Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Edison police charge Trenton man with intent to distribute CDS

    EDISON— Police responding to an active burglar alarm at the Harmar warehouse on Plainfield Avenue arrested a 24-year-old Trenton man on suspicion of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Police Lt. Sal Filannino said Antonio Liriano was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and intent to distribute. Police Sgt. Jason Gerba responded to…

  • Police: Two suspects charged in theft of sewer grates in Edison

    EDISON — Police arrested two township men in the alleged theft of sewer grates on Raritan Center Parkway. Police Lt. Sal Filannino said Robert Martin, 48, and David LaPosta, 39, were charged with receiving stolen property around 3:28 p.m. onMay 17. Filannino said a witness observed the suspects taking sewer grates and placing them in…

  • Edison chamber to honor select community members

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Edison Chamber of Commerce will honor a select group of local business people, residents and educators during its 13th annualAwards Dinner at the Pines Manor on June 12. Those being honored include attorney Zhiya Hu, who will receive the Citizen of the Year award for community spirit,…

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    Children use crayons to color in the community art mural for the fifth annual Junebug ArtFest in Metuchen on June 1. The downtown arts festival continues on Friday evenings through the end of the month. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Edison shows appreciation to those who gave their lives on battlefield

    A tank from Camp Kilmer makes its way along the Memorial Day Parade route, transported by P&A Construction. EDDIE COLOGNA EDISON — The township held its 50th annual Memorial Day Parade on May 27. The procession began on Division Street and traveled down Plainfield Avenue to Jefferson Boulevard to the Father & Son Post No.…

  • Amboys plan to light up the bay for Independence Day

    Fireworks will launch July 3 over Raritan Bay, the first such display in more than a decade BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer A barge in the Raritan Bay sits a half-mile from both the Perth Amboy and South Amboy waterfronts. An extravagant fireworks display will shoot off from the barge on July 3 as part of…

  • Training for startup businesses offered

    UCEDC, a nonprofit economic development corporation, is offering an intensive six-week workshop for those with start-up businesses who are in the idea/planning phase or have been in operation for less than a year. The next session of “Entrepreneurship 101: Are You Really Ready to Start Your Own Business?” — which will be held at the…

  • Edison brothers bring intense workouts to the masses

    Former J.P. Stevens wrestling standouts launch fitness program focused on threshold training BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Jeff Zannetti demonstrates a portion of the workout. EDISON — If there is one word to describe the Z-Fanatical Fitness workout, Mike Zyskowski, 17, would go with “crazy.” “I like it,” the South River High School junior said,…

  • Patio furniture reported missing

    EDISON — Police are investigating a rash of thefts that occurred in the southern section of the township between May 15 and May 20. Six sets of patio furniture were stolen, mostly during the overnight hours, though two sets were taken during daytime hours, Edison Police Lt. Sal Filannino said. The first patio furniture set…