Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Police stress seatbelt safety with ‘Click It or Ticket’ drive

    EDISON — Township police are cracking down on drivers and their passengers who violate seatbelt laws through the end of May as part of the nationwide “Click It or Ticket” campaign. The annual initiative includes high-visibility police seatbelt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local and national publicity designed to ensure that drivers and…

  • Late Marine to be honored as parade grand marshal

    EDISON — While U.S. Marine Corps veteran John A. Bednar won’t be at the township’s Memorial Day Parade, officials are seeking to ensure that he will be there in spirit. The township will posthumously honor Bednar as grand marshal of Edison’s 53rd annual parade at noon May 24. “Mr. Bednar was a proud Marine Corps…

  • Troops rally kicks off week of events honoring veterans

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Known as the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day weekend is a time for beach trips and barbecues. But, by its very name, it is also a time to show honor and gratitude to those who have given their lives in the military. In Woodbridge, many will be doing just…

  • Fire chief set to lead parade in Metuchen

    METUCHEN — The borough will continue its tradition of honoring the 41 Metuchen men who sacrificed their lives at war, along with the many Metuchen men and women currently serving in the armed forces, at the Memorial Day Parade. Set for May 25, this year’s parade theme is “Land of the Free, Home of the…

  • The ‘bug’ is back in Metuchen with colorful canvas of arts

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer Artwork sits awaiting perusal at last year’s Junebug ArtFest. PHOTO BY DAVID GLASOFER, IMAGEUP STUDIOS METUCHEN — The borough’s downtown will be bustling every Friday night in June for the eighth annual Junebug ArtFest. Starting 6-10 p.m. June 5, patrons will have opportunities to take in different forms of visual…

  • Suspected heroin dealer among 22 charged in alleged drug ring

    EDISON — Township police arrested an alleged heroin dealer and 21 others during an investigation that has spanned several months, authorities said. Randall Baker, 51, of Edison, was arrested May 8 after a raid at his home on Wintergreen Avenue West. He faces charges of distribution of heroin, possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS)…

  • Police: Man eluded officers while under influence

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer EDISON — A car chase along Route 1 ended in the arrest of a township man, according to police. Taleb Ahmed, 33, was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, eluding and DUI in the May 11 incident. At 10:25 p.m., police received a call from a citizen about…

  • Liaison to help Metuchen navigate construction projects

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — With two major developments getting ready to kick off, borough officials have hired a coordinator liaison to ensure that all goes smoothly. “One of the reasons we asked [borough engineering firm Maser Consulting] to come up with a coordinator liaison is because in our small town, we’re not…

  • Woodbridge officials paint arts corridor in broad strokes

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A longstanding vision for an arts corridor from Woodbridge to Rahway is becoming a bit clearer. The plan is to tie together the arts village planned for the former General Dynamics site in Avenel, downtown Woodbridge and the existing arts-oriented district in downtown Rahway — all of which are located…