Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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‘I Am Legend’ lives up to its name
BY CHRIS GAETANO Movie Critic Warner Bros. Pictures release Di rected by: Francis Lawrence Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok, Charlie Tahan, Abbey Running time: 110 minutes Classified: R It is fairly safe to say that at this point, the genome has replaced the atom as the ultimate symbol of humanity’s collective anxiety. The…
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Holiday decorations vandalized, stolen
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN – Vandals swept up holiday decorations from two Carpenter Place and three Ethel Place residences last week. The incidents occurred between 9:30 p.m. Dec. 15 and 2:58 p.m. Dec. 16, according to police reports. Someone stole holiday lawn ornaments, including two wooden reindeer, a white polar bear, and white…
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Edison council revives township ethics board
Six will serve on body that hears, investigates ethics complaints BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – The township will have a fully staffed ethics board for the first time since the previous board disbanded about a decade ago. During the Township Council meeting on Dec. 12, the council unanimously passed a resolution officially forming…
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Board continues discussion on former Stop & Shop site
Proposed grocery store point of concern for board members, residents BY JAY BODAS Correspondent METUCHEN – Discussions continued on the proposed redevelopment of the former Stop & Shop on Central and Middlesex avenues. “The proposal is an ideal transit village smart-growth-oriented proposal, one that is appropriate for the borough of Metuchen,” James Higgins, planner for…
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DANIEL HULSHIZER staff Paul Silva of Edison and Cheryl Fay of Spring Lake lace up their skates at the Roosevelt Park Ice Skating Rink in Edison on Saturday.
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Edison to receive $270K for sewer repairs
Money will recoup repair costs incurred after last spring’s nor’easter BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer The township of Edison will be receiving $270,009 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to recoup the costs of repairing sewer lines damaged during last year’s pounding nor’easter. Added to the $40,035 the township has already received from the federal…
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Skating at Roosevelt
PHOTOS BY DANIEL HULSHIZER staff Above: Cheryl Fay, of Spring Lake, hangs onto the wall for balance at the Roosevelt Park Family Ice Skating Rink in Edison on Saturday. Right: Heather Stoloss, of South Plainfield, tries to keep her balance as she skates.
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New school funding formula emphasizes student needs
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Attempting to address perceived inequities in the distribution of state aid to local school districts, as well as skyrocketing property tax rates, Gov. Jon Corzine unveiled a new funding formula that focuses not on the location of the district itself but on the individual students within. The new funding formula,…
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Edison Township announces revamped Web site
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – The township’s Web site recently underwent a redesign aimed at enhancing ease of use for its visitors. It is the first major change to the Web site since it was first launched in 1997. According to township spokesman Jerry Barca, the changes in the Web site were about…
