Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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New police officer sworn in
As one police officer leaves, another is sworn in to the Metuchen Police Department. Wayne Karalevich, 23, of North Brunswick, was appointed to the department on Sept. 6. He graduated from the Somerset County Police Academy in academy in June and received his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Rutgers University. He is assigned to…
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Teens assaulted, robbed on walk
BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — Two township youths were beaten and robbed recently during a walk on Old Post Road, police said. The two male victims, ages 15 and 16, were walking on Old Post Road and Boulevard of Eagles around 6 p.m. on Sept. 9 when…
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Cop who drove naked, totaled car, faces charges
3 officers looking at charges in alleged coverup after accident BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer An Edison police officer who drove naked and crashed his BMW into a delivery truck has been suspended without pay and could lose his job, authorities said. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office recently charged Patrolman Ionnis Mpletsakis, 26, with…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Grace Fan, 6, Cathy Jin, 6, and Sara Zhong, 3, perform for the crowd at the second annual Chinese Mid-Autumn Celebration last weekend at Papianni Park in Edison.
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$51M school vote slated for next week
Elementary schools can’t keep up with population growth BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Students at some elementary schools in Edison don’t eat lunch in a cafeteria or multipurpose room. There’s no space, so they eat at their desks. It’s just one example of a growing district with schools already packed to capacity. And it’s…
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Group aims to keep swamp in natural state
BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer COURTESY OF EDISON WETLANDS ASSOCIATION The green in the center of the aerial view marks the 660-acre Dismal Swamp wetlands tract, surrounded on all sides by almost fully developed land. EDISON — The Edison Wetlands Association (EWA) has formed a new group to preserve…
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Weary truckers blast FEMA’s performance
BY KATHY CHENG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHENGStaff Writer METUCHEN — Over 100 frustrated independent contractors, with trucks laden with ice, water and food for hurricane victims, came to the YMCA last week for hot showers and a break from the road. And they were not happy with what they said was the poor job…
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Residents learn what it takes to be a cop in 2005
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer JAY BODAS Sgt. William Solomons spoke to local residents on what it’s like to go through police training at the first class of the Metuchen Civilian Police Academy last week. METUCHEN — A dozen local residents got a chance to see what it’s like to be…
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Away we go!
JAY BODAS Metuchen YMCA director of day care Beth Thomas (l) leads a group of local mothers on a morning speedwalk through the town Monday.
