Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Burned body found inside van
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Edison police are investigating an apparent suicide that took place outside the Menlo Park Mall on Feb. 4. According to Lt. Joseph Shannon, public information officer for the police department, Edison resident Paul Chang, 56, was found inside a 1991 Toyota Previa van with burns all over his…
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Police searching for luring suspect
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Edison police are looking for information regarding a potential luring attempt that reportedly took place Feb. 5. According to Lt. Joseph Shannon, public information officer for the Edison Police Department, an 11-year-old girl was walking around the corner of Wynnmoor Road and Pendleton Place around 5 in the…
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Edison police urge use of car safety restraints for kids
The Edison Police Department is participating inNational Child SafetyAwareness Week Feb. 10-15. The annual observance emphasizes the importance of the proper use of child safety restraint systems and seat belts to protect children from death or serious injury. In New Jersey, the use of a child safety restraint system is mandated by law. Passenger restraint…
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Conservation Corps has open spaces available
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps is now accepting applications to be a part of their efforts to protect natural areas inNew Jersey. “The corps does work in all open spaces throughout the county that are preserved through the open space trust fund,” said Rick Lear of…
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‘Open wide’
JEFF GRANIT staff Luvetta Petterson (c), 7, has her teeth cleaned by hygienist Kim Hart during Give Kids a Smile Day at Middlesex County College. The college held a dental clinic where children could have an exam that included cleaning and restorative work. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top to bottom: Kaijna Floyd, 7, is…
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Charity prodigious with cancer survivor aid
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE – George Yuhasz has turned his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in 1999 into what he and others call “a labor of love.” Yuhasz, who has been a special education teacher at the Middlesex County Vocational Technical High School system in East Brunswick for 30 years, formed the nonprofit group…
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Schools debate merits, costs of school resource officer
If approved, new police officer would need to be hired at about $54,000 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The discussion on whether or not a school resource officer is a good idea to implement in Metuchen’s high school and middle school brought mixed opinions last week. “I think the issue is people think we live…
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Choi calls for unity, change in State of Twp. address
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Marianne Beshai, of the U.S. National Guard, stands with Edison Mayor Jun Choi during the mayor’s annual State of the Township address on Jan. 29. EDISON – Stressing twin themes of change and unity, Edison Mayor Jun Choi said the state of the township is strong. The annual address, held…
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Safety, procedure concerns in parking lot hearings
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Discussions on a plan to add more than 300 extra parking spaces for commuters using the Edison Train Station got off to a contentious start during the Jan. 29 Zoning Board meeting. The parking lot would be located at 1 Truman Drive South, which sits less than a…
