last month, it was up to the Township Council to make amendments to it. But at last week’s council meeting, a resolution to make cuts of approximately $1.75 million to the $203 million budget was defeated by a vote of…
