Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Hearing on church expansion to continue
Assembly of God slated to appear before zoners March 11 BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Hearing on church expansion to continue BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — The Zoning Board of Adjustment reviewed the site plan application for a project that has been a source of controversy over the past year. Metuchen Assembly of God…
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Hijacking story causes cops to cry fowl
BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — A Virginia tractor-trailer driver tried to sell police a big fish story when his truckload of chicken went missing, authorities said. At approximately 10:22 a.m. Feb. 6, Robert Borden, 44, of Pungoteague, Va., phoned Metuchen police from the Bridge Pointe office complex on Route…
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Police nab suspect in serial burglaries
BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Police nab suspect in serial burglaries BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Police arrested and charged William Ricci, 40, Branchburg, with a rash of burglaries that have occurred in the Colonia and Fords sections since October. On Feb. 11, Ricci was apprehended after a Colonia resident reported observing suspicious behavior…
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Family grieves loss of soldier in Iraq
Seth Dvorin, 24, nativeof Middlesex Co., killed in Feb. 3 explosion BY VINCENT TODAROStaff Writer Seth Dvorin, 24, native Rebekah Dvorin, sister of Seth, after being presented with a flag last week at the East Brunswick Jewish Center on Ryders Lane. of Middlesex Co., killed in Feb. 3 explosion BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer The family of…
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Father of slain soldier sends letter to president
Dear President Bush, Dear President Bush, With heavy heart, tears in my eyes and a home full of sorrow, I pick up my pen to write you about a brave soldier, Lt. Seth J. Dvorin, U.S. Army. My son was killed in Iraq on Feb. 3, 2004 fighting a war. Seth was a good boy,…
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Ford plant set to shut its doors this month
Mayor says interest in redeveloping the Route 1 site is strong BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — As the Ford assembly plant prepares to close its doors next week, the township is reviewing proposals for its redevelopment. Mayor George A. Spadoro said he hopes the 102-acre site, on Route 1,…
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Blood banks face shortage
Blood banks face shortage NEW BRUNSWICK — Winter weather and winter illnesses have taken a serious toll on the region’s blood supply, according to local hospital officials. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the New Brunswick Affiliated Hospitals Blood Center called upon citizens of central New Jersey to donate blood last week . Blood tends…
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Fun with fairy tales connects students
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, fourth-graders Ranbir Walia (l – r) and David Monte read a fairy tale to first-grader Arpan Chakrabati at Edison’s Wardlaw-Hartridge School on Friday. At right, fourth-grader Jordan Del Sol reads a fairy tale to first-grader Daniel Gallagher. EDISON — Once…
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County plans for nature trail along rail line
Greenway slatedto stretch fromMetuchen to Woodbridge BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Greenway slated to stretch from Metuchen to Woodbridge BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — Local residents can look forward to a state-of-the-art new recreational attraction in the near future, according to Mayor Ed O’ Brien. Last year, the county purchased a tract of land…
