Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Winners announced in bar foundation contest
Winners announced in bar foundation contest The Middlesex County Bar Foundation (MCBF) recently held its fifth annual Project Law Essay Contest for county high school students. The MCBF this year expanded the contest to allow for six winners, who will be congratulated on May 18 at a special awards dinner at Sir John’s Restaurant in…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Tanushree Sarkar, Kristie Sarkar and Ustad Basheer Ahmed Kahn perform Hindusthani classical vocal and instrumental music at a celebration of Indian culture at the Edison YMCA Sunday.
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Incumbents keep board seats; budget passes
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Incumbents keep board seats; budget passes BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer EDISON — Voters sanctioned an average $189 schools tax hike this year in order to pay for the thorough and efficient education the state mandates, while picking up the tab for what officials say is a shortfall in…
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Local group spruces up historic cemetery
Piscatawaytownburial ground datesback to Colonial times BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Piscatawaytown burial ground dates back to Colonial times BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Volunteer Pat Clark and his son Nicholas, 6, cart away bags full of the brush that coated the historic Piscatawaytown Burial Grounds, Woodbridge Avenue, on Sunday. If…
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Officials hope to recoup losses on borough hall
Delay prompts $160K-$180K in rental expenses BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer Progress on the new Metuchen borough hall continues in fits and starts. "We have entered into a difficult period with the contractor," said Mayor Ed O’Brien at a recent borough council meeting. O’Brien also indicated that Metuchen will aggressively pursue…
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Local officers to take part in bike ride to D.C.
BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Local officers to take part in bike ride to D.C. MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Metuchen police officers Joseph Ernest and Cynthia Velez stand with the bicycles they will ride to Washington, D.C., as part of the Police Unity Tour fund-raiser. BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — On May 10, borough police…
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School renovation plan beginning to take shape
District may look atmoving first grade, school board offices BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer District may look at moving first grade, school board offices BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer A project to renovate Metuchen High School, which also calls for work on other district schools, may cost up $22.5 million, according to a preliminary version of…
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Facility will enhance firefighter training
Facility will enhance firefighter training Middlesex County officials are pursuing the construction of a building where firefighters can be trained to battle blazes inside strip malls and other structures that are common in Middlesex County. The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders voted last week to authorize the bid process for the 7,200-square-foot building, which…
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Township extends notification area
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer EDISON — Word on any pending major development in the township now requires more widespread notification. The Township Council, at its April 14 meeting, unanimously passed an amended ordinance, which extends the usual notification rules for residents living near any swath of land slated…
