Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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County freeholders stepping up transportation department services
Middlesex County hiring director to oversee new department BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Middlesex County hiring director to oversee new departmentBY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Middlesex County is getting its own Department of Transportation, a move that officials say will improve the quality of transportation services for county residents. The new department will be headed by…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Gen. George Washington, aka William Sommerfield, of Philadelphia, takes a moment to allow some kids to compare him to his likeness on a dollar bill Sunday at a Revolutionary War re-enactment on the grounds of St. James Episcopal Church
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Gen. George Washington, aka William Sommerfield, of Philadelphia, takes a moment to allow some kids to compare him to his likeness on a dollar bill Sunday at a Revolutionary War re-enactment on the grounds of St. James Episcopal Church, Edison.
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Club Sleep to be put to sleep by next March
Town ABC council settles with owners of controversial club BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — After racking up numerous Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) violations in July, the owners of Club Sleep agreed with the local ABC board to sell their Woodbridge nightclub by March. The Township Council, acting in the…
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Official apologizes to residents for DWI arrest
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — Councilman William Kruczak said he will “step aside” if residents think he should, following his July 30 drunken-driving arrest. “Mostly, I’d like to apologize to the residents of Edison,” Kruczak said. “I love this town.” Kruczak, a Democrat, made the remarks at…
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Pizza workers injured in random bat attack
EDISON — Two employees of the Oakwood Pizza restaurant were injured in a baseball bat attack last Saturday evening, police said. The men, ages 29 and 21, had left the shop after closing around 10 p.m. and were walking home when a black sport utility vehicle with New York plates pulled up at Wood Avenue…
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Council whittles tax increase to a penny
BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer METUCHEN — The Borough Council unanimously adopted a municipal budget last week that calls for a 1-cent rise in the municipal tax rate. Borough officials were able to pare the original anticipated tax hike by 14 cents from the budget introduced in February, thanks to an…
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‘Police Academy’ gives residents inside view
BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff William Solomons, of the Middlesex Police Academy, chats with Metuchen Police Chief James Keane during the Citizens Police Academy meeting at the Borough Hall. METUCHEN — Relations between the police and the public can sometimes be a tricky thing. The average citizen may…
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Edison teen sets her sights on ‘American Idol’
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — The township has its first idol. She’s the daughter of a preacher man and a publicist and her name is Shaunai Crawford. A 16-year-old junior at Edison High School, Crawford competed with about 22 contestants for the title two weeks ago. And…
