Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Officials still pushing public notice ordinance
Verizon successfully challenged ordinance BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer Edison is appealing a court decision earlier this year that struck down an ordinance that called for more public notice about pending development projects. “It was specifically intended to get the word out and inform more people,” said council Vice President Parag Patel, who spearheaded…
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Diner owner recalled for kindness, hard work
Alex Panko helped found family-run Peter Pank in 1956 BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Pictured below is a painting of the Peter Pank Diner from the early days, when Alex Panko (above) bought the establishment with his sister and brother-in-law. He helped found an eatery that for 48 years has been…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Brian Shaughnessy, Colonia, attempts to skate to victory in a friendly race with buddy Shea Mitruska, visiting from Florida, at the Edison Family Ice Skating Rink in Roosevelt Park last week.
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‘Roadside Woodbridge’ now a holiday tradition
Train enthusiast begins 14th year of display at Barron Arts Center BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer When December rolls around, model train buffs everywhere begin dusting off their collections and prepare to lay tracks around the Christmas tree. Colonia resident Michael Gelesky is no different. Except Gelesky begins setting up his model train display in…
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Democrats fined by state for faulty reporting
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — The split in the Democratic Party has widened since the state Election Law Enforcement Commission fined officials in office $14,150 for campaign finance violations. The rift rose to the surface when Democratic Committeeman Anthony Russomanno, Antonia Ricigliano, Robert Karabichak and former Councilman…
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Santa, baby
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Erin Kelly, of Navesink, brings baby girl Bridget to visit Santa and make a donation to the Edison Elks Lodge’s Toys for Tots drive last week. Elks President Doug Pearson joins in the festivities along with Marine Corps Reserve officer Nick D’Andrea, of Metuchen, and Marine Cpl. Sampson J. Brown.
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Applying to college ‘ain’t what it used to be’
Students now applying to a greater number of schools BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Today’s high school students face a greater challenge in getting into the colleges of their choice, and as a result volunteer involvement and extracurricular activities are more important than ever. College applicants looking to…
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Who should pay for Edison tower repairs?
Former council members say township missed out on state matching grant BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Officials, past and present, are pondering how the Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum should be preserved, following the defeat of a Nov. 2 ballot question that proposed using part of the…
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Local man charged with assaulting 6 police officers
Man also charged with domestic violence, weapons charges BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer EDISON — A domestic violence suspect gave police all they could handle in the early morning hours of Nov. 26. Owen Atkins, 25, Edison, was charged with six counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, domestic violence,…
