Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Veteran cop charged with indecent exposure
Edison police officer’s son also arrested in Ocean City, Md., incident BY COLLEEN LUTOLF & JAY BODAS Staff Writers An eight-year veteran of the Edison police force has been suspended with pay after he was arrested and charged with indecent exposure in Ocean City, Md., police said. Witnesses reported seeing the officer flexing naked in…
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JAY BODAS Annie Hogarty, 7, and Jack Hogarty, 4, of Edison, can barely contain their excitement at the sight of a dancing cola bottle at last week’s 2005 Antique Car Cruise Night, Metuchen.
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$51M referendum slated for Sept. 27
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Act now or pay a higher price. That’s Edison Township schools Business Administrator Daniel Michaud’s take on selling the idea of a $51,064,589 million school improvement referendum on Sept. 27. “It’s really our last-ditch effort to take advantage of construction funding,” Michaud said. “The…
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Edison lieutenant makes the cut for Calendar Cops
Fund-raiser will show off another side of N.J. BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Edison police Lt. Bruce Polkowitz does some hammer bicep curls as part of a routine that won him a spot in the state’s calendar, 2006 Calendar Cops. License, registration, insurance card … lights,…
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New ordinance puts brakes on housing plans
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer METUCHEN — Borough officials are trying to curb high-density housing in the western section of the township. The Borough Council unanimously adopted an ordinance at the Aug. 1 meeting that removed a previous ordinance already on the books. “The original ordinance would allow people to build…
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Counselor to CEO: Bill Lovett’s YMCA journey
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer JAY BODAS Edison-Metuchen-Woodbridge YMCA CEO Bill Lovett addresses a crowd on July 26 at a ribbon-cutting for the new Hale Fitness Center opened recently at the Metuchen branch of the YMCA. METUCHEN –– It was more than 30 years ago that Metuchen-Edison-Woodbridge YMCA CEO Bill Lovett…
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Summer gold
SCOTT PILLING staff David Hunter, 13, gets ready to toss a football while enjoying the afternoon at the Oakcrest Swim Club.
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Vintage cars more than a hobby for some owners
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer JAY BODAS The Muppets take Metuchen at the 2005 Antique Car Cruise Night; the vehicle’s owner, Shag Roszits, of Rahway, was given the Muppet Animal as a gift from a neighbor because the taxi reminded her of the Muppets’ famous movie. METUCHEN — For Mickey Estok,…
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Flaws in SCC put damper on projects
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — A top school official isn’t happy with the troubled state Schools Construction Corp. (SCC). The funding formula for the SCC has always been skewed, said schools Business Administrator Daniel Michaud. State aid to poor districts is set to keep pace with the…
