Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Zero tax increase stirs residents’ suspicions
Public hearing on budget slated for tonight BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — Some residents here are skeptical about the methods township officials used to balance the 2005 budget. They will have their say tonight at 7 p.m. at the public hearing on the municipal budget. After maintaining…
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Fifth-graders learn a lesson in caring, giving
Students pack Halloween goody bags for soldiers overseas BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Edison fifth-grader Rob Borwegen, 10, from the Lindeneau School, readies Halloween packages for soldiers in Iraq on Monday. EDISON — It was meant as a treat, not a trick. The entire fifth-grade class…
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Official promises more public input on project
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — Another township resident has complained about the lack of public information coming from the township administration. “This is so typical of this township to give the voters such a run-around in the hope they will go away,” said Sally Siwek, in a…
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Route 27 bomb threats probed
EDISON — Police are investigating two bomb scares at the Edison Town Center on Route 27 last week. The first incident began with a threat from a male caller at 7:40 a.m. Sept. 13, said Patrolman Robert Dudash. Police did a walk-through of the building, where Revlon and several other businesses have offices, but the…
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Man nabbed on weapons charges
EDISON — Police arrested a West Keansburg man on weapons charges last week. An officer was patrolling the parking lot of the Beauty Rest Motel on Route 1 on Sept. 12 at 11 p.m., an area which is a suspected location of drug and prostitution activity, police said. The officer observed Derrick R. Weader, 29,…
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This Washington takes his part very seriously
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff A member of the Revolutionary War troops prepares his musket for battle Sunday during the war re-enactment on the grounds of St. James Episcopal Church, Edison. A musket-wielding, gentlemanly George Washington took breakfast, attended church and headed into battle…
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Local 9/11 victims’ ‘spirit shines in darkness’
BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The nine township residents who perished in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks three years ago will not be forgotten. That was the message of many who gathered at a small memorial outside of town hall Saturday to remember and honor them. “Woodbridge will never…
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Historic preservation ordinances on tap soon
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — It will take just a little longer for the township to take another step toward preserving history. The Township Council tabled several historic preservation ordinances at the Sept. 8 meeting until the Planning Board reviews them. All ordinances involving land use are…
