Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Off the beaten path
Runners brave the elements in Edison hashing event BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Attorney Kenneth Vercammen leads participants in the eighth annual Freezing Cold Hash Run, an off-road trek through Edison last weekend. EDISON — Outside it’s cold — the kind that numbs the toes and settles so…
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The gift of giving
SCOTT PILLING staff Devon Gustafson makes a contribution to the “Dedication in Lights” at the Main Street Trattoria in Metuchen recently.
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Choi: Edison facing major ‘fiscal crisis’
New mayor calls for hiring freeze, looks for ways to close budget gap BY ROCHELLE GERSZBERG & PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writers BY ROCHELLE GERSZBERG & PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writers Mayor Jun Choi said that he holds the prior administration responsible for the multimillion-dollar Edison Township deficit that he “inherited.” “There is no honeymoon for…
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RICH GRAESSLE Metuchen’s Marqus Blakely scores two of his 18 points during the Bulldogs’ win over Edison on Saturday.
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‘Best days yet to come,’ Choi promises crowd
His initiatives will revitalize the township, says new mayor BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer Edison’s “best days are yet to come,” Mayor Jun Choi told the audience that packed Edison High School to watch Gov.-elect Jon Corzine swear him in. The 34-year-old political newcomer told the crowd on New…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Nathaniel Walters, 8, prepares to take a tumble as brother Scott tries to catch him during a day of winter fun at the Edison Ice Rink last week.
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Police chief explains why he decided to retire
Costello said he couldn BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer Former longtime Edison Police Chief Edward Costello Jr. said he was the one who decided when he should retire, not anyone else. “It was absolutely my own decision,” Costello said. “My family was concerned by what they were seeing.” Costello…
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Tour offers an eclectic view of Metuchen
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer KATHY CHANG John and Jean Mayes’ 1939 center hall colonial on Clive Street in Metuchen. METUCHEN — The annual Holiday House Tour was filled with stories of past, present, and future. “Every house has its own story,” said Elisabeth Hall, the tour chairwoman. This year’s tour…
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Spadoro makes last minute changes to P.D.
BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON –– In his final official act as mayor of Edison, George Spadoro appointed a new police chief and deputy chief. The lame-duck move happened in the midst of Spadoro’s attempts to persuade the New York Jets to bring their practice area to Edison…
