Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Twp. activist remembered for her passion, generosity
Ellen Wales, meeting regular, died at age 80 on New Year’s Day BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Ellen Wales, prominent local activist and a regular at Edison Township meetings, died at 1:15 a.m. New Year’s Day of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Wales, a 47-year resident of Edison, was 80 years old when she died at…
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Council set for vote on procedure changes
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON — Public discussion on a controversial ordinance that, if passed, would amend various rules of procedure in Township Council meetings is set for tonight’s Jan. 14 meeting. Aimed at increasing the efficiency at which township business is conducted, it has been heavily critiqued by some residents as restricting free…
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Lance sworn in as new congressman
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer State Sen. Leonard Lance became U.S. Congressman Leonard Lance as he and 53 others from across the country were sworn in as members of the House of Representatives this week in Washington, D.C. Lance, who is representing New Jersey’s 7th District, won the seat after a hard-fought battle with Assemblywoman…
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CHRIS KELLY staff South Brunswick’s Alex Choma takes aim at an archery booth during the 26th annual Outdoor Sportsmen’s Show held at the N.J. Convention and Exposition Center in Edison on Jan. 9.
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Edison Township’s top five stories in 2008
Jun Choi Police command change When Edison Mayor Jun Choi announced his intentions in January 2008 not to replace the now-vacant position of chief of police and instead hire a civilian police director, a conflict began between the administration and, principally, the local Policemen’s Benevolent Association that lasted for months. Opponents felt that the move…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Woodbridge’s Rich Exantus, 16, pulls a weighted sled by side stepping, while participating in an early tryout of the new Performance Enhancement Athletic Center for athletes between 8 and 18 years old at The Club at Woodbridge on Dec. 29.
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Use of soup kitchens, food banks way up
Local organizations struggle to feed all those in need BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent As local families struggle to make ends meet, many are turning to neighborhood food banks to stretch their food budgets. In turn, that is putting a strain on some of those services. “Meals are up 21 percent and donations are dramatically…
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Four charged in mall robberies
EDISON — Four suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with three robberies during the past two weeks in the Menlo Park Mall, according to township police. On Dec. 31 at approximately 6 p.m., two suspects knocked a 21-year-old woman to the ground in the mall’s parking lot and took her purse, according to…
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So. Brunswick official selected as freeholder
Barrett takes vacant seat; Dalina will be director BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Middlesex County has a new freeholder and for the first time in over a decade, a new director. Carol Barrett During a special convention Sunday in East Brunswick, county Democrats elected South Brunswick Deputy Mayor Carol Barrett to the freeholder seat vacated…
