Category: Sentinel-EDM News
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County gives township $271K to overhaul parks
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — By next spring, three township parks should be more accessible to all residents . The Middlesex County Board of Freeholders will give the township approximately $271,000 in Middlesex County Open Space Trust Fund grant money to equip Papaianni Park, located off Municipal Boulevard; Shamrock…
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Report says violent acts on the rise
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Report says violent acts on the rise BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — Reports of violence and vandalism in township schools have more than tripled over the past four years. Figures released last week show a jump in the amount of violence that occurred in the schools from the 1999-2000…
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Development at forefront of Metuchen council race
BY ALISON GRANITOStaff Writer BY ALISON GRANITO Staff Writer METUCHEN — According to those who would like to run it, many complicated issues currently face the borough. On Nov. 4, voters will be asked to choose between a slate of Democratic incumbents — Mayor Edmund O’Brien, Councilman Rick Dyas and Councilman Richard Weber — and…
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Locals join protest
TARA PETERSEN A Middlesex County anti-war group marches down Pennsylvania Avenue Saturday. in Washington, D.C. Crowds march against military presence in Iraq TARA PETERSEN About 35,000 demonstrators from across the country gathered in front of the Washington Monument to listen to speakers protesting the war with Iraq. BY CHARLES W. KIM & TARA PETERSEN Staff Writers…
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Ranch holds scarecrow contest for local Scouts
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer MAURA DOWGIN Girl Scout Troop 1269 made this scarecrow for Triple C Ranch’s scarecrow contest. EDISON — Local Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts made the Triple C Ranch a very scary place. The Edison Wetlands Association, owners of the Tyler Road ranch, held its Second Annual…
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Newly opened bridge will ease traffic woes
Six lanes instead of four now span Route 9 over Raritan River BY JOLENE HARTStaff Writer BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer State Transportation Commissioner Jack Lettiere speaks during a ceremony marking the opening of the new Edison Bridge. SAYREVILLE — More than 60 years after its original opening, the newly renovated Route 9 Edison Bridge…
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Edison to use gift of land for soccer fields
Federal governmentgives town 30 acresat Camp Kilmer BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Federal government gives town 30 acres at Camp Kilmer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer Finding a place to play soccer in Edison should get a little bit easier soon. The Army Base Realignment and Closing Commission and the U.S. Department of the Interior is…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Jose Santiago, 15, Edison, practices some tricks on a ramp at the Edison Skate Park last week.
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Forum outlines how ward system works
Woodbridge officials say wards function wellin their town BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Woodbridge officials say wards function well in their town BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer With voters set to decide whether to switch Edison’s form of government on Nov. 4, members of the community heard from officials in a neighboring town about how the…
