Category: Sentinel-EDM News

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — Two new police officers have joined the borough’s ranks. Officers Richard Lorfing and Justin Poblete, sworn in at the June 29 Borough Council meeting, are filling posts left open after the retirement of Sgt. David Liantonio and Officer Cynthia Velez. Metuchen police Chief David Irizarry said the retirements…

A Plainfield man has been charged with aggravated manslaughter following his alleged involvement in the death of an Edison woman, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said. Carey said Chiwueze Ebere, 29, of Plainfield, was charged on July 1 with aggravated manslaughter in the death of Wupiju Lin, 70, of Edison. Lin died after the…

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — Borough officials have taken another step toward seeking to fill vacant businesses in town. Following the lead of more than 100 municipalities throughout the state, Metuchen officials are considering the adoption of a vacant property registration ordinance (VPRO), which would require owners of vacant properties to register with…

EDISON — Police charged a Plainfield man in the recent crash that caused the death of a township woman, authorities said. Chiwueze Ebere, 29, was charged with death by auto after his car struck the car in which Wupiju Lin, 70, was riding at Route 1 south and Plainfield Avenue in Edison at 11:34 p.m.…

EDISON — A township man was charged with attempted murder and arson, among other counts, in connection with a fire at a Rutgers University building last year, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey. A grand jury handed up a 10-count indictment in New Brunswick on June 25, charging Shayam Sridhar, 21, a former…

WOODBRIDGE — The annual Woodbridge Township Independence Day celebration and fireworks display is set for 4 p.m. July 2 at Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park on the Sewaren waterfront. “Woodbridge Township is home to military personnel currently serving overseas, and to military veterans who served and protected America’s freedom and democracy in conflicts around the…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Parlin Gressitt, left, practices signing with Phoebe Gartside during an American Sign Language (ASL) program at the Middletown Township Public Library on June 27. If passed, a proposed bill could make ASL a world language option for high school students. SCOTT FRIEDMAN High school students in New Jersey may…

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Property owners in Metuchen will see a 5 percent increase in their municipal tax bills if the council votes to adopt its proposed budget. Introduced at the June 15 Borough Council meeting, the $18.3 million municipal budget includes an $11.1 million tax levy — roughly $100,000 more than the amount…

More than 2,000 people attended the Win & Wine Weekend/Chocolate Festival at Monmouth Park on June 27 and 28. Attendees sampled wine from local wineries and desserts from area vendors. The event was sponsored by Greater Media Newspapers. Right: Donna Villari, of Villari Vineyards, Sewell, pours wine for Lin Paxson, Blue Point, N.Y., during the…