Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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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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Second time’s a charm for DCA grant approval
Council approved the state grant to study Oak Tree Road BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer One month after narrowly rejecting a state grant for future planning on Oak Tree Road, the Edison Township Council gave its consent, on June 13, to the grant that would provide $50,000 for the study. The…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Shoppers browse through items for sale at the Metuchen Lions Club 35th Annual Flea Market on June 16.
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Asian Indians take seats on Dem. executive board
Parag Patel and Ajay Patel to hold postswithin the party BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – The influence of the Asian Indian community began to exert itself on township politics this week with the historic placement of two Asian Indians on the Edison Democratic Committee’s executive board. Former Councilman Parag…
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Globetrotting chef returns to roots with new restaurant
Metuchen restaurant owner and chef says there is no place like Jersey BY JESSICA ALFREY Correspondent BY JESSICA ALFREYCorrespondent METUCHEN – Many people dream about visiting exotic locales, wasting away their days far from their home state. But not everyone thinks that way. Chef John Harkness Jr. has traveled all over the world, from France…
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Around Town
Buoy oh buoy, did they find fun times Amy Rosen Around Town Buoy oh buoy, did they find fun times Amy Rosen Our family recently discovered our magic key to spending time together during the summer. We bought a boat. People say it’s hard work to have a boat and that the happiest days…
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Memorial unveiled to a slave-turned-landowner
Historians, officials and descendants gather in tribute to Thomas Titus BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer CHRIS GAETANO Thomas Jennings, the great-great-grandson of Thomas Titus, stands with niece Frances Moore holding a picture of the son of Titus, a freed slave whose work was recognized at the June 16 dedication ceremony. SOUTH…
