Category: Sentinel-EDM News

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A 20-year-old North Carolina man has been charged with attempted murder after he fired a handgun at police during a police chase, according to police. Jesse D. Namotka, of Sylva, North Carolina, is being held at the Middlesex County Corrections Center in North Brunswick on $250,000 bail, police…

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Residents again fought a proposed medical office at Ventnor and Oak Tree roads—and the investigative work by one resident raised enough concerns to warrant additional review by the Edison Township Planning Board. Representatives for cardiologist Dr. Rajendra Patel presented a second round of revisions for the proposed two-story building, consisting of…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The annual Winter Festival Parade ushers in the holiday season as it marches on Main Street, Metuchen, on Nov. 29. COURTESY OF DAVID GLASOFER How did Metuchen attain the reputation “The Brainy Borough?” That is what the Metuchen Historic Preservation Committee, with the help of historians Linda McTeague, Dennis Bertland…

Santa makes his way up Main Street in Metuchen in the annual Winter Festival Parade on Nov. 29. This year’s theme was “Gifts of the Season.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID GLASOFER

Six massage parlors in the area have been closed by police after 19 individuals were charged with participating in prostitution and/or money laundering at the establishments. Julie’s Spa, 525 Milltown Road, North Brunswick, and Pro Acupressure Inc., 1910 Oak Tree Road, Edison, were among the massage parlors that were shuttered during a series of raids…

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON— Patients and caregivers in the Parkinson’s community will have one of the country’s largest events right in their backyard on Saturday when a Partners in Parkinson’s event comes to the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center on Dec. 5. Partners in Parkinson’s events started more than a year ago between…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A U.S. teen, who has relatives in East Brunswick and Edison, was among three killed in a shooting in West Bank. Ezra Schwartz, 18, was killed in a drive by shooting Nov 19. The killing has been ruled a terror attack, according to media reports. Schwartz was…

WOODBRIDGE — A fox captured in the Colonia section of Woodbridge has tested positive for rabies. The Woodbridge Township Department of Health & Human Services has been notified of a positive case of rabies in a fox captured on Nov. 19 in the vicinity of Claremont Avenue School in Colonia. An investigation by the Woodbridge…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Fourteen cats and kittens were quarantined last week as they received treatment for upper respiratory infections after recently being moved to the Edison Animal Shelter for adoption from a South Jersey shelter, according to township officials. “Only a few cats displayed symptoms, but we are being extremely cautious. We are…