Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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Library to show collection on Frankenstein
Ron MacCloskey If you ask Edison resident Ron MacCloskey to choose between "Frankenstein" the book and the movie of the same name, he declines to say which he prefers. "They both have their merits. At the heart of it, the story of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster is really a modern parable," said MacCloskey, who…
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Place of reflection and remembrance
PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff A bronze eagle looks out toward New York City from Middlesex County’s Victims of Terrorism Memorial, Sayreville, following a dedication ceremony Nov. 7. In recognition of not only the victims of Sept. 11, but of all those lost to terrorist acts and the soldiers fighting in the war on terrorism,…
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Word on the Street
Word on the Street I don’t think it should be made illegal. I think people should just be more cautious. — Lorna Regentz Morristown Do you think talking on a hand-held cellular phone while driving should be illegal? As an insurance agent, I see enough accidents come through where they’re involved. — John Jeney Hillsborough…
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Road name changed to honor local WWII vet
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — Miko Road will now be known as George "Red" Ellis Road in honor of Ellis’ military service. Ellis served in World War II as a member of Gen. George S. Patton’s Third Army in Germany and Luxembourg, he said. Ellis shipped out to the…
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New law could make developers post signs
Measure similar to law under considerationin North Brunswick BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Measure similar to law under consideration in North Brunswick BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — Initiatives to better inform the public about development under consideration in their neighborhood have come to the forefront recently. At the Nov. 12 regular Township Council meeting,…
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Hours trucks can travel Silverlake Ave. restricted
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Hours trucks can travel Silverlake Ave. restricted BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — Residents of Silverlake Avenue hope that a new measure enacted by township officials will keep large trucks traveling in their neighborhood from waking them up late at night and in the early morning. At the Nov. 12…
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Carroll, McRell the difference for Trojans
BY SHAWN LAYTONStaff Writer BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer EDISON — When Kristen Carroll went to see the Bishop Ahr High School gymnastics team compete prior to her freshman year, she knew she was destined to become a Lady Trojan. A resident of Milltown, Carroll fell in love with the family atmosphere cultivated by head…
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Petitioners request recount on ward totals
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — Count them again. That was the message that officials got last week when petitioners filed a formal request for a recount. Residents had lobbied to get a question placed on the Nov. 4 ballot to ask voters whether the township should switch to a…
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Charges mount against two burglary suspects
BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer Charges mount against two burglary suspects BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer Charges continue to mount for two men allegedly responsible for dozens of recent burglaries throughout Middlesex County. John Golka, 30, of Sayreville, and Michael Crawford, 38, of South River have been charged with crimes in four Middlesex County municipalities as…
