Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Edison hosts state’s first parade celebrating Pakistani culture

    The state’s inaugural Pakistan Day Parade drew 7,000 attendees from across the state and beyond, according to organizers. Making its way along Oak Tree Road and ending in Iselin, the parade culminated in a Pakistani cultural festival and musical concert. The event, organized by the Pakistan Parade Committee of New Jersey, included 13 floats, Bhangra…

  • Removal of contaminated soil gives Pearl Street site clean bill of health

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — Contamination from underground tanks discovered at the Pearl Street parking lot has been removed, according to borough officials. Nexus Parking — the developer of a sixlevel parking deck that will be part of the Pearl Street Piazza development — found the tanks during excavation of the site in…

  • Developers nix historian’s request to survey battlefield

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A unique issue arose during a recent Planning Board hearing for the development of 10 new homes on Woodland Avenue. Applicants Tom and Karen Shea received preliminary approval for the project at the Aug. 10 meeting, but not before receiving a history lesson on the parcel they plan to…

  • Junior Police Academy gives glimpse into life of an officer

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer A group of young cadets watch as Alyssa Maurath, far right, dusts for fingerprints during a session of the Edison Junior Police Academy, held at Woodrow Wilson School in Edison on Aug. 6. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The Edison Fire Department and Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) provided an eventful…

  • Interview sheds light on alleged officer misconduct

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer New information on an Edison police officer facing administrative misconduct charges provides some insight into the accusations against him. Officer Anthony Sarni, an 11-year veteran of the Edison Police Department, has been suspended with pay — an annual salary of $120,000 — since September 2014. The suspension stemmed from events…

  • A hand up, not handout for working families in need

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Founder Brant Holmes, right, and his wife and Executive Director Dorothy Stearns work together to put away a donation of eggplants at Bentley Community Services in South Brunswick on Aug. 8. Bentley Community Services is certainly not a typical food pantry. Walking into the main building of Bentley,…

  • India Day Parade

    Prismatic hues adorned festive participants in the Indian Business Association’s (IBA’s) annual India Day Parade. Clockwise, from top left: Members of the Hare Krishna movement dance their way down the parade’s route. Dancers are all smiles as they circle up to create celebratory sounds. Spectators line the street, shielded from the sun by umbrellas. The…

  • Pakistan Day Parade first of its kind in New Jersey

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — This year, local Pakistani residents won’t have to travel to New York for a parade celebrating their heritage — a local group is holding its inaugural Pakistan Day Parade on Aug. 16. Uniting the Pakistani population in the area, the parade will start in Edison and conclude in Woodbridge.…

  • Woodbridge cracks down on illegal occupancy, other violations

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A recent fine levied on a Woodbridge property owner is driving home the point that township officials will not stand for violations of municipal qualityof life ordinances, according to Mayor John McCormac. “Illegal and overcrowded housing, property maintenance violations and violations of the township advertising sign ordinances are the most…