Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Local man critically injured in accident
BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — A local man was in critical condition last week after he was struck by a car on Oak Tree Road, police said. Chinnaraj Sundarraj, 46, was crossing the roadway near Mine Brook Road at 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 15 when the accident…
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Team brings a ‘fresh’ look to town, Choi says
Mayor-elect names members of his transition team BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer Mayor-elect Jun Choi plans a “top to bottom” review of all Edison Township operations before he takes office. “All departments will be reviewed,” he said. “The transition team will also review all board and commission appointments and…
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Car accident leads to a life of service to others
Roosevelt Care Center BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer Above, Michael Kozlowski, a volunteer at Roosevelt Care Center, feeds the residents’ pet rabbit. At left, Kozlowski, gets ready to take residents Mary Sladich (l) and Lenore Lamaro to get their hair done. The last thing Michael Kozlowski remembers before the…
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Democrats cruise to easy win in council race
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN — The Democratic domination of the Borough Council will continue next year. Incumbent Thomas Vahalla, and newcomer Timothy Dacey, 42, won the two available, three-year council seats in the Nov. 8 election. Vahalla, 55, University Avenue, was the top vote-getter with 2680 votes. Dacey, 42,…
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ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Veena Mohan (l), host of Indian Music Concert held in his home in Edison on Nov. 11, welcomes well-known artist V.K. Ramon with a gift.
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Blown away
JEFF GRANIT staff Ken Shook, Milltown, clears leaves with a leaf blower near the Conservation Corps Monument in Roosevelt Park, Edison.
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French sculptors focus of landmark exhibition
Described as the first of its kind in the United States in 25 years, an exhibition documenting the works of sculptors in Paris from 1832 to the early 20th century has opened in New Brunswick. “Breaking the Mold: Sculpture in Paris from Daumier to Rodin” is being presented through March 12 at the Jane Voorhees…
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Pantry offers spiritual and physical sustenance
No one ever turned away at St. James Church BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer JAY BODAS Woodbridge resident Gail Golden, second from right, has been volunteering with the St. James Food Pantry for the last 14 years. The food bank fed 1,700 families last year and is the largest food pantry…
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Lifelong learner ‘soaked and ate up’ education
Love of books leads to lecture series at library BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer Above, Sally Slobodien poses during the “The Sally Slobodien ‘Brainy Boro’ Lecture Series” at the Metuchen Public Library. Below, Slobodien and her husband, Howard, listen to children’s author Pamela Curtis Swallow, the first speaker at the library…
