Category: Sentinel-EDM News

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    Miguel Juarez staff Nigerian immigrant Frank Obaisi lives the American dream. He owns his own business called Water to Go. See story, page 27.

  • Youth Services Board strives to help students

    BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer METUCHEN — Parents in the borough have an ally in the battle to help keep their kids away from drugs and alcohol. The Youth Services Board/Municipal Alliance Committee has been fighting the good fight since 1993. "We try to come up with as many programs as…

  • N.J.’s unique role in

    Civil War on exhibitState was tied to South,but fought hard for Union BY LORI ELKINS SOLOMONCorrespondent Civil War on exhibit State was tied to South, but fought hard for Union BY LORI ELKINS SOLOMON Correspondent During the Civil War, Old Bridge supplied the Union troops with salt hay to feed their horses. The Mason Dixon Line —…

  • Borough hall work approaching finish line

    Officials expect Main St. site to be ready early next year BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer Officials expect Main St. site to be ready early next year BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer After a few financial bumps in the road, the ongoing Metuchen borough hall construction project may wrap up soon. "We’re looking forward to the opening of…

  • Metuchen car buff inspired

    by dadBY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer by dad BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Ben Deutschman sits in his 1960 Plymouth Savoy. METUCHEN — Local car collector Ben Deutschman is very proud of his two special "toys" — a 1960 Plymouth Savoy and a 1976 Pontiac Trans Am. Deutschman, who has been…

  • Clean Cars Act may see vote before year is out

    Bill would bring tighter vehicle emissionsstandards by 2006 BY ALISON GRANITOStaff Writer Bill would bring tighter vehicle emissions standards by 2006 BY ALISON GRANITO Staff Writer New Jersey has more cars per square mile than any other state in the country. According to some environmental and public advocacy groups, the state’s vast number of vehicles…

  • Edison gets upgrade in bond rating status

    BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — Officials expect an improvement in the township’s bond rating to save the municipality money. Standard and Poor’s recently upgraded Edison’s bond rating from A+ to AA- despite the fact that most other municipalities and the state have had their bond ratings reduced, said Jonathan…

  • Diocese of Metuchen to fingerprint priests

    BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer Diocese of Metuchen to fingerprint priests BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer METUCHEN — The Diocese of Metuchen has stepped up its efforts to make sure children are protected from abuse on their watch. As a reaction to the recent national sex abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church, the diocese…

  • Court OKs Edison affordable housing plan

    Opponents classify plan as BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — The township recently won a court battle over affordable housing. A Nov. 10 judgment in state Superior Court upheld the construction of 300 rental units on Woodbridge Avenue for use in the township’s affordable housing plan. The construction, which will…