Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Tobacco bill moves through House committee
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer The bill to regulate tobacco products has moved one step closer to being enacted into law. The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions [HELP] Committee approved legislation on Aug. 1 to provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA] with authority to regulate tobacco products.…
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State open-space funding question will go to voters
Environmental groups will lobby hard for GSPT renewal in months ahead BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer New Jersey voters will determine in November whether to issue $200 million in bonds to fund the state’s Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT) for one more year. Civic groups applauded the bill’s passage, but said…
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Residents dispute liquor at McLoone’s Fords location
Upscale eatery would be part of off-track wagering facility BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – Many residents said they didn’t mind restaurateur Timothy McLoone bringing in lobster Wellington and pistachio-encrusted halibut at his new McLoone’s location at Favorites in Fords, but they questioned the need for a liquor license at…
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Soup kitchen gets cold cash to serve hot meals
Local business donates $5,000 to soup kitchen for upgrades BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer KATHY CHANG Volunteers Kay Karlick (l-r) and Fran Kurtz of the Trinity Episcopal Church soup kitchen look at the stove that is one of the items that now can be replaced due the generosity of the Tilcon…
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Effort being mounted to reclaim park
Workers dismantle large ATV course in 1,700-acre expanse BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Matt Rosencranz, 17, and Dan Devincenzo, 16, roll away a tire they dug up that was used to create a jump for ATV riders in Jamesburg County Park. Middlesex County officials have set a course…
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The truth is, the lie detector is still effective
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer CHRIS GAETANO Cagnie Antczak, 11, OF Kendall Park, is hooked up to a polygraph machine by State Police polygraph specialist Laurent Gauthier during the South Brunswick Police Department’s Youth Police Academy demonstration recently. SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Lies have been around since the dawn of humanity and…
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Health officials advise caution on toxic foods
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Botulism outbreaks in at least two states have prompted the recall of 87 different kinds of chili and four varieties of dog foods, all manufactured by Castleberry Food Co. The Middlesex County Health Department, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the…
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Volunteerism is alive at any age for Edison girl
15-year-old organizes cleanup of Papianni Park BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff A group of teens attempt to excavate a plastic sled buried along the shore of Lake Papianni on Saturday as part of a cleanup of the park organized by an Edison teen. EDISON – When Ashleigh Barral…
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ERIC SUCAR staff A group of teens devises a plan to excavate a discarded plastic sled lodged in the dirt along the bank of Edison’s Lake Papianni. Edison High School sophomore Ashleigh Barral organized a community service project to clean up the park. Story, page 8.
