Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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New ordinance sends message to developers
It’s now more difficult for developers to take over mobile home parks BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer Edison EDISON – In a unanimous decision, the Township Council recently adopted an ordinance establishing a new mobile home park district to protect four current mobile home parks from encroachment by developers. “This ordinance…
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Your turn
JEFF GRANIT staff Eric Brozek, 17, Edison, swims with a stone after getting the relay from Julian Ramirez, 17, Edison, (center) during the Brick Race, as Joey Costello (l) looks on during the lifeguard competition at the Oakcrest Swim Club in Edison last Thursday.
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Council members OK rabbi as police chaplain
But mayor says he still has not made final decision on position BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON – The Township Council unanimously approved a resolution in support of Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg to be named chaplain of the Police Department. “It is fitting and proper to support his position…
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Pros and cons vented during rowdy meeting
Council president questions timing of lease signing BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – Residents, some who toted signs that read “Just Say No to OTW in Fords,” didn’t make it easy for New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority officials at a public hearing in Iselin last week. Dennis Dowd, NJSEA’s…
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Township officials move on new animal shelter
After years of delays, 5-year-old ‘temporary shelter’ to be replaced BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – State Sen. and interim Mayor Joseph Vitale wasn’t prepared for what he saw when he visited the township animal shelter during last month’s heat wave. “We were stunned,” he said. “The temperature…
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In the Service
Midshipman Michael William Metz, son of Karen and Barry Metz of the Hopelawn section of Woodbridge, graduated June 19 from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., with about 200 other members of his class. President George W. Bush spoke at the academy’s 70th commencement. Metz earned a bachelor of science degree in…
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PCB-tainted concrete removal slated to begin
Cleanup should take about two months, Ford spokesman says BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer The removal of approximately 100,000 tons of concrete fill from the demolished Ford plant on Route 1 in Edison is under way, a Ford official said recently. “We are bringing equipment onto the site to get it…
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Photo
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Dr. Louise Riscalla admires the Jensen family’s flowers during the Art in the Garden tour 2006 in Edison on Saturday. For more photos, see page 3.
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Zoning board mulls over request for 85-foot sign
Proposed sign is 70 feet over height allowed by ordinance BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer How tall is too tall?That’s the question Edison zoning board members will answer at the Sept. 26 board meeting, when they vote on an application that calls for an 85-foot electronic sign near the New Jersey…
