Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Studio brings fusion of dance styles to stage
Tala Shruti dancers perform modern dance, ballet, Bharatanatyam BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent Ballerinas Laura Vendetta and Christine Bragg from the Tala Shruti School of Dance rehearse a show called “The Dance of Destiny: Mime, Myth and Modernism” with Bharatanatyam dancers in Woodbridge. Classical Indian dance will be merged with modern…
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New bank to rise on site of old Shell gas station
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON – The Planning Board recently unanimously approved an application to construct a bank on the site of a former Shell gas station at 33 Lincoln Highway. “Having an opportunity to hear the testimony and knowing the site quite well, the gas station is a blight…
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A Cosmo celebration
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Michael Reilly, 8, celebrates after scoring a goal for his team, the Cosmos, during Edison United Soccer Association’s third-grade boys’ division game against the Volcanoes at Martin Luther King School on Saturday.
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Zoners OK two-story house on Hillsdale Road
EDISON – The Zoning Board recently approved an application to tear down an existing house on Hillsdale Road so a new two-story house can be built on the site. “Our proposal is to demolish all existing structures and erect a new single-family home,” said Bernard Shihar, the attorney for the applicant, Manor Homes, at the…
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Residents rally to raise awareness about Darfur
Three moms start N.J. chapter of Committee on Conscience BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent BY MARY ANNE ROSSCorrespondent MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Robert Kolchmeyer, 11, of East Brunswick, takes part in the Sept. 7 candlelight vigil “Shine a Light for Darfur,” at the East Brunswick municipal complex, designed to raise awareness about the violence taking place…
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KATHY CHANG Members of the Rutgers University ROTC Color Guard present their colors at the annual Vietnam Veterans Chapter 233’s 24-hour vigil at Memorial Park in Metuchen on Sept. 16. The vigil is for men and women of all wars who were held prisoner or are missing in action. See story, page 9.
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Ex-Sen. Lynch pleads guilty to tax evasion
Admits accepting payments to lobby for sand-mining operation BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer One of the most powerful Democrats in New Jersey has pleaded guilty to corruption charges. Former state Senate President John Lynch, 67, of New Brunswick, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of tax…
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JEFF GRANIT staff A shiny 1957 Studebaker was just one of many prized cars featured at the Antique Car Cruise Night in Metuchen recently.
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Heartfelt homecoming held for injured soldier
KATHY CHANG The Murafsky family and many friends welcomed U.S. Army Cpl. Robert Murafsky, 22, home from Iraq, on Sept. 15 at the American Legion in Metuchen. Murafsky lost an eye during a sniper attack. From left to right, Penny, Robert, Kenneth, Mary and Kenny Murafsky. Metuchen man home on leave after losing an eye…
