Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Edison nixes using tax to preserve tower
Voters must decide whether to renew1-cent open space tax BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Voters must decide whether to renew 1-cent open space tax BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer Extending the life of the Edison’s open space tax is fine with the Township Council. It is the use of the tax for historic preservation…
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Adoptees seek access law to provide a ‘sense of self’
BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Thomas McGee of Oceanport is a proponent of legislation that would give adopted children access to their original birth certificates. For decades, information as basic as their mothers’ and fathers’ names, their true nationality and cultural heritage has been denied to adoptees in New Jersey. "I’ve…
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Seatbelt crackdown was a success
BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — A two-week seatbelt "Click It or Ticket" campaign in the borough was successful, officer David Liantonio reported last week. Made possible by a grant from the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety, and coinciding with a national initiative, borough officers put in overtime and…
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Career turns to comedy for former class clown
BYJACQUELYNLANECorrespondent BYJACQUELYNLANE Correspondent OLD BRIDGE — How many financial advisers does it take to create a successful comedy business? In the case of lifelong township resident Mike Muziker, only one. Muziker, 26, had always been interested in comedy. As a child he was the certified class clown. "So I had credentials," he said. His first…
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Pair face burglary charges
BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Two Newark men were charged with possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools and conspiracy to commit burglary. One of them also faces charges of resisting arrest and eluding a police officer. At 3:45 p.m. June 26, an officer patrolling the parking lot…
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DWI reform bills clear another hurdle
DWI reform bills clear another hurdle TRENTON — A package of legislation to reform the state’s penalty system for drunken driving offenses cleared the Senate June 21. Currently, the bills are awaiting consideration by the Assembly. The bills, sponsored by state Senator Barbara Buono (D-18), would increase mandatory prison time for driving while revoked from…
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Va. police: Woodbridge man likely killed in N.J.
BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Va. police: Woodbridge man likely killed in N.J. BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer Virginia Beach police reported no significant developments in the case of a Woodbridge man whose remains were found in three suitcases floating in the Chesapeake Bay last month. But they did say last week that they are investigating…
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JFKMedical Center unveils expansion plan
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer Hospital officials hope to raise funds for the planned $7 million expansion. EDISON — For the first time in a decade, JFK Medical Center has made plans to invest millions of dollars in its future. Officials of the hospital last week unveiled plans for…
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Man with knife robs gas station
EDISON — Police said an attendant at a Raceway gas station on Route 1 was robbed at knife point in the early morning hours of June 17. Patrolman Robert Dudash said that at around 2:55 a.m., a black four-door Nissan with two men inside pulled into the station. The driver exited the car and asked…
