Author: Greater Media

  • North Carolina man held in police shooting

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A 20-year-old North Carolina man has been charged with attempted murder after he fired a handgun at police during a police chase, according to police. Jesse D. Namotka, of Sylva, North Carolina, is being held at the Middlesex County Corrections Center in North Brunswick on $250,000 bail, police…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    An official ribbon cutting ceremony will take place this weekend at Bounce Back Fitness, 457-459 Main Street, Metuchen. Bounce Back Fitness is a private personal training studio specializing in training people with physical challenges or injuries. Trainers offer one-on-one personal training, small group training and sport specific training. Owner Phillip Clermont will be joined at…

  • FYI

    Items for Community Bulletin Board may be emailed to [email protected]. They also may be faxed to 732-780-4192 or mailed to Edison Metuchen Sentinel, P.O. Box 950, Manalapan, NJ 07726.

  • Metuchen Library hosts information seminar

    The Metuchen Public Library will be the host to an Affordable Care Act Information Seminar on Dec. 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. The seminar is free and open to all. Trained assisters from Enrollment Assistance Center—SRA International, Inc. will be available to answer questions. Dec. 15 is the last day to enroll in or…

  • Christmas Concert, treats set Dec. 17 at Trivium Academy

    A “Christmas Concert and Night of Sweet Treats” will be held Dec. 17 at Trivium Academy in South Plainfield. Cakes from local bakeries and bakers and ornaments hand made by students will be for sale. Doors open at 7 p.m. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the cake sale will start at 8:30…

  • St. Joe’s looks for another strong season on the ice

    VARSITY REPORT By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Middlesex Community College’s Nazjae Imes, left, looks for an open teammate during the team’s Dec. 3 game against the Community College of Philadelphia in Edison. Middlesex scored 104 points in the victory. The women’s basketball team is off to a 6-1 start overall and 6-0 in Region 19 play.…

  • The benefits of townhome living

    By Jane Mueller The condo you once thought of as a dream come true — your own place — now feels too much like an apartment and just not enough space. Now it’s time to make a decision: a single family or townhome. Why choose a townhome? It is an opportunity to have the space…

  • President of The Francis E. Parker Memorial Home honored by Boy Scouts of America

    BACK TO BUSINESS News of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertisers Roberto Muñiz (left) receives the 2015 Distinguished Citizen Award from Event Chairman Garrick Stoldt, CFO, Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, who is from Eagle Scout Class of 1972. On Nov. 5, more than 100 guests gathered at the Pines Manor in Edison for the Boy Scouts of…

  • Robert D. Azzara

    Robert D. Azzara, 56, of East Brunswick passed away suddenly on Nov. 20. Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong resident of East Brunswick and a graduate of Boston College. In 2013, he retired from TD Bank, Morristown. Surviving are his parents, Nicholas and Ann (Battaglia) Azzara of East Brunswick; his sister, Jamie Malloy…