Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Suspect charged in sprinkler theft
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN- After an investigation conducted by Metuchen police Detective James Connolly and Edison police Detective Tom Lacik, police arrested and charged Michael M. Ruiz, 20, of Edison, onApril 23 with 15 counts of theft of brass backflow valves and sprinkler system pumps from businesses and residences in the borough over…
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Metuchen passes $29M school district budget
Three newcomers win board seats in election BY JAY BODAS Correspondent The school budget passed, and the Metuchen Board of Education (BOE) can now call three newcomers board members. “I’m very pleased that the budget passed, and that it passed by such a wide margin here in Metuchen, given the results in the rest of…
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Pope’s visit reverberates for local Roman Catholics
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Cherry Adversalo (l), of Edison, and Amelia Acab, of Scotch Plains, prepare for Mass at St. Francis Cathedral in Metuchen on April 20. METUCHEN- Ed and Jean Lyons, of South Plainfield, said some people might call them “Popeaholics.” In the course of 29 years, the couple has traveled…
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Traditional Chinese Dances
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Members of the Huxia Dance Troupe perform “Folk Dances of China,” a presentation of a number of traditional Chinese dances, at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison on April 19.
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Run-off from housing site sparks concerns
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer COURTESY OF EDISON WETLANDS The Edison Wetlands Association (EWA) has voiced concerns over runoff flowing from the nearby housing development into this vernal pool. EDISON- Concerns over runoff from a residential development into a nearby wetland have prompted a local environmental group to urge action from the builders themselves or,…
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The Arc is gearing up for benefit walk
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARC OF MIDDLESEX Greg Schiano [r], Rutgers University’s head football coach, sits with members of The Arc of Middlesex, a not-for-profit organization established by parents of children with developmental and other disabilities. Schiano is honorary team captain for the 2008 Step Up for The Arc Walkathon…
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Choi proposes independent redevelopment agency
Says separation from twp. gov’t would make it politically independent BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON- Mayor Jun Choi expressed an interest in forming an independent redevelopment agency that would seek to revitalize certain sectors of town into economically productive areas. During an April 18 phone interview, Choi expressed the opinion that he felt an…
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County halts Election Day voter drive program
What was touted as civic lesson was, to some, viewed as vote buying BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – A program that was reportedly intended to increase voter turnout during the Board of Education elections ran afoul of the county Board of Elections, resulting in its shutdown midway through April 15. According to James…
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Earth Day At Triple C
Top: Piscataway’s Hannah Szwast, 6, pays close attention to the flowerpot she painted while visiting the Edison Wetlands Association’s (EWA) seventh annual Earth Day event at the Triple C Ranch on April 19. Below: Edison’s Elena Shum shows Jade Shum, 3, how to take a picture of wildlife during the Earth Day event. PHOTOS BY…
