Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Toth: Time is now for school renovations
Edison schools super seeks support for $79M renovation project BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer With the population of the Edison school district approaching maximum capacity and projections predicting an influx of approximately 1,500 students by 2010, the Board of Education has passed a resolution to put a $79 million bond referendum…
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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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Residents speak out about freeze on cop jobs
Mayor: State’s prop. tax reform bills are to blame for hold on jobs BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer Mayor Edmund O’Brien METUCHEN – Borough resident Suzanne Andrews said the focus of the mayor and the Borough Council is in the wrong place when they’re not deciding to replace the two borough…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff St. Joseph’s Joey LaCava swims to the win in the 500 freestyle during the Falcons’ NJSIAA semifinal win over CBA on Feb. 21 in North Brunswick. The Falcons beat the Colts, but fell to top-seeded St. Augustine in the final two days later.
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Mayor presided over borough’s first civil union
Couples in New Jersey have begun to take advantage of new law BY TOMCAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOMCAIAZZAStaff Writer Same-sex couples across the state flocked to their local municipalities last week to get “civil unionized” after the state’s landmark legislation allowing same-sex couples civil unions took effect on Feb. 19. Nancy Stanley and Robin Salant,…
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Resolving conflicts is topic of skits at James Madison
” ‘I’ Messages” to show students if it’s a tattle, or if they should tell BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – Taking responsibility for one’s actions is often one of the most difficult things an adult must do. But students at the James Madison Primary School are learning at a…
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N.J. still sorting out legal details of civil unions
Whether institution is recognized elsewhere varies from state to state BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Same-sex couples all over New Jersey applied for civil union licenses when a new law that allows them to took effect last week. While the moment was seen by rights groups as a step forward, it…
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Anchors away
SCOTT PILLING Staff Brian Vogt takes a look at a boat on display during the Boat Exhibit at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center on Friday.
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Dreams of summer excursions
SCOTT PILLING staff Kevin Guilfoyle of Clifton takes a stroll near the many boats on display during the boat show at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison, on Friday.
