Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Small bear right at home in Metuchen

    KATHY CHANG, Staff Writer 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.,…

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    Ashley Hunt of the Edison Angels looks to throw the ball to home plate during the Shoot Out PONY Qualifier Softball Tournament at the Angels’ fields on Joyce Kilmer Avenue Saturday. Twenty-four teams competed in the 10U and 12U tournament. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Edison budget brings zero tax hike again

    Finance panel to discuss tab at June 22 public hearing BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Edison Township Council has introduced an amended budget for 2011 that will keep municipal taxes stable. Council members voted unanimously in favor of the $113 million municipal budget on June 8. This will be the second straight year the…

  • Edison chief back to work after 3-month suspension

    Bryan, administration agree to penalty of five unpaid days BY KATHY CHANG dison Police Chief Thomas Bryan returned to work June 8 after reaching a settlement with the township. “It is great to be back and lead the Edison Police Department,” he told the Sentinel. He said he is working on an assessment of what…

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    Christine Sun of Edison holds the gift basket that her dog, Meeko, won for being the tallest pooch at the second annual Paws in the Park dog walking event, held June 4 at Edison’s Lake Papaianni. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Metuchen officials move cautiously on zone change

    Proposal would allow residences on ground floors of buildings BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Metuchen officials are holding off on a zone change that would allow residential units on ground floors that currently allow only retail uses. Several officials raised concerns about the proposed amendment to a borough zoning ordinance during the June 6 Borough…

  • Nostalgia

    The Big Band performs for residents of the Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park on May 15. The Korean War Veterans, Central Jersey Chapter 148, sponsored the event. The veterans group meets at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of every month in the courtroom of the Monroe Township Municipal Building, Perrineville Road. Membership applications…

  • Council, mayor clash over police and fire ordinance

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON— In the latest example of the battle for control between the administration and Township Council, Mayor Antonia Ricigliano has vetoed another ordinance. The Township Council had voted on May 25 to amend an ordinance setting guidelines for work force reductions in the police and fire divisions. The mayor vetoed…

  • Photo contest to capture five decades of open space preservation

    A picture may be worth a thousand words, but how many pictures would it take to capture the beauty of preserving 650,000 acres of open space and parks in New Jersey over the past 50 years? That’s the challenge the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is putting into the shutter-happy hands of residents and…