Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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‘Rashomon’
Above: Jeffrey Tanedo (l), of New Brunswick, and Roel Mercado, of Fords, perform tai chi movements during the performance warm-up of “Rashomon” at the Middlesex County College Performing Arts Center in Edison on Thursday. Left: Ryan Hanna (r) of Piscataway, as “the husband,” and Mark Suarez, of New Brunswick, as “the bandit,” duel. PHOTOS BY…
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Edison police get four new hybrid cars
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Edison Township’s goal to eventually have half its fleet of cars consist of gas-sipping hybrid electrics advanced last week as the police department rolled out four of the energy-saving vehicles. (L) Police director Brian Collier, with Deputy Chief Thomas Bryan, with the new hybrid police cars. According to a statement…
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Edison named one of best places to raise kids
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Edison Township has been named by a popular magazine as one of the best places in America to raise kids. The list, published by BusinessWeek magazine at the beginning of this month, named Edison as No. 31 out of 52 communities that the business magazine, an international publication, deemed to…
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EFA, twp. feud over firehouse staffing
EFA: Clara Barton firehouse may close. Twp: No, it won’t BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Aflier distributed by the Edison Firefighters Association (EFA), the union representing the township’s 140 paid firefighters, says that the municipal government may transfer staff from the Clara Barton firehouse, on Amboy Avenue, to the soon-to-be-built Public Safety Center in Raritan…
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Parents concerned for school’s reputation
BY ENID WEISS Correspondent METUCHEN — Normally the only people in the audience at Board of Education meetings are teachers being honored or administrators scheduled to present reports to the board. On Nov. 11, more than 50 people attended and more than 10 addressed the board, expressing concern about the school district’s reputation. Worries ranged…
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Smokers urged to take a day to quit
BY LAUREN MORTENSON Staff Writer The 33rd Great American Smokeout was held on Thursday, Nov. 20, all across the country. Smokers are encouraged to stop smoking for one day with the hope that it will jump-start their decision to quit completely. According to the American Cancer Society, over 2,200 communities and 17 states have become…
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U.S. attorney reflects on career highs
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Christopher J. Christie said the past seven years as U.S. attorney have been an incredible journey for him. Last week, Christie, 46, announced his resignation as U.S. attorney, effective Dec. 1. “It has been my great honor and privilege to serve for the past seven years as United…
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Democrats clash on Mayor Choi’s impact
Party leader upbraids current Democratic mayor BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Dr. Tom Paterniti, chairman of the local Democratic Party, which is called the Edison Democratic Organization, and a former Mayor of Edison, released a statement publicly lambasting Mayor Jun Choi, another Democrat, for what he said are the mayor’s failures at enacting positive reforms…
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Street dedicated to WWII veteran
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Aleck Dutka, retired Edison police officer and World War II veteran, almost never talked about the war, said his son Alexander. Edison Township dedicated a street to Aleck Dutka, a retired Edison police officer and World War II veteran, on Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Yes, there were the memorials and…
