Category: Sentinel-EDM News

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Wardlaw-Hartridge School’s Anthony Appiah stretches out in midair as he competes in the long jump at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions held June 3 at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield.

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A representative from Hartz Mountain Industries shared the company’s plans for the future of the Edison Towne Square project at a recent Township Council meeting. Hartz was successful in seeking the council’s approval of an amendment to the redevelopment agreement at the May 27 meeting. The amendment will allow…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer New Jersey residents may have an easier time understanding where their tax dollars are being spent under new state requirements for towns to provide more concise budget summaries. Municipal governments are now required by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Division of Local Government Services to produce a userfriendly…

Darren Ventre A basketball coach from St. Matthew the Apostle School in Edison was arrested for allegedly performing a sex act in front of a 14- year-old girl on multiple occasions, according to authorities. Darren Ventre, 40, of Fords, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual conduct and endangering the welfare of a child after his…

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer PHOTO BY FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI As Fire Chief Rob Donnan stands in Metuchen’s timeworn firehouse explaining the building’s shortcomings, a fat drop of water falls from the ceiling as if to provide evidence. “A firehouse should be a lifeboat,” he said. “It should be a place where people know they can…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer International soccer superstar Tim Howard signs a copy of his book, “The Keeper,” for Jeremy Burrell during a soccer clinic and fundraiser for the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders at Rutgers University on June 4. MATT DENTON The local community celebrated a sports legend known not…

EDISON — Active members of the U.S. military and their families are invited to receive complimentary admission to Middlesex County’s Plays-in-the-Park this summer. “It’s impossible to overstate the service and sacrifice that our military has given us,” Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios said. “I know the entire Board of Chosen Freeholders is very…

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Residents raised concerns during a recent Township Council meeting about a move toward rehabilitating properties in the township’s Clara Barton section. The discussion surrounded a council proposal, which was ultimately approved at the May 27 meeting, to have the Planning Board review a draft resolution designating certain Amboy Avenue…

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The lot where Whole Foods Market is slated along with other retail sits awaiting construction. PHOTO BY GERARD TRABALKA METUCHEN — While the borough stands on the precipice of two major developments kicking off this summer, both projects remain in preliminary stages for the moment. As both projects begin to…