Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Hindu statesman to be honored at Global Dharma Conference

    EDISON — Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will receive the “Pride of Dharma” Award at the Global Dharma Conference at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center in Edison on Sept. 11. The award recognizes the outstanding contributions of Hindus who have made a major impact on the Hindu society in an effort to protect, preserve…

  • Leaf bags distribution in question in Edison

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — The fate of the township’s leaf bag program is unclear, despite a vote against the program by the Township Council. Approval would have enabled the township to purchase 200,000 30-gallon leaf bags for distribution to residents in bundles of 20 or 40 in late September and early October. At…

  • Four teenagers charged in car burglaries

    WOODBRIDGE — Four teenagers face charges after being apprehended by township police in connection with a rash of car burglaries and thefts in Iselin, according to police. Masiyah Jamaelle Williams, 18, of Iselin, along with three juveniles — two from Iselin, ages 14 and 17, and one from Plainfield, age 16 — were charged Aug.…

  • Oldies but goodies

    Left: Classic cars await perusal at the Metuchen Rescue Squad Car Show at Tano Mall in Edison on Aug. 9. Below: A classic Corvette appears to have its hood in the clouds during the Metuchen Rescue Squad’s sixth annual car show. PHOTOS BY GERARD TRABALKA

  • While police hunt killer, community helps family of slain taxi driver

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The investigation into the death of a 57-year-old cab driver in Rahway is continuing. Imad Alasmar of Edison was gunned down in his taxi on Aug. 25, according to Union County Acting Prosecutor Grace H. Park. Shortly before 11 p.m., Rahway police patrol units were called to the 1400 block…

  • Exploring the risk factors for prostate cancer

    In the United States, one in six men can expect to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, while there is a one in seven chance that a Canadian man will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during his lifetime. Those elevated incidence rates could be a byproduct of an aging population, as age is…

  • Hopelawn VFW building is future site of Dalina Manor

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The former Hopelawn VFW property on James Street will become the site of Dalina Manor, a 57- unit affordable senior housing residential community. “We expect to break ground in early 2016,” said John Hagerty, a spokesman for the township. BCM Affordable Housing will invest nearly $13 million to…

  • ESL students ‘L.E.A.P.’ into learning over summer

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — For ESL — English as a Second Language — students, the district’s new Learners of English Achievement Program (L.E.A.P.), allowed extra time in the classroom in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. “These kids are coming to school and having fun,” said Maria Anan, a language arts teacher at…

  • Work on ‘Thomas A. Edison Papers’ to continue, thanks to grant

    EDISON — Grant funding will allow scholars at Rutgers University to continue their work of documenting the life and work of the township’s namesake. Begun in 1978, “The Thomas A. Edison Papers” has had a team of researchers at the university culling through millions of pages of documents from the prolific inventor’s West Orange laboratory…