Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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In the spirit
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff The Rev. Idalia Craig and the Rev. Frank Hebert of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Freehold, and the Rev. Thomas Saunders, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene, Edison, lead the tent revival celebration at the Freehold church Thursday night.
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Decision on 90-foot billboard postponed
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON — Size does matter. That was evident at last week’s Zoning Board meeting, where residents didn’t think much of an application from the Ray Catena car dealership to put up a 90-foot-high billboard off Route 287. “These billboards are litter on a stick,” resident Maryanne…
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Cause of Edison man’s death still a mystery
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — The reason a 20-year-old Rutgers finance major died may not be known for months, a representative for the county Medical Examiner’s Office said. “We don’t have anything definitive yet,” said Steven Stankovits, an investigator with the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office.…
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Residents object to retail/office building
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON — The Planning Board postponed a decision for a proposed three-story building on Amboy Avenue last week. KGS Associates wants to build a three-story building with three retail stores on the first floor, six one-bedroom apartments on the second floor and two offices on the…
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Pelzman pledges new animal shelter in ’06
Current shelter in less than desirable location BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer COURTESY PHOTO Cats available for adoption are housed near the entrance to the temporary shelter in Sewaren. WOODBRIDGE — The township’s only animal shelter sits in the midst of tank farms and the collapsing buildings of an old arsenic-producing…
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Teen is victim of attack, robbery
EDISON — Police are looking for a man who punched a teenager standing on his porch and stole his wallet and cell phone. The 16-year-old victim was on the porch of his Stone Hedge Road home with a 16-year-old female on Aug. 7, when a gold Ford Taurus pulled up in front of the home.…
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Two men charged in attempted car theft
EDISON — Police arrested two area men after a resident reportedly spotted them trying to pry the steering wheel off a car parked on Horizon Drive. Police arrested Taurean Downing, 20, of Edison, and Evan Robinson, 19, of Piscataway, and charged them with burglary, criminal attempt and possession of burglar’s tools on Aug. 6, Patrolman…
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Local teen arrested for robbery, resisting arrest
EDISON – Police have charged a township teen with robbery and resisting arrest, following an incident at a local shopping center. The teen was one of five who approached a 40-year-old Edison man in front of the Kumon Learning Center at the Inman & Grove Shopping Center at 7:13 p.m. Aug. 5. “They were described…
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Mayor blames pensions, debt service for tax hike
Metuchen municipal purposes tax rate to rise by 8.6 cents BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer After nearly a decade of stability, Metuchen municipal taxes for 2005 will rise $145 for a home assessed at the borough average, officials said. “As a result of a number of factors, not the least of…
