Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Speaker attempts to raise AIDS awareness
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Dawn Breedon, Teaneck, speaks to Woodrow Wilson Middle School students about HIV and AIDS on Friday. EDISON — Eighth-graders at Woodrow Wilson Middle School had an eye-opening experience Friday. Many of the students said that, to the best of their knowledge, they had…
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Rabbi wants to see incident treated as bias crime
Three juveniles charged as a result ofNov. 7 assault BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer Three juveniles charged as a result of Nov. 7 assault BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer EDISON — Authorities are pondering whether to charge three local juveniles with a bias crime after an attack on a rabbi and his wife last month. Rabbi…
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Projections show steady enrollment in boro schools
BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer METUCHEN — Whether or not the school district will need to adjust its facilities to accommodate changes in enrollment was up for discussion by school officials last week. At a meeting held with administration officials at the Campbell School, the findings of a demographic study commissioned…
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Annual tour raises funds for Franklin Schoolhouse
BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer METUCHEN — Some borough homeowners opened their doors to their neighbors for a good cause on Sunday. The Borough Improvement League’s annual house tour went off on schedule despite the remains of a nor’easter, which created treacherous walking conditions every step of the way. The snow caused folks…
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The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office has a new way to protect children. Several local police stations as well as the prosecutor’s office have purchased about 12,000 Computer COP CD-ROMs, a software program designed to scan for images and potentially offensive words and phrases that could be used by pedophiles seeking to "communicate with, lure or…
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Neighbors save elderly couple from house fire
Thanksgiving blazeinjures couple,destroys their home BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Thanksgiving blaze injures couple, destroys their home BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — A fire at a Ferris Street home caused ample damage but no serious injuries early Thanksgiving morning, thanks to several heroic neighbors and a prompt response from local firefighters. Residents John…
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Edison man faces assault charges after backing into patrol car
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police charged an Edison man with assault with a deadly weapon after he reportedly backed into a patrol car on Friday night. North Brunswick Township Police arrested Rapesh Kamin, 31, near the intersection of Route 1 and Commerce Boulevard at 10:38 p.m. and…
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Medical center gives all faiths a place to reflect
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — All faiths have a new place to pray at John F. Kennedy Medical Center. The medical center opened a Place of Prayer on Nov. 18. The room, located in the main corridor on the second level of the medical center, is welcoming to all…
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Edison library offers local children taste of Zydeco
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Edison library offers local children taste of Zydeco BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Apple Annie, aka Nancy Leary, assembles children at Edison’s Main Library for a Mardi Gras Parade during her Zydeco music program Nov. 20. EDISON — Children received a lesson in Zydeco music at the Main…
