Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Board appoints architect for future project
Potential Dec. 2005referendum couldoverhaul schools, fields BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer Potential Dec. 2005 referendum could overhaul schools, fields BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer METUCHEN — With the possibility of future school renovations looming, the borough’s Board of Education chose architects to plan those renovations at last week’s school board meeting. In a unanimous vote of…
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Livery service asks board to approve expansion
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — A car service plans to expand and move into the Jet Messenger Service building on Ethel Road. Wilner Livery Service has an application in front of the Planning Board which asks officials to approve a second-floor addition of approximately 1,500 square feet to the…
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Metuchen school board kicks off budget process
BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer METUCHEN — The Board of Education kicked off the 2004-05 budget process last week. At a public meeting held at Metuchen High School on Dec. 16, Superintendent of Schools Terri Sinatra and the board reviewed the base line data for the district, which is the basis for all…
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Developer breaks ground on residential, retail space
Officials hopeClara Barton will become BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Officials hope Clara Barton will become ‘downtown’ Edison BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer American Dream Properties, Edison, recently broke ground on a redevelopment project on the site of the old Magic Fountain Ice Cream Shop on Amboy Avenue in Edison. If Edison gets its way, the…
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Township budget includes $51 average tax hike
Package sets aside funds to hire more cops,firefighters BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Package sets aside funds to hire more cops, firefighters BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — Township residents can expect to pay a little more in municipal taxes next year. The Township Council unanimously adopted the 2004 budget at its Dec. 10 regular…
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Summit provides hope for state economy
Leaders addressregional business issues BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer Leaders address regional business issues BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Those attending an economic summit at the Hilton Tower Center on Route 18 Tuesday said they could leave with a sense of hope. "I’m coming away with a real sense of possibilities…
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Health officials: More flu vaccine on the way
BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer Now that the first influenza-related death has occurred in New Jersey, many Central Jersey residents are more concerned than ever about the amount of vaccine available to them. Dr. Eddy Bresnitz, senior assistant commissioner and state epidemiologist for the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior…
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Developer seeks relief to build adult housing
Age-restrictedcommunity would be Metuchen BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer Age-restricted community would be Metuchen’s first BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer If a local development firm gets its way, Metuchen will see its first age-restricted housing community. American Properties at Metuchen LLC has a pending application asking the Zoning Board to grant a use variance, which would…
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STEVEN M. BARON The Edison and J.P. Stevens High School A Cappella Choir performs with the Edison Symphony Orchestra at Middlesex County College during the sixth annual Holiday Concert.
