Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Mayor, cops and Indian officials meet tomorrow
Activist claims Indian man arrested at melee was assaulted BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer A local political activist has called for the immediate suspension of the Edison Township officer who responded to a fourth of July incident. Pradip “Peter” Kothari, president of the Indo American Cultural Society, has arranged a meeting between Mayor Jun Choi,…
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Splish-splash
DENNIS SYMONS JR. Ethan Louie, of Edison, swims in the 100-meter butterfly race July 5 at North Brunswick High School.
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Pay-to-play ordinance extends to redevelopers
More citizen input needed, says resident BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer It’s about doing the right thing.That’s all Plasky Drive resident Ron Tankiewicz wanted. Tankiewicz suggested an ordinance to the Edison Township Council that would tighten the contributions a potential redeveloper can make to any political affiliation in Edison. “I’m all…
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Employee of the Month program is launched
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – Did you ever want the boss’ parking spot? Well, if you’re one of the almost 1,000 employees on the Edison Township payroll, you might get that opportunity. Mayor Jun Choi is giving up his parking spot at the Edison municipal complex as part of…
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Splish-splash
DENNIS SYMONS JR. Paolo Mesde, of Edison, swims his heart out in the 50 meter butterfly race July 5 at North Brunswick High School.
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Home run
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Akash Malik, 10, gets a kick out of the Stelton Community Center’s playground program by kicking a home run for his team at the center’s Plainfield Avenue location in Edison on Monday.
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Water games
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Swim instructor Paul Arroyo practices kicking exercises with students Anna Ma and Anicket Jain at the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County pool on Oak Tree Road in Edison on Monday.
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B.B. King crowns area guitar player
Matt O’Ree wins national competition; named best unsigned blues guitarist BY JESSICA SMITH Correspondent BY JESSICA SMITHCorrespondent Matt O’Ree plays guitar with a bottleneck slide at a recent show. Matt O’Ree is no stranger to the blues. The Holmdel native, who has been playing guitar since the age of 13, was recently crowned Guitar Center’s…
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Cops: Man who threatened wife with knife on the lam
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Investigators at the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office continue their search for a man accused of threatening to kill an Edison resident with a knife last year. Willie Colon, 45, previously of the Bronx, N.Y., and recently of Edison, was arrested and charged by Edison police in…
