Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Officials set up site to support law
State officials are urging residents to contact the federal government as part of an effort to keep New Jersey’s Do Not Call Law intact. Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey recently unveiled a Web site, www.nj.gov/protectdonotcall, to make it easier for residents to send messages directly to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Codey and other state…
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Resident demands more details about legal bills
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — As a taxpayer, Jane Tousman asked what she thought was a simple question — what does the township spend on legal costs? She asked the question at a recent Township Council meeting. And she asked it again in the form of a…
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Sierra Club wants a halt to Fast Track Act
EDISON — When it comes to the environment, the Sierra Club thinks the state’s idea of fast tracking development in “smart growth” areas is dumb. “Speeding up a process that is already lacking in public input is not smart at all,” said Edison resident Jane Tousman, who is also a member of the Sierra Club’s…
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Silken strings
SCOTT PILLING staff Members of the Central New Jersey Symphony Orchestra perform for students of the Campbell School in Metuchen on Thursday.
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Long quest for Edison park cleanup pays off
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — Spring is coming, and South Edison residents would like to see a couple of benches and a tot lot sprout up on one swath of open space in their neighborhood. But some think that all that will bloom on the 4.2-acre spot…
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Improvements for town parks, firehouses on tap
EDISON — More improvements are on the horizon in the township — $6 million more. If the Township Council gets its way, a new ordinance will be adopted at the meeting tomorrow night. The ordinance “authorizes the township to issue bonds to pay for the capital improvements,” council President Parag Patel said. “The improvements are…
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S. Main St. road project to be done by spring
BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer METUCHEN — It may seem like common sense, but just to be sure, the Borough Council adopted an ordinance Feb. 7 prohibiting stopping, standing or parking in the area immediately adjacent to the new traffic island on south Main Street. The reasoning is simple, Mayor Edmund…
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An untimely farewell to the face of St. Joseph’s
David S. Gandy’s death left a gaping hole in the St. Joseph’s High School community and the community at large. The 40-year-old Gandy was the school’s Everyman. He was the admissions director and dean of students. He left an indelible mark on the lives of many of St. Joseph’s boys, faculty members and families. “Have…
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SCOTT PILLING staff Marty Silverman, of Jackson, sculpts decorative fountains and waterfalls for his business, The Fountain Garden, at the N.J. Flower, Garden & Outdoor Living Show at Raritan Center, Edison, over the weekend.
