Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Practice makes perfect
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Members of the Metuchen High School marching band and color guard practice a routine at Roosevelt Park last Friday.
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Planning board puts off controversial project
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — Some officials and residents are not happy with a proposed 12-story office complex that would be located on the edge of the Woodbridge border. Traffic is the main concern which has stalled the application, but the environment is on the minds of…
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Township officer indicted for misconduct
BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — A Middlesex County grand jury has indicted a township police officer on two counts of official misconduct. The charges against Jeffrey Olah, 34, Monroe, a Woodbridge police officer since 1995, stem from two similar but unrelated incidents, said county Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan last…
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Edison Arts Society set with classes for fall
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — A township nonprofit group is launching its second year of art classes. Starting Oct. 7, the Edison Arts Society will sponsor adult art classes in botanical watercolor techniques, basic realistic drawing and oil painting. “We just started the classes last year and…
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DEP takes samples at site of EWA concern
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — Samples of an orange liquid taken at a site in the woods near Midvale Road should be available within a few weeks, a state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) spokesman said. “Representatives were there last week,” said DEP spokesman Fred Mumford. The…
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Agency offers online safety concerns survey
Think a certain intersection or stretch of road is particularly dangerous? Know of a crosswalk that’s just too risky for pedestrians? Concerned that aggressive drivers are making the morning commute too hazardous? The New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) is conducting an online survey to find out more about these and other safety concerns confronting…
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State to pay 40 percent of area school repairs
District could receive $11M if voters approve December referendum BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer The school district’s plan to renovate aging Metuchen High School has cleared its most significant hurdle yet. The state Department of Education has approved the district’s plans for a Dec. 14 school referendum, said Board of Education President Ronald Grayzel at…
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Midnight snacks
FARRAH MAFFAI staff Lindeneau School student Brandon Cinquengrana, 10, of Edison, piles snacks into his arms to pack up for the soldiers in Iraq as part of a class project.
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Amtrak cuttings have residents treed-off
Property owners fault Amtrak’s landscaping techniques BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer Amtrak continues to cut a swath of resentment among area residents with its continued tree cuttings here and in Metuchen. For most of the last month, the railroad has been cutting trees running along some of its power lines behind Beechwood Avenue and across…
