Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Jeanette Miller and Joy Williamson, from the Perth Amboy Garden Club, experience the scent of the Hawaiian plumeria at the annual garden show at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison on Saturday.
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Matching funds extended for Tower renovations
Tower Corp. has six months to raise money to be matched by feds BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – Armed with a congressional resolution signed into law by President George W. Bush, and a six-month extension on matching federal funds, the Edison Memorial Tower Corp. is gearing up to raise…
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La Partie D’Isabell
PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff At left, Isabel Villacis, who was born with cerebral palsy, smiles as she spends some time with her mother, Ana, during “La Partie D’Isabell,” a vaudeville-style fundraiser her friend Kathryn Heitman help set up to make Isabell’s life dream to travel to Paris come true. The event was held at the…
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Three arrested in alleged train assault
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – Police arrested three of four suspects in connection with an aggravated assault upon a NJ Transit employee last week. The assault occurred at 5:29 p.m. on Feb. 12 on the train platform in Metuchen. The NJ Transit employee told police he had been assaulted…
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PBA still heated over proposed police cuts
Even after tax reform passes, questions loom over two-cop cut BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer KATHY CHANG The Metuchen PBA Local 60 shows their disappointment with Mayor Edmund O’Brien and the Borough Council for not replacing two police officers, who left through attrition. METUCHEN – Mayor Edmund O’Brien said the borough…
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Council, public hear Hartz Mountain proposal
Council argues need for closed-session meetings; residents vet redev. plan BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer After several months of relative quiet, representatives of Hartz Mountain Industries presented their vision for the former Ford site to the Edison Township council and the public at a special meeting on Feb. 8. Walter Smith, of Hartz Mountain, emceed…
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With love in their hearts
SCOTT PILLING Staff Carly Manfre and her friend Rebecca work together on Valentine’s Day cards at the Metuchen Public Library. The cards will be sent to senior citizens for Valentine’s Day.
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Celebrating the Year of the Pig
Teachers explain the stories/customs behind Chinese New Year BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer Asians include Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, other Asian Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, quickfacts As the second new moon arrives, the Chinese get ready to welcome a new year. Chinese New Year is one…
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Council and public hear Hartz Mountain proposal
Council argues need for closed session meetings; residents vet redev. plan BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – After several months of relative quiet, representatives of Hartz Mountain Industries presented their vision for the former Ford Motor Co. site to the township council and the public at a special meeting on…
