Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Edison students will take a shot at game of golf

    Game will be added to phys. ed. curriculum, courtesy of PGA affiliate BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Students in the township’s middle and elementary schools will be able to learn the game of golf this coming school year . The school district has teamed upwith the NewJerseyGolf Foundation to bring theGolf in Schools…

  • Fair all about tradition, and fun for the family

    Attendance has increased in recent years, with 75,000 attending last year BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Thousands of area residents will find their way to the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick next week for their yearly dose of live music, shows and attractions. FromAug. 1 through Aug. 7, the Middlesex County Fair will host the…

  • Rain, rain, don’t go away

    Residents make rain barrels to help recycle water BY KELLY CRAIG Correspondent Lisa Veliath-Houston (l) of Piscataway and Dale Duchai work together to build a rain barrel during a workshop at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park on July 14. LAUREN CASSELBERRY SOUTH BRUNSWICK — “We quickly filled the…

  • Edison police investigate pair of armed robberies

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A home invasion in which an elderly man was held at knifepoint was among two recent robberies reported in the township. The home invasion occurred at 9:19 p.m. on July 18 at aWright Street residence, Edison Police Sgt. Robert Dudash said. The victims, a husband and wife in…

  • Edison native gets party started in Lifetime movie

    Alex Feldman started acting career as a teenager in Edison BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Alex Feldman EDISON — Actor Alex Feldman, a graduate of Edison High School, is the ultimate Hollywood party master in the upcoming Lifetime made-for-TV movie “Bling Ring,” based on the real-life burglaries that targeted A-list celebrities. The movie is scheduled…

  • Metuchen P.D. gets advanced license plate reading system

    Department veteran is promoted to lieutenant BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer An automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) system is installed next to the light bar on the roof of a Metuchen police vehicle. METUCHEN — The Police Department has another tool at its disposal in automated license plate readers. The department is among several in…

  • Facilities among top issues facing Edison board

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — One of the Board of Education’s primary goals for the coming school year is to explore ways of easing overcrowding in the schools. “We will look to see what can be done this year to address the severe problem of overcrowding in the schools,” board President Gene Maeroff…

  • Middlesex towns see severe damage from gypsy moths

    Gypsy moth caterpillars damaged 1,317 acres of trees in 68 New Jersey towns this spring, with areas of Middlesex County being among the hardest hit. “While the gypsy moth population has remained relatively low, they are still a significant threat to trees and, given the right conditions, could have a resurgence,” state Secretary of Agriculture…

  • Donation supports expansion of YMCA facility in Edison

    Namrata Patel (l-r) and Corinne Chandler work out at the YMCA in Edison. METUCHEN — The Provident Bank Foundation recently donated $20,000 to the YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy in support of its capital campaign to expand the Edison branch. “The Provident Bank Foundation has been a wonderful partner of our YMCA…