Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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SCOTT PILLING staff Middlesex County College volunteer Kevin McGowan aids Jonathan Torres, 7, in creating his own comic book at the Amandla Crossing transitional housing facility in Edison March 11. The Comic Book Project aims to foster literacy and citizenship. Story, page 12.
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SCOTT PILLING staff Raquel Lugo, 8, focuses her powers of concentration as she participates in the Comic Book Project at Amandla Crossing in Edison on Friday.
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Resident pursues televised board meetings
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — No problem. That is the response resident Irene Wall got from council members approaching Mayor George A. Spadoro to request that Planning and Zoning Board meetings be televised. Wall is one of many residents who has lobbied for televised meetings for years.…
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J&J, North Brunswick to partner on site’s future
Will collaborate on best use for 220-acre industrial area BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer The 220 acres of land on the Johnson & Johnson property located on Route 1 is the proposed site for North Brunswick’s transit village. Plans for a transit village are one step closer for North Brunswick. The…
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Job Fair
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Patricia Allende, 15, and her mother, Isabel, play with Max, a recruiter’s dog, at the Job Fair sponsored by the town of Edison and held at the Stelton Community Center last Saturday.
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Bugs continue their march through county
Quarantine zone expanded after more Asian beetle infestation found BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Workers carry an otherwise healthy tree to the mulch grinder this weekend. Although the tree appears healthy, given a few more seasons as the home of the Asian long-horned beetle, the tree…
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Fire trucks debut; contract talks stalled
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — No sooner was a $6 million bond passed to fund the coming year’s capital improvements than two shiny new emergency response trucks were unveiled as trophies of last year’s program Mayor George A. Spadoro said he is continuing his commitment to public…
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Township, EMT union settle new contract
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — The township administration has settled a contract with its emergency medical technicians (EMTs) that Mayor George A. Spadoro says will trim costs to taxpayers. Edison now has nine employee groups covered by a new cost-saving health insurance program, he said. “In his…
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‘Egg-citing’ hunt coming to Metuchen March 19
The Metuchen Recreation Commission is sponsoring its annual spring egg hunt starting at 9 a.m. sharp March 19 at the Edgar School field, Brunswick Avenue, Metuchen. There will be plastic eggs filled with candy, along with some “special prize” eggs. Guests are asked to bring a basket or bag to collect their eggs. In the…
