Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Sports site proposal OK’d amid concerns

    Edison board: Application cannot be denied based on environmental issues BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Despite environmental concerns, the Edison Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of a minor subdivision proposed for the former Kemco Corp. site on Inman Avenue. Brian Schwartz, the Scotch Plains attorney representing the applicant, Inman Sports Club, reminded the board…

  • Edison Library avoid cuts

    $300K allocation means current staffing level, hours will remain in place BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer What a difference a week makes. With the anticipation of a reduced budget for 2012, Edison officials two weeks ago announced the planned layoffs of five full-time employees and a reduced operation at all three branches of the Edison…

  • WCTC to be recognized for promoting hiring of veterans

    NEW BRUNSWICK — WCTC radio, “The Voice of Central Jersey,” will be recognized Jan. 5 by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve of New Jersey (ESGR) for its role in promoting the hiring of veterans . WCTC will receive a personalized statement of support from the Guard and Reserve in acknowledgment of the…

  • Man, 21, stabbed to death at hip-hop party in Edison

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A 21-year-old Newark man died from stab wounds sustained when a series of fights broke out at a hip-hop party at the Mirage banquet hall on Oak Tree Road in the early-morning hours of Dec. 24. Jayson Perry was pronounced dead at 1:43 a.m., shortly after being taken…

  • Children embrace the holidays at annual party

    Embrace Kids Foundation provides Winter Wonderland for patients, families The Embrace Kids Foundation held a holiday party for children who have cancer, sickle cell disease or other blood disorders on Dec. 17. Children and their families were treated to a Build-A-Bear station, cookie decorating, video games and live entertainment. NEW BRUNSWICK — The annual Embrace…

  • Perilstein to council: Keep working, embrace change

    Vocal councilwoman wraps up four years of service BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Melissa Perilstein EDISON — As the Township Council concluded its final meeting of the year last week, its members said goodbye to one of their mates. Councilwoman Melissa Perilstein was presented on Dec. 28 with a bouquet of flowers and a resolution…

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    The Middlesex County College annual holiday party included a food drive that collected hundreds of pounds of food for the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services. Pictured with the donations are Gina Bedoya (l-r) of South Plainfield, a counselor in the Counseling and Career Services Department; William Egbert of Sayreville, DECA coordinator; College…

  • Places to go

    Judy Minnium (l-r) of Scotch Plains, Logan Hill of Dayton and Janeyce McCray of Union, all fourth-graders at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School, Edison, make elevation maps out of “geogoop” as part of their study of New Jersey geography. Each map was then color-coded to represent the four geographic regions of the state during the recent project.…

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    Edison High School’s Kevin Luckenbach goes up for two of his 16 points during the Eagles’ 43-29 win over H.D. Woodson High School from Washington, D.C., in the Gene Haley Memorial Tournament on Dec. 28. JEFF GRANIT staff