Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Benefit memorial carnival set for this week
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE – The first benefit carnival for the nonprofit organization Fashion Love Ashlyn Educational Fund Inc. will be held starting Thursday. “During one of our committee meetings before the November [2007] benefit dinner, Frank [Castrogiovanni] suggested a carnival,” said Ashlyn’s father, Joseph Ferriero. “We finally found out we were able…
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Suspected valve thief arrested again by police
METUCHEN – Police arrested Michael M. Ruiz, 20, of Edison for the second time on May 5 and charged him with three more counts of theft of brass backflow valves from businesses and residences in the borough. Ruiz was first arrested and charged on April 18 with 15 counts of theft of brass backflow valves…
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‘The Elf’ at work
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Drummer Eddie “The Elf” Piotrowski, of Edison, keeps the beat for his band The Elf at the Raconteur Festival in Metuchen on Saturday.
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And ‘LIFT!’
Top to bottom: Participants watch Brian Pascal (far left) in the tire flip challenge during the second annual “LIFT Strong Fundraiser” held at the Underground Strength Gymnasium in Edison on May 10. High school and college athletes, who are also members of the gym, competed in five strenuous exercises. The proceeds will benefit the Leukemia…
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Local swimmers get Olympic for a day
Three-time gold medalist trains young swimmers at Metuchen YMCA BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Sixty-eight swimmers from the Metuchen-Edison, Fanwood, Raritan Valley, and Red Bank YMCAs got the chance to train like an Olympian after spending about four hours in the pool with five-time Olympic medalist Josh Davis over the weekend. Top: Youngsters listen to…
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Twp. proposes pay scale increases for some employees
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Could almost double mayor’s salary; goal is to achieve ‘fair market rate’ EDISON – Edison Township is pondering an ordinance that would widen the pay ranges for department heads and other officials in the local government, including the mayor.While the measure was tabled at a meeting late last month, discussions…
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Hungry for relief
Worldwide food crisis hits home; higher prices compound gas costs BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Steve Jacobson, owner of the Amboy Deli in Metuchen, strikes an upbeat and genial demeanor when talking about his business over the phone. But there is a hint of frustration as well, a frustration shared by people all…
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County health department says raccoon had rabies
A raccoon tested positive for rabies in Plainsboro last week. This is the fourth rabid animal reported within Middlesex County for 2008. On May 4, a resident reported to the police department that a raccoon was acting aggressively. The resident was chased by the animal and took defensive action, subsequently killing it. A positive specimen…
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Judge dismisses criminal complaint against Choi
Judge says charges about second office do not show corrupt intent BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – A state Superior Court judge dismissed a criminal complaint against townshipMayor Jun Choi during a probable cause hearing May 6. Despite his disappointment with the verdict, Craig Prupris, the man who made the complaint, has said he…
