Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Attempted robbery yields search for 3
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – Police are looking for three black males who attempted to steal 42 DVDs from the Blockbuster on Lake Avenue last week. The incident occurred between 2 and 2:40 p.m. on Nov. 8, police said. Blockbuster employees told police that the three suspects had a…
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Incumbents retain both freeholder seats
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer The incumbent Democrats who were re-elected to the position of Middlesex County freeholder will seek to expand green initiatives and continue cooperative purchasing and shared services throughout the 25 towns in the region. “We want to help towns … maintain the cost of government,” H. James…
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Dems Dyas and Weber take both council seats
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer METUCHEN – Voters re-elected Democratic incumbents Richard Weber and Rick Dyas for Borough Council on Nov. 7. “I was happy with the number of voters that turned out and with the percentages by which we won,” said Councilman Richard Weber, who won a second term on…
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Vets remembered
PHOTOSBYSCOTT PILLING staff Top: Members of a firing squad stand at attention while Ed Cook plays taps on his bugle on Veterans Day in Edison. Above: Rich Tar and Carl Pedersen stand as speeches are given. Below: Dawn Swallick and Judy Kurabinski place a wreath next to the veterans’ monument.
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Local YMCAs may benefit from legislation
Tax-exempt orgs may not have to pay new ‘Health Club Tax’ BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer A recent 7 percent “health club tax” imposed on membership fees on all health and fitness clubs in the state would be enough to make you sweat. But with the new tax less than seven…
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Summit to discuss future of Routes 1 and 27
Township seeks input from residents on Edison Smart Growth BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON – Residents will get a chance to weigh in on the redevelopment and revitalization of Routes 1 and 27 this Saturday as the township hosts a Smart Growth Summit at the Herbert Hoover Middle School. Earlier…
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Metuchen schools to host consolidation seminar
School officials critical of actual cost savings BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer By today’s end, lawmakers at the state level are expected to release recommendations on instituting fundamental property tax reform for New Jersey residents that could cut property taxes by an average of 20 percent. However, Metuchen school district leaders…
