Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Road rage reported in Edison

    EDISON — Police are investigating two separate road rage incidents that were reported last week. On Feb. 27, a 22-year-old male told police he was in his vehicle in the vicinity of Route 1 and Grandview Avenue around 2:41 p.m. when he noticed that the vehicle behind him was traveling very close to his vehicle,…

  • Woodbridge Artisan Guild changes location, expands programs

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Woodbridge Artisan Guild, which currently holds art classes, is looking to expand into juried art shows, jazz concerts and open mic nights since its new location on Main Street provides a larger studio space. PHOTO COURTESY OF EDUARDO SANTOS WOODBRIDGE — The Woodbridge Artisan Guild (WAG) has moved into…

  • Metuchen library to host international film festival

    METUCHEN — The Metuchen Public Library is set to kick off its annual spring movie series, the Edna Newby International Film Festival. The festival will feature three films shown at approximately one-month intervals. Each filmwill be shown twice, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Admission is free to all. Showings will take place in the library’s…

  • Fire destroys garbage trucks

    EDISON — An early-morning fire destroyed three garbage trucks and damaged a recycling truck at the township Department of Public Works yard on New Durham Road Feb. 17. Edison Police Sgt. Darrin Cerminaro said the fire was called in by a passer-by around 3:15 a.m. When police arrived, they observed that the fire was at…

  • Edison Scout improves grounds of tower site

    Ryan Seesselberg, a student at Edison High School, shows off some of the landscaping improvements he completed at the Edison Tower Memorial Park. EDISON — A local teenager has done his part to assist with the ongoing renovations at Menlo Park’s Thomas Edison Center. While restoration work continues at the Edison Memorial Tower and museum,…

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    Members of the J.P. Stevens Theater Company rehearse a scene from the Tony award-winning musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” on March 1. Shows will run March 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17, with doors at 7 p.m. and the show at 7:30. Tickets will be available at the door or may…

  • Edison school budget raises taxes $72

    Loss of tax ratables in town results in tax hike, despite reduction in total tax levy BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Restoring staff and programs is a common theme in the proposed 2012-13 Edijson school year budget, which totals $212.1 million. Superintendent of Schools Richard O’Malley presented and introduced the budget at the Board of…

  • Edison police may soon go electronic with tickets

    Officers would scan licenses, print tickets using in-car device BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Police and Edison officials are looking to bring police ticketing into the digital age. Police officers may soon be issuing electronic citations, also known as e-tickets, in an effort to improve accuracy and save time. Police Chief Thomas Bryan said he…

  • Edison fires result in injuries, widespread power outages

    By Kathy Chang Numerous firefighters from Middlesex County battled two fires in Edison on Feb. 28. One such fire involved a transformer at a PSE&G facility on Pierson Avenue around 4:20 p.m. and caused thousands of homes in the area to lose power, Edison Deputy Fire Chief Brian Latham said. “The transformer, which uses mineral…