Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Edison girl takes part in leadership conference
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer EDISON – A four-day conference turned out to be a life-learning experience for 14-year-old Kathleen “Katie” Franklin. Franklin, a freshman at Bishop George Ahr High School, attended the state National Youth Leadership Conference [NYLC] held in Princeton from Feb. 22 through Feb. 25. “My kindergarten teacher…
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Holt bill would demand paper record of votes
Once defeated, proposal getting a second look with new Democratic majority BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Rush Holt A new bill put forth by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (12th District) would mandate that all electronic voting machines produce a voter-verified paper trail, but some critics have voiced concern over security and…
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Jury hears about two purchases prior to murder
One witness gives testimony on purchase of handgun BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK – The 12-woman and four-man jury received an inside look at the months leading up to William McGuire’s death in 2004, during the trial for the 34-year-old former fertility clinic nurse who is accused of killing…
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Pathologist: McGuire was dead before being dismembered
Testifies one bullet may have partially left body, but came back in BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK – Forensic Pathologist Wendy Gunther, who conducted the autopsy on William McGuire in Virginia, said that it was likely that he was shot as many as four times. “The gunshots through his…
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Council honors police for armed robbery incident
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – More than a dozen members of the Edison Police Department received a commendation from the township council for participation in the arrest of four people suspected of armed robbery on Feb. 19. The officers, two of whom were involved in a car chase along…
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Derby time
PHOTOSBYMIGUELJUAREZ staff Left: Ananth Balasubramanian boasts about the features of his Mega XL derby car during the Cub Scout pack 69 annual Pinewood Derby at the YMCA in Metuchen on Friday. Above: Paul Trevidic and his Alien Rocket Ship car as it stops in the pit for some repairs by Bob Wagner.
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Sharma auction postponed; council tabled ordinance
Council to vote on $15M ordinance March 12, cites time extension BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – The approval of a $15 million bond ordinance to purchase the 27-acre Sharma tract from the now bankrupt Kara Homes and preserving it as open space, has been tabled again by the township…
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DEP finds hazardous materials in ILR landfill
Contaminants were found on site of proposed 500K-sq.-ft. warehouse BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a pair of violations to Industrial Land Reclaiming Inc., owners of the landfill of the same name, for hazardous waste that was found in the…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Bear Scout Stephen Kenny, 8, reacts as his car “Golden Streak” wins the first heat of the Pinewood Derby race during the annual event by the Metuchen Cub Scout Pack 69 on Friday at the Metuchen YMCA.
