Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Seniors wait for gambling license from state
Groups to stop weekly bingo games until receipt of proper state permits BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff Marta Afonso, Isidro Carro and Mary Carro play bingo at the Edison Senior Center on July 13. The winner of these games usually gets $2 but seniors in Edison have…
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Woodbridge teacher named ‘Artist of the Season’
Teacher/painter adds another accolade BY JESSICA ALFREY Correspondent BY JESSICA ALFREYCorrespondent “Planet Hope” EDISON – After a stressful day at work, happy hour at the local dive bar might sound pretty good. But for Lois Nagy-Hartnack, painting is a better choice. Hartnack, a Woodbridge native and full- time teacher, was recently named the Edison Arts…
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A day at the beach … what’s the cost?
Public advocate looks at price of accessing shore BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Beachgoers in New Jersey can pay anywhere from $5 per day to upward of $17,000 per year to soak up the sun’s rays and take a dip in the ocean. A handful of beaches, such…
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Vonage faces suit for religious discrimination
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer HOLMDEL – An Orthodox Jewish man has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against Vonage, the telephone giant headquartered in the township. Attorneys for Mikhail Rozenberg, of Edison, filed the suit in federal court on June 26, alleging Rozenberg was fired after the company refused…
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Twp. moves to preserve 22 acres of open space
Closing expected this week on property bought from housing authority BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – The township recently closed on a deal preserving 22 acres of open space purchased from the Edison Housing Authority. The property, composed of two separate tracts of land along Inman Avenue, was originally slated…
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Metuchen Library to host international film fest
The Metuchen Public Library will continue its annual summer foreign film series, the Edna Newby International Film Festival, with the Japanese film “Fear and Trembling.” The festival will run through Aug. 13. Each film will be shown twice, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on the indicated date. Admission is free to all. Each film will…
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The eagles have landed, report concludes
Report says bald eagles are making a comeback along Raritan River BY JESSICA ALFREY Correspondent BY JESSICA ALFREYCorrespondent Photo Courtesy of Edison Wetlands Association The American bald eagle has been making a comeback in the Middlesex County area. Here, an eagle perches on a tower above the ILR Landfill in Edison. EDISON – The number…
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Spending time in NYC on the cheap
Tour guide shares how to live up the Big Apple on a shoestring budget BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer New York City is full of expensive restaurants, expensive theater tickets, expensive nightclubs and expensive historical sites. Yet Howard Goldberg, the president of Adventure on a Shoestring, has several tips for enjoying…
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Vonage faces suit for religious discrimination
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer HOLMDEL – An Orthodox Jewish man has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against Vonage, the telephone giant headquartered in the township. Attorneys for Mikhail Rozenberg, of Edison, filed the suit in federal court on June 26, alleging Rozenberg was fired after the company refused…
