Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Police report two robberies on pizza delivery workers
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON- Edison police reported two incidents of pizza deliverymen being robbed or assaulted over the course of a single week. Both incidents involved employees of Dominick’s Pizzeria on Woodbridge Avenue. One man in Edison was robbed while delivering pizzas on Monday. According to Lt. Joseph Shannon, police public information officer,…
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Power-lifting champ talks nutrition, exercise to kids
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN – Before 17-year-old Tony Malave became a power-lifting competitor, he said junk food was a weakness. “I really like the sweet stuff, including ice cream and soda,” he said. “I would have dessert after dinner.” However, when freshman year of high school rolled around, Malave was told he had…
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BOE members voice concerns over village center
Dispute number of students project could generate BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Township Board of Education candidates disputed the number of school-age children that might be generated from the construction of the Edison Exchange project. The candidates expressing this include Raymond Koperwhats, William Van Pelt and Michael Winters. The project would create a…
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Injury association has prevention on the brain
Family support, accident awareness offered at Brain Injury Association BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A new township agency is getting a head start on preventing potential injuries. The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey, a self-funded, chartered affiliate of the Brain Injury Association of America, recently moved from Edison to 825 Georges…
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Newspaper group takes home 30 awards in NJPA contest
Greater Media Newspapers received 30 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2007. Eric Sucar, “Reindeer,” Independent first place, Feature Bob Waitt, advertising director for Greater Media Newspapers, said the Classified Department, and Production Department, which designs many of the ads,…
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Black belt talks about impact of bullying
Workshop benefited Kicks for Kids charity; benefit for same group on April 28 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Above: Master Robert Matland answers a question by Matthew Such (in black T-shirt), 8, of Woodbridge, at the anti-bullying workshop benefiting the nonprofit organization Kicks for Kids at the Black Belt Institute in Metuchen on March 29.…
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Man arrested for gun threat
EDISON – A 42-year-old Edison resident was charged with aggravated assault on April 10 and then was released on his own recognizance. According to Lt. Joseph Shannon, Edison police public information officer, a 38-year-old Edison resident traveled to Ovington Avenue to visit David M. Armand, an acquaintance of the victim. The victim owed Armand about…
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Shoplifter at Nordstrom’s arrested; bail at $25,000
EDISON – Two security guards received minor injures during a confrontation with a trio of shoplifters on April 12. According to Lt. Joseph Shannon, Edison Police public information officer, a loss prevention officer at Nordstrom’s saw three men allegedly shoplifting men’s clothing by stuffing the items into a bag they had with them at around…
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Massaro appointed to Planning Board
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Township Council member Anthony Massaro was appointed to the Planning Board through a resolution passed during an April 9 council meeting. His appointment ends what was seen as a procedural issue over the previous Planning Board appointment of Councilman Dr. Sudhanshu Prasad. Prasad, whose first term began just…
