Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Small bear at home in Metuchen

    METUCHEN — A black bear, described to be small and approximately 100 to 150 pounds, caused quite a stir in the borough on Monday. Around 7 a.m. police received numerous calls about a bear in a tree at a Maple Avenue residence. Police Officer David Liantonio said as of 4 p.m., the bear was still…

  • Middlesex County College opens new biotech lab

    EDISON — College officials are hailing a state-of-the-art biotechnology lab that recently opened at Middlesex County College. The teaching lab includes a preparation room, a clean room for tissue culture work, and dedicated space for specialized equipment. The facility is designed to allow students to become proficient in laboratory techniques used in the biosciences industry.…

  • Woman robbed at drive-up ATM

    EDISON — Police are investigating a robbery that occurred at an automated teller machine (ATM) on Route 27 last week. The victim, an Edison resident, told police she was using the ATM at the Wells Fargo bank when a man approached the rear of her vehicle on foot, brandishing a black handgun with a blue…

  • Photo

    Borough officials and other participants make their way to Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park during the candlelight walk-through, which started at the Metuchen Borough Hall on June 16. Borough officials along with the Metuchen-Edison Area Clergy, Metuchen- Edison-Woodbridge-South Amboy YMCA, Metuchen Municipal Alliance-YSB and the Metuchen Seniors Inc. held the candlelight walkthrough to celebrate…

  • Edison office plan opponents want more assurances about flood control

    Zoners to continue hearing on July 19 regarding controversial medical facility BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Edison Zoning Board of Adjustment will continue to hear questioning next month regarding the proposed medical development on James Street. Rukh Edison Plaza/James St. Medical of Piscataway is proposing to construct a new two-story, 10,000-square-foot medical facility at…

  • Barnes elected to lead Middlesex Co. Dems

    Former assemblyman succeeds Spicuzzo BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Former state Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes Jr. is the new chairman of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization. Nine hundred and seventy-one members of the county Democratic committee, a record turnout, cast votes in the June 14 contest between Barnes, 82, and Kevin McCabe, 38, who also…

  • Hands of Hope pantry includes wellness info among its resources

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer More than 100 families attended the wellness fair sponsored by the Hands of Hope Food Pantry and John F. Kennedy Medical Center on June 18 at St. James Episcopal Church on Woodbridge Avenue. People were able to ask questions and gather information on the various state and county agencies that…

  • Metuchen council follows up on young girl’s petition for traffic signal

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Borough officials say they have contacted county officials to see what they can do about implementing a traffic light at the intersection of Sharon Court and New Durham Road. Mayor Thomas Vahalla said they have contacted the county because New Durham is a county road, and they have…

  • Run for fun

    Carl Anderson and his son Kyle, 5, of North Brunswick, make their way to the finish line during the annual Fuce 5K Metuchen Family Fun Run on June 18. SCOTT FRIEDMAN