Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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The real ‘Rain Man’ shines in Edison
Inspiration for hit movie makes appearance BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Asavant is defined as a person with developmental disorders who may have one or more areas of expertise, ability or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual’s overall limitations. PHOTOS BY DAN NEWMAN Kim Peek, on whom the 1988 movie “Rain Man” was…
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Looking on in amazement
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Angelica, 12, watches Christina Costantino, 11, of Edison, try to knock down empty cans into a recycling game developed by Neha Agarwal for her Girls Scout Gold Award project. Below: Manav Patel (l), Urvaj Shah (c), and Siddart Shah (r), all 6, from Pack 24 of Edison, get a close-up…
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Ed. residents defeat proposed school budget
EDISON — While all three incumbents were re-elected in last week’s Board of Education election, the budget was soundly rejected. A total of 4,186 residents voted against adopting the $203 million budget while 2,978 voted in favor of it. The budget would have raised school taxes by approximately $176 on an average assessed home of…
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Ricigliano wants environmental center to be priority
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — Mayoral candidate Antonia Ricigliano has stated that if elected, one of her top priorities would be to create an environmental center within the township, one that she feels can generate “millions of dollars in new revenue.” Ricigliano and her running mates believe that current Mayor Jun Choi abandoned…
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Triple amputee makes strides in his life
California native visits Edison, talks about his life, gives hope to others BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer The differences are not evident at first because Cameron Clapp is much the same as many other people his age. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Triple amputee Cameron Clapp (center) mingles with Jim Bowe (l) and Hope Harrison…
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Only the strong survive on Discovery Channel’s program
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer In September 2008, a navy blue and yellow bush plane lands on Tsusena Lake, deep in the wilderness of Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, hundreds of miles from civilization. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL The volunteers from the show “Out of the Wild, The Alaska Experiment” (from…
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Eatery heats up Metuchen with flavorful food
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer DAN NEWMAN Wild Rice, located at 414 Main St., Metuchen, offers Vietnamese-influenced cuisine at an affordable price. METUCHEN — Elizabeth Phan readily admits that the tough economy has impacted business a little bit at her restaurant, Wild Rice, located at 414 Main St. Still, it hasn’t changed her belief that…
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Teen drivers will display special decal on vehicles
Gov. Corzine signs Kyleigh’s Law Gov. Jon S. Corzine has signed Kyleigh’s Law, making New Jersey the first state in the nation to have a teen driver decal law. Named in honor of 16-year-old Kyleigh D’Alessio, S-2314/A- 3069 requires the use of an identifier on vehicles driven by teens holding a permit or provisional license.…
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Edison chamber seeks 2009 nominations
The Edison Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the 2009 Outstanding Edison people, business and organization awards. Award nomination submissions are due by April 30 to the Edison chamber office. Anyone can nominate one or more of these award categories: • Outstanding Edison Business of the Year — recognition for business success. • Outstanding…
