Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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A young Picasso
JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Colonia High School junior Christee Curran, 16, looks at her piece, “Flamingo,” part of the Student Works exhibit at the Barron Arts Center on display through April 17.
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Wal-Mart, stores would hurt plans for interchange
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer METUCHEN — Borough officials don’t have anything against Wal-Mart, despite the lawsuit filed recently against Edison for approving plans for a retail store on Vineyard Road and Route 27 “Our objection isn’t to Wal-Mart,” said Councilman Alan Grossman. Metuchen officials have been working with…
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Grave sight
SCOTT PILLING staff Longtime Edison resident Ethelyn Meyer, 83, sits next to the grave of her late husband, Leo. Meyer says she won’t pay $750 to be buried next to her husband in St. James Cemetery.
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Residents demand help with flooding problems
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Some residents say that a felled tree on an Applewood Avenue property in Edison is an example of the problems associated with stormwater runoff from the nearby Reynold Estates under construction. EDISON — John Tomalavage never intended to have a pool…
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Work comes to halt on Reynold Estates homes
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff An Applewood Avenue residence in Edison shows signs of flooding that some say is caused by the construction under way on nearby Reynold Estates on Inman Avenue. EDISON — Work may have stopped for now on the controversial Reynold Estates, but…
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Fight against proposed Walgreens heats up
BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — For 50 years, Florence Caporaso has lived near the Frystock Jeep dealership on the corner of Chain O’Hills Road and Avenel Street without a problem. But now Caporaso has a big problem, one she said will plague her 24 hours a day — an…
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Pontiff is remembered for kindness, impact
Pope John Paul II reached people of many faiths, backgrounds BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer When Rabbi Eugene Wernick met Pope John Paul II about 10 years ago, he was treated as an equal. On April 2, Wernick had the opportunity to return the favor. That morning, Wernick, of Congregation Beth…
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Gardens of Garden State exhibit on tap
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — New Jersey is called the Garden State for a reason. And the Edison Arts Society is going to unveil an exhibit next week that will give people a good idea why that is so. The exhibit, dubbed Gardens of the Garden State,…
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Police search for carjack suspects
WOODBRIDGE — A 29-year-old Clark man was the victim of an attempted carjacking at the Walgreens on Inman Avenue, police said. The man had just parked his Jeep in the store’s rear parking lot at 8:46 p.m. on March 30, when he heard a person running up to his car, police said. The victim said…
