Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Hate group leaflets turn up in Metuchen
Community leaders,police describedistribution as limited BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Community leaders, police describe distribution as limited BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer People are used to seeing all kinds of things pop up on their front lawns come springtime. In Metuchen, hate group literature isn’t exactly one of them. But that’s just what some borough residents…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Edison lawyer Ken Vercammen leads the pack at one point during the annual Berringer House 5K Race in Metuchen on Saturday.
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Bike lanes on local roads on the way
BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — Recognizing a need, the borough and the state Department of Transportation reached a compromise that will provide a right-of-way for bicyclists on Grove and Woodbridge avenues. Mayor Ed O’Brien called the project "a de facto bikeway, for lack of a better term." The project,…
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Bridge Street bridge deemed safe — for now
BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — Many residents will tell you the Bridge Street bridge is an eyesore and a hazard. The narrow span, which runs over a rail line and connects Route 27 and New Durham Road, is unevenly paved and often pocked with crater-size potholes that have certainly…
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Council hires firm to negotiate cable contract
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer EDISON — Township Council members made plans to forge ahead with a fight to improve the township’s cable television franchise agreement. After months of hearing residents’ complaints concerning the cable service, when the time came to finalize negotiations of a new contract with Cablevision,…
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Year’s first
Cruise Nightdraws a crowd BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Cruise Night draws a crowd BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JOHN E. SZPARA A 1956 Chevy Bel Air takes a prominent spot on Main Street during Cruise Night in Metuchen. METUCHEN — Considering the threat of rain, the number of car buffs and local residents…
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State reclassifies local school districts
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer Both the Edison and Metuchen school systems’ rankings went up a notch when the state revised its ranking system for school districts recently. The state Department of Education recently released its revised rankings of district factor groups (DFGs) – the rating of districts based…
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Edison swears in, promotes firefighters
Edison swears in, promotes firefighters EDISON — Edison officials swore in nine new hires to the Fire Department and the promoted eight firemen in a ceremony at the council chambers on April 30. The new hires bring the total fire personnel in Edison to 147. "Keeping our public safety personnel adequately staffed with highly qualified…
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Report on defunct landfill not in just yet
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer EDISON — Test results that will indicate if time and an environmental cleanup turned the tide on contamination at Edmonds Creek are not in yet. But local environmentalists say the results are of less consequence than the lag in remediation at the site. The…
