Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Injured dog looking for a good home
Chocolate Lab, hit by SUV, currently recovering in foster care BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer KATHY CHANG One-year-old Sammy No, a chocolate Labrador retriever, suffered brain trauma, a fractured right front leg, and a left leg that veterinarians have said needs to be amputated, when he was hit by an SUV on New Year’s Eve.…
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School board approves Dimuzio contract
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – The Edison Board of Education approved the contract for acting Superintendent John Dimuzio, thus solidifying the position that he has occupied since the November dismissal of his predecessor, Schools Superintendent Carol Toth. Due to stated ties with school district employees, board members Joe Shannon, Mel Vaticano andWilliamVan Pelt…
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Hearing to take place on Toth dismissal
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – The state Office of Administrative Law has confirmed that a formal lawsuit filed by an Edison resident against the Board of Education has been recognized and will be heard on June 6 by Judge John Tassini. The OAL is a quasijudicial state body within the executive branch that…
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Deputy chief nominee hopes to move P.D. forward
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Lt. Thomas Bryan, commander of the Edison Police Department’s internal affairs division and nominee for deputy police chief, has a long history with the force that reaches back through generations. His father, he said, was an Edison police officer for many years before retiring as a lieutenant and…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Tyrone Law, portraying Malcolm X, pauses in mid-thought during a play depicting a conversation between the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X at the Stelton Community Center in Edison on Saturday in honor of the civil rights leader’s birthday. More photos, page 17.
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Corzine plan may take heavy toll on local traffic
Plan to increase tolls may lead vehicles to take side roads instead BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Gov. Jon Corzine’s plan to dramatically increase tolls on the Turnpike, Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway, as well as placing a toll on Route 440, has some people worried about the impact the proposal might have on nearby…
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O’Brien reflects on legacy
Former mayor will remember improvements to downtown, fiscal discipline BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer After 21 years of serving the residents of Metuchen, former Mayor Edmund O’Brien said he is looking forward to taking a much-needed rest and spending time playing with his three grandchildren. FILE PHOTO Left: Ed O’Brien joins residents and police for…
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School to donate 6,000 books to Katrina relief
Volunteers still need to raise $1,000 for shipping BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – This may be one for the books. Students, faculty and staff at John Adams Middle School in Edison have collected over 6,000 books for school children in New Orleans over the course of five weeks. The effort, coordinated by the…
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Community input sought on train station developments
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON- A local firm is seeking residents’ input on what they do and don’t want near the Edison Train Station. Representatives from the firm Intercap Holdings, which owns the 43-acre plot of land that might see development of some sort over the course of the next few years, wants to…
