Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Council may suspend Met. Cafe liquor license
Residents concerned over loud noise, other disturbances from cafe BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRDIGE – The Township Council will hold a liquor license hearing for the Metropolitan Café, which is at the intersection of St. Georges Avenue and Enfield Road. in Colonia, on Jan. 30. The hearing stems from two…
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Hindu sect proposes to build temple on Rt. 27
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The township might be the home of the only temple for a particular sect of Hinduism in all of New Jersey, if the Zoning Board approves. An application presented Jan. 11 was filed by Bharat Sevashram Sangha of North America Inc., which currently…
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Council may reduce Police Dept. by two officers
Metuchen mayor blames Legislature for not renewing spending-cap exemption BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Edison Mayor Jun Choi stoops to pet Lucky, one of the two new police dogs the Edison Police department put into service Jan. 17. Eileen Switzer said the public safety of Metuchen residents should…
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State Legislature considers recognizing Indian holiday
If approved, Diwali month would run from Oct. 15- Nov. 14 BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – Two state legislators have taken steps to further accent the state’s diversity by introducing legislation to recognize the Indian holiday of Diwali. Sen. Barbara Buono (D-18) and Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula (D-16) are seeking…
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Collector teaches culture through stamps
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – Philately is a word few will ever come across, but for Wanda Garbett it has become a window to the past. The word, which literally means “freedom from charges,” has ensnared Garbett, but it is better known under its unofficial title – stamp collecting.…
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Gentlemen, light your ranges
All-male cooking club combines friendship and the culinary arts BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Eric Eisenbud, president of Les Marmitons of New Jersey, a men’s international culinary and social club, welcomes the members and gets their “wild game” dinner event started at the Don Bosco Knights of Columbus…
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Tomaro, Massaro get top spots on Edison council
Mayor and council members urge unity, greater professionalism BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – Longtime Councilman Charles Tomaro was installed as the council President by unanimous vote on Jan. 8 at the annual reorganization meeting. During the swearing-in ceremony held in council chambers, Tomaro and Mayor Jun Choi both urged…
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Commerce bank robbed for third time since Nov.
Police believe the bank’s security cameras caught suspect in the act BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – A robbery at the Commerce Bank located at 900 St. Georges Ave. last week makes it the third time the bank was robbed in less than two months. The third robbery occurred at…
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Council approves new computer contract
Fulfilling court order to rebid, BAT gets contract; Trikaya gets paid $94K EDISON – The Township Council awarded a contract to Business Automated Technologies (BAT) last Wednesday, fulfilling a state Superior Court order to redo the faulty bidding process for computer services. Superior Court Judge Robert Longhi ruled on Nov. 16 that the bid process…
