Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Virtual reality helps stroke patients get back in the game

    EDISON — A new technology may have older individuals loving video games even more than the younger generation. Local researchers are drawing on these games to study and advance a type of virtual rehabilitation therapy to improve the lives of individuals with post-cerebral vascular disease, a condition often associated with strokes, according to county officials.…

  • Youth Conservation Corps seeks applicants for open space work

    The Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps seeks applicants to join its ranks and become stewards of the environment. “Our Youth Conservation Corps members have been an incredible asset in maintaining and preserving our open spaces and trails,” said Freeholder Charles E. Tomaro, the chair of the county’s Infrastructure Management Committee. “The lessons they learn while…

  • Songwriter Series to strike kindred chords with pair of duos

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Friction Farm is a modern folk duo consisting of husband and wife Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SHARON GOLDMAN METUCHEN — The upcoming installment of the Schoolhouse Songwriter Series will be a family affair. The original music events typically take on a round-robin setup, but the July…

  • Police seek witnesses to hit and run

    EDISON — Township police are seeking the driver of a passenger vehicle that struck and seriously injured a 31-year-old bicyclist in the late night hours of July 5. The bicyclist, an Edison resident, was badly injured in what police described as a serious hit-and-run accident at 11:20 p.m. Sunday at Grandview Avenue and Route 1.…

  • Mascola jumps ship in wake of snub by fellow Edison Democrats

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — While leaders of the township’s Democratic party have called a truce, the fallout from the feuding, according to one councilman, continues on. The Edison Democratic Organization’s new chairman, Keith Hahn, and the party campaign chairman, Anthony Russomanno, recently announced an end to the conflict that followed Hahn’s election. But…

  • New surgical recovery suite to aid in tissue donation

    EDISON — The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) recently celebrated the opening of the NJ Sharing Network’s new surgical recovery suite at its May Street property in the township. “Tissue donation has the potential to impact many lives,” said Joseph Roth, president and CEO of NJ Sharing Network. “Just one tissue donor can restore the health…

  • Woodbridge launches new app to encourage buying local

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Residents are now able to seek out businesses and stay up to date on Woodbridge news and events with the unveiling of a new “Buy Local” smart phone application. Mayor John McCormac launched the app, which is free to both residents and businesses, during a July 1 tour…

  • County’s concerts in the park add sounds to summer sizzle

    Middlesex County’s slate of summer concerts will offer attendees a wide range of musical tastes to bring flavor to the warm days and nights ahead. The Music in the Parks free summer concerts series will kick off in July at four county parks. Shows at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, at the South Amboy/Sayreville beachfront on…

  • Zoning Board approves temple in Edison

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Residents for and against plans to construct a new building for a Hindu temple made emotional appeals to the township’s Zoning Board. The June 16 hearing had been carried over from May 26 because of the large volume of public response on the issue. After all the feedback, the…