Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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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…
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Edison girl one of six killed in horrific crash
Camp counselor issued speeding ticket just months before accident BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer An Edison teen was killed in what a 20-year New York police veteran described as the most gruesome accident he had ever seen Masha Fishman, 14, of 7 Mercer St., Edison, was one of six…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Nate Green, 7, prepares to do a backward dive during the swimming and diving springboard championships on July 28 at the Metuchen Municipal Pool.
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A way to bring the missing back home
Middlesex Co. signs on with Project Lifesaver tracking system BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer Jay and Barbara Sidrer are ever vigilant. They have to be. The Colonia couple has twin 10-year-old autistic sons, one of whom has a tendency to wander. Their house is almost in lockdown. “It’s tough,”…
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How did the ‘Brainy Borough’ get its name?
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer Metuchen’s nickname the “Brainy Borough” was not simply because a disproportionate number of intellectuals lived in town in the early 20th century. Metuchen actually won the right to the title in a contest with the borough of Glen Ridge, located some 20 miles to the north,…
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Metuchen police chief reflects on 25 years in department
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Metuchen Police Chief James T. Keane spins pizza dough at his family-owned La Rosa pizzeria on July 21. METUCHEN — If he’s not at police headquarters, the next best place to find Police Chief James T. Keane might be at La Rosa, his…
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Teen’s drowning infamily pool a mystery
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — Dover Place was very quiet days after a teen who lived on the street drowned in her own backyard pool. No one answered doors or the phone to say a few words about 15-year-old Kristy Gretkowski, who was found unconscious by her…
