Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Resident’s poetry helps win battle of the bulge
BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Ruth Manieri, of Main Street in Sayreville, looks through her recent book of poetry, which is focused on weight loss. SAYREVILLE — A poem a day might melt the pounds away. That’s what Ruth Manieri hopes will be the case when people read…
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Parade probe still in hands of twp. police
But state could still be involved down the line, says spokeswoman BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer The probe into just what happened the night before the India Day parade will be handled by Edison Township police for now, a spokeswoman for the state Attorney General’s Office said. “It’s being…
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SCOTT PILLING staff Three-year-old NIcholas Lowe bounds through the jungle gym at Roosevelt Park in Edison on a recent sunny summer day.
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How to master the fine art of building a robot
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer JAY BODAS The team of architecture and graphic design teacher Darin Tomaszewski won honorable mention at a competition marking the final day of the Building for Tomorrow institute at MCC last Friday; Tomaszewski teaches at the Academy of Information Technology in Stanford, Conn. EDISON –– And…
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Wife ‘brutalized’ in incident couple says
Dog hit and killed by car after parking lot altercation BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer In the early evening of Aug. 21, Maura Ciardiello left the jigsaw puzzle she had been working on all day in her Woodbridge living room, loaded her dog, Rusti, into her car and headed to the…
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New helmet requirement made law by Gov. Codey
Governor visits barrier island to sign bill alongside local children BY JENNIFER DOME Staff Writer BY JENNIFER DOMEStaff Writer BRICK — Lawmakers cite the rise in “extreme” sports as support for a new helmet law signed by acting Gov. Richard J. Codey Friday. Codey signed the New Jersey bill, which will require anyone under 17…
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Moose complaint leads to picnic cancellation
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer EDISON — The Edison Moose Lodge No. 1978 is no place for politics, a member said last week. “I object to any use of fraternal property for political purposes,” said Robert J. Engel, a lodge member since 1991. Engel filed a written complaint to…
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Federal commission votes to close Fort Monmouth
BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Fort Monmouth’s more than 5,000 civilian employees and over 2,500 military contractors are evaluating their futures in the wake of a federal panel’s official vote last week to close the more than 88-year-old U.S. Army base. By a 7-1 vote, with one…
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Little piece of Metuchen gets a free facelift
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer JAY BODAS The traffic island on south Main Street was recently beautified by DCR Landscaping and Construction, Metuchen. METUCHEN –– The traffic island on South Main Street has recently been given a makeover. “They offered their services and that is just beautiful,” said Borough Council member…
