Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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COLLEEN LUTOLF Brothers Jonathan (l) 9, and Brandon Kreusch, 7, of Port Reading, get acquainted with their new King Charles mix puppy during pet adoption day at PetSmart in Woodbridge. Archie comes with distemper and rabies shots and one free veterinary visit compliments of Woodbridge Animal Control.
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Officials tiptoe through trash on walking tour
BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Talking trash was top priority for the mayor and a gaggle of township officials as they conducted a site inspection of some of Oak Tree Road’s most aesthetically unappealing properties. Cars parked on front lawns, some littered with garbage, shudders hanging askew from broken…
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Wish-granters look to call Monroe home
Castle-like building expected to be part of ballpark complex BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer An artist’s rendering of the proposed Make-A-Wish headquarters. Described as the first of its kind on the East Coast, a castle-like facility that would house the Make-A-Wish Foundation is being proposed for Route 33. The nonprofit organization…
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Task force would deal with flooding issues
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer County officials are proposing a regional task force that would oversee efforts to prevent future flooding and to obtain aid for victims of the recent floods. The committee, expected to be called the South Middlesex County Flood Control Commission, could be formed as early as next…
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Police Beat
All items in Police Beat are taken from police department records. All suspects are presumed innocent until found guilty in court. Metuchen Police arrested and charged Deborah E. Trainor, 50, of Metuchen, with driving while intoxicated at 4:24 p.m. Aug. 12. Bystanders reported that her vehicle, a red 2003 Hyundai Electra, struck the curb on…
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Police chase, arrest chain saw-wielding man
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer METUCHEN — Police arrested a borough man last week after he was spotted swinging a chain saw in the Menlo Park Terrace section. Paul Abrams, 51, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, tampering, hindering apprehension and resisting arrest on Aug. 18, said Officer…
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Community leaders claim police brutality
Accounts differ sharply about what happened that night on Oak Tree Road BY PATRICIA A. MILLER & JAY BODAS Staff Writers BY PATRICIA A. MILLER & JAY BODASStaff Writers Leaders of the Indian community are calling for the suspension of three Edison police officers, who they say beat and mistreated two Indian men in the…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Robbie Brockop, 6, Edison, smacks the Batman pinata he and his friends broke during his birthday party at Roosevelt Park in Edison on Saturday.
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Decision on Clara Barton plans on hold
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON — The clock struck 11 p.m. and last week’s Zoning Board meeting was out of time. And a decision on a proposed age-restricted housing construction project of 288 apartments in the Clara Barton section was postponed again, at least until September. “This precedent is horrible…
