Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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SCOTT PILLING staff Matt Forte, 14, of Central Jersey Skate and BMX, gets some air during a demo at the senior center. The demo was set up by the Metuchen Police Department to educate the public about bicycle safety. More photos, page 13.
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Naked cop could soon be back in blue
Judge orders Mpletsakis reinstated. Suspension: time served BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer The Edison police officer who lost his job last year for leaving the scene of an accident in the nude could soon be back in uniform. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Marvin L. Gelade, sitting in New Brunswick, modified…
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Avenel girl, 12, killed in train accident
Avenel Station wall is adorned with makeshift memorial to girl BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer KATHY CHANG The rain the night before soaked the makeshift memorial of candles, flowers, stuffed animals, and balloons for 12-year-old Ashlyn Marie Ferriero that surround the entrance of the stairwell to the platform of the Avenel…
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Girl Talk
Pre-wedding dinner brings back memories of little boy Clare Marie Celano Pre-wedding dinner brings back memories of little boy Like most little boys tell their moms, when my son was very young, he told me he wanted to marry me. “I wish I had a tape recorder to play those words back to you…
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Pols put positive FACE on campaign
Some candidates have already qualified for public funding BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Legislative candidates in District 14 mostly have reported satisfaction with the way the Fair and Clean Elections (FACE) Pilot Project has so far shaped their campaigns. The program is an experiment in the use of public funds for…
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Zoning Board forced to approve cell tower
Township chooses tree over flagpole as venue for 120-foot cell tower BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – The only choice Colonia residents received was whether they wanted a 120-foot-tall flagpole or a 120-foot-tall tree designed as a telecommunications tower. In the end, the 50 or so residents who attended the…
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JFK Medical Center named comprehensive stroke center
Designation makes JFK second in state to meet criteria BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – JFK Medical Center has become the second hospital in the state to be designated a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the state Department of Health and Senior Services. The hospital, long a leader in brain trauma…
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Breeders’ Cup could place $60M into N.J.’s economy
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Monmouth Park in Oceanport is gearing up for the richest day ever in the history of horse racing. That’s what Greg Avioli, the Breeders’ Cup president, called Oct. 27, when the 24th running of the thoroughbred championships will be held in New Jersey for the first…
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Advocates host meeting on emissions concerns
Residents, officials hash out issues with steel mill BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer SAYREVILLE – Residents shared concerns they have about a steel mill that is at the center of a controversy over dust emissions, during a meeting June 13. An area environmental group known as Edison Wetlands Association (EWA) hosted…
