Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • 3-foot-long caiman turns up in Edison resident’s pool

    EDISON — Township Animal Control Officer Melissa Trower received a call last week that she won’t soon forget. She was dispatched to a Jefferson Avenue residence around 4:30 p.m. Aug. 3 on a report of an approximately 3-foot-long crocodile in the backyard. The reptile turned out to be a young caiman, which is in the…

  • Crowds enjoy summer fun at Middlesex County Fair

    BY KELLY CRAIG Correspondent Amy Boslet, 5, of Edison, tries to toss one in for the win as mom Tammy (l), aunt Sherry Dixit of East Brunswick and dad Rich look on during the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick Aug. 6. SCOTT FRIEDMAN EAST BRUNSWICK — Eyes gazing into the flashing lights of fair…

  • Metuchen sees rash of bike thefts

    METUCHEN — Police are investigating a series of recent bike thefts reported in the borough. The most recent was at 4:49 a.m. Aug. 2, when a Copperfield Lane resident heard a loud noise and observed two people riding on bikes in front of his home. He told police that he then noticed that his Schwinn…

  • Edison teen takes silver at global Chemistry Olympiad

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The U.S. team of Tayyab Shah (l-r), Elmer Tan, Joe Tung and Konstantin Borisov brought home gold and silver medals from the International Chemistry Olympiad. EDISON — Elmer Tan, who will enter his senior year at John P. Stevens High School this fall, proved this summer that he is not…

  • Edison lawyer indicted in alleged extortion scheme

    A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging an Edison lawyer with conspiring to extort four victims, including two police officers, in an alleged attempt to defraud them of tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees. The seven-count indictment charges attorney Thomas G. Frey, 52, with one count of conspiracy to commit…

  • Cops: Gas station attendant beaten, robbed

    EDISON — Police are investigating a robbery that occurred last week at the Raceway gas station on Route 1. The incident occurred around 9:10 p.m. July 25, police said. The attendant, a 44-year-old Hamilton man, told police that a black male asked for a pack of cigarettes, but then went behind the counter and punched…

  • Postal Service will consider closing two Edison offices

    Customers invited to participate in study by filling out surveys BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Two post offices in Edison could soon be closed. The U.S. Postal Service announced last week that it will study 3,653 post offices across the nation for possible closures. These include 50 post offices in New Jersey, with two of…

  • Man says trio chased him with gun

    EDISON — Police are investigating an incident involving a possible handgun that was reported last week near the Lindeneau School on Blossom Street. A 20-year-old township man told police that he was walking on Blossom Street around 12:15 a.m. on July 27 when three unknown individuals ran toward him. One of the suspects was carrying…

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    Amanda Lumauig (l) and Riley Romond wipe off the excess glue from strips of paper as they work on papier-mâché plate projects during Metuchen summer recreation session at Edgar Middle School in Metuchen on July 13. JEFF GRANIT staff