Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Police: Suspect fled bank after demanding money

    EDISON — Township police and the FBI are investigating the attempted robbery of the Provident Bank on Amboy Avenue. Bank employees told police that the unknown male suspect entered the bank around 10:26 a.m. on June 29 and walked up to a bank teller, handed her a note and told her in a raspy voice,…

  • Edison making plans to hire firefighters

    Questions about hiring current volunteers still linger BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A s the Edison fire department gears up for a testing process that is expected to produce a much-needed list of qualified entry-level career firefighters, a question has surfaced about fairness. Walter Boychick, chief of Edison Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 (formerly the…

  • India Day parades again expected to be separate

    Discord continues between members of groups in Edison, Woodbridge BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Barring a compromise between two rival groups, the annual India Day Parade will for the second straight year be split in two, with one procession each in Edison andWoodbridge. The parades, which attract as many as 35,000 people to celebrate India’s…

  • ‘Chicks’ will reimagine Simon & Garfunkel tunes

    Metuchen resident plans special hometown concert BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Sharon Goldman takes lead vocals on a song while Jon Sobel, the husband of Chicks with Dip member Elisa Peimer, plays bass and Cheryl Prashker plays drums. For Sharon Goldman, an upcoming performance in Metuchen is a chance to take her friends “Homeward Bound.” That’s…

  • Edison man finds success with Shore-based film

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Tom Bentey portrays Joe Lombardi and Mellissa Kellner is Ashley Simon in a beach yoga scene from “At the Jersey Shore.” EDISON — As people head to the Jersey Shore this summer, Thomas Bentey wants them to know there is more to it than the stereotypes and clichés seen on…

  • Community celebrates resident’s 100th birthday

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Mary Engelberg celebrates her 100th birthday at Whispering Knoll in Edison. EDISON — With balloons, friends and loved ones surrounding her, Mary Engelberg sat quietly, taking it all in. “This is amazing,” she said. To celebrate her 100th birthday, the staff at the Whispering Knoll assisted living community, led by…

  • Skaters and BMXers show how they roll in Edison

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced Frank Clementi, 15, of Edison, does a jump on his bike during a promotional event for the Live Nation Vans Warped Tour at the Edison skate park on June 30. SCOTT FRIEDMAN EDISON— Some of the best and upcoming skateboarders and BMX bikers showed what…

  • Plays-in-the-Park readies second show of 50th anniversary season

    EDISON — This summer’s Plays-inthe Park season continues under the stars in Roosevelt Park on July 11 with the opening of “Damn Yankees.” Performances run through July 21. “This is one of the most fun and enjoyable musicals produced for the stage,” said Middlesex County Freeholder Stephen J. “Pete” Dalina, chair of the Infrastructure Management…

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    Jake Urban, 14, of Edison, performs a trick on his scooter during a promotional event for the Live Nation Vans Warped Tour at the Edison skate park on June 30. See page 13. SCOTT FRIEDMAN