Category: Sentinel-EDM News

The National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold the 2015 NAMIWalks on May 16 at the Seaside Park boardwalk, near the intersection of Ocean and Stockton Avenues. Checkin time is 9 a.m., and the start time is 10 a.m. As NAMIWalks celebrates its 13th anniversary in 2015, the organization hopes to encourage support for those…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Participants make their way over a wall during a Rock Solid Mud Run at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Several types of mud runs and obstacle course races are held annually at venues around the region. FILE PHOTO At the age of 53, Kevin Cullen is a two-time veteran of…

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The Edison Board of Education has chosen a builder for the construction of the new James Monroe Elementary School. Dobco Construction Services won the contract for the reconstruction of the school, which was destroyed by a fire in March 2014. The Wayne-based company submitted the lowest of 10 bids for…

Right: Husband-and-wife dance duo Louis Desoto and Sandy Smehil cut the rug. Below: An Edison High School senior demonstrates some fancy footwork to attendees at the “Senior” Senior Prom held May 7 at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center in Edison. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON

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…

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…

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — A recently discovered World War II bomb sparked discussion at a meeting to review work at the Raritan Arsenal site. Hosted by the Army Corps of Engineers on May 2 at the township’s senior center, the meeting was targeted at updating the public on the cleanup of the site.…

The Edison Public Library announces the opening of a new exhibition, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War” on May 15. The exhibit will explore Lincoln’s struggle to resolve the basic questions that divided Americans at a perilous moment in the nation’s history. Free programming will be provided, featuring esteemed Civil War and Lincoln scholars.…

The Middlesex County Republican Organization has announced its Republican slate for the upcoming county election. The organization has selected Alex Barletta of South Plainfield for county clerk, and Jose Alonso of Edison and Sharon Hubberman of Perth Amboy for the two available seats on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The candidates received unanimous…