Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Balancing act
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Metuchen’s Christopher Little, 6, has some problems keeping his balance during a visit to the Edison Skating Rink on Friday.
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More youth classes coming to YMCA soon
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN — The YMCA recently received a $5,000 grant from J.C. Penney to help support its “Lights On” after-school program. “This is our fifth year participating in the program,” said Christine Tolley, the Y’s school-age child-care director. Lights on Afterschool is celebrated nationwide to call attention…
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Man nabbed for waving knife
BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — A man dressed up as a prisoner at a Halloween party ended up getting arrested for aggravated assault, police said. Carlos Valentin, 25, Hoboken, was also charged with possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, Patrolman Robert Dudash said. Valentin was at…
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Poll workers under scrutiny during election
DOJ wanted to make sure no repeats of problems in primary election BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer Edison was one of only 16 areas in the U.S. scheduled to be monitored by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to ensure compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act during Tuesday’s election.…
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Cyclist struck by car and injured
BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — A Linden man received a head injury when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle, police said. The accident occurred Nov. 3 at 7:22 a.m. at the intersection of Oak Tree Road and Grove Avenue, he said. The blue…
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Photo
Miguel Juarez staff John Schuchman and his son, Jack, 2, dance together with the beat of Mr. Ray during the Moss School fund-raising concert at Metuchen High School for the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts on Thursday.
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Couple undaunted by house’s ghostly history
Ayers Allen House on Durham Ave. predates the Revolutionary War BY KATHY CHENG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHENGStaff Writer The Ayers Allen House on Durham Avenue in Metuchen. Top photo, one of the home’s original ovens. People knock on their door, peer through their windows, and even ask if they are devil worshippers. But that…
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Catching drug dealers priority for detective
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN — Detective David Irizarry can make your drug charges disappear. No, he’s not David Copperfield, he’s a detective with a specialty in narcotics. “You won’t believe how easy it is to sell drugs,” said Irizarry to the Civilian Police Academy recently. “I rely on the…
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Twp. man charged with wife assault
BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — A township man was charged with aggravated assault after police said he attacked his wife on her birthday. Bhailalbhai Harihar Patel, 53, was taken from his apartment on Minebrook Road and charged with domestic violence, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for…
