Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Police arrest one of two suspects in home burglary

    EDISON — Police apprehended a 22-year-old Perth Amboy man accused of burglarizing a Woodbridge Avenue residence last week. Alexis Xaier Cruz was charged with burglary and was transported to the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick in lieu of $5,000 bail with no 10 percent option . Police Lt. Sal Filannino said the…

  • Edison firefighters stood in for New York comrades

    Members recall experiences serving in New York after 9/11 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Firefighter Douglas MacMahon was at home when he learned that a plane had been flown into the World Trade Center. “I was watching it all unfold on television,” he said. “New York City was putting out calls for help.”…

  • Surreal scenes still vivid for Edison first-aiders

    Volunteers lent a hand in the aftermath of 9/11 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON— The two New York Fire Department paramedics who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, are memorialized on one of the ambulances at the Edison FirstAid Squad No. 2. Their names were Carlos Lillo and Ricardo Quinn. “In 2002, a friend of…

  • Edison, Metuchen get back to normal after hurricane

    Local communities were still cleaning up after Hurricane Irene last week, but nearly all residents of Edison and Metuchen had power restored by Friday. Edison Mayor Antonia Ricigliano said there may be a few small pockets without power going into the weekend. Metuchen Mayor Thomas Vahalla said he was told that every residence in the…

  • Kicking up a storm

    Luke Weiss, 4, of Metuchen, has some fun in the aftermath of a rainstorm Aug. 18, when Night Train performed as part of the Metuchen Rocks! concert series. The township’s Cultural Arts Commission organized the event in association with the Metuchen Recreation Commission. The series concludes with a performance by The Atmospherics at 7:30 p.m.…

  • Edison poetry journal to celebrate 10 years

    The Edison Literary Review will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a poetry reading at the Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge on Sept. 14. The group’s publisher, Gina Larkin, and staff members John Larkin and Tony Gruenewald, all of Edison, will give readings as part of the Barron’s PoetsWednesday series, beginning at 8 p.m. Many contributors…

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    Robin Mathews (l-r) with Bronco, Renee Lake with Bella, and Randi Rae with Zeena parade for the judges and residents during the annual dog show Aug. 31 at JFK Hartwyck at Edison Estates, Brunswick Avenue, Edison. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Edison police recall roles in relief efforts on 9/11

    Township sent 22 officers to help on 9/11; many made return trips to bring aid BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Edison police officers return from Ground Zero via the Staten Island Ferry on Sept. 12. The message that came into the Edison Police Department on ticker tape stated, simply, “We need help.” It was from…

  • Metuchen expects many to gather for 9/11 service

    Fire chief feels special connection to tragic events of 10 years ago BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Metuchen will mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a somber ceremony. It will also be the last one the borough holds. The event, which has been spearheaded by Fire Chief Rob Donnan, will be a…