Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Edison police chief back to work

    Bryan, administration agree to five-day unpaid suspension By Kathy Chang Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan returned to work June 8 after reaching a settlement with the township. The June 7 agreement removed all but one of the six charges that were leveled against the chief in March. The remaining charge accused the chief of failing…

  • Community marks decade of Offsie memorial events

    Efforts have raised nearly $1 million in honor of well-known resident BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Kelly Rappa, vice principal at Herbert Hoover Middle School in Edison, hangs in there as a pie-throwing target during halftime of the June 2 Michelle Offsie Charity Basketball Game, benefiting breast cancer research through City of Hope. School faculty…

  • Market Days getting a ‘fresh’ perspective

    More vendors, new location in works BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Metuchen is expanding its farmers market this year in response to feedback from the community. “We had a little one for 10 years,” said Gideon Gelber, coordinator of Market Day. When the borough’s Chamber of Commerce, which sponsored the market, conducted a survey, it learned…

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    Mike McLaughlin and his dog, Gizmo, and Linda Pizzaia and her dog, Angel, all of Edison, meet Miss New Jersey Brielle LaCosta during the second annual Paws in the Park dog walking event, held June 4 at Edison’s Lake Papaianni. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Edison to break ground with iPad curriculum

    HMH Fuse: Algebra 1 app combines instruction with ongoing support BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Edison’s school district will be the first in the state to integrate a curriculum completely executed on a digital tablet device this fall. Edison will take part in a pilot program in partnership with the global education service Houghton Mifflin…

  • Running coffee shop teaches life skills, builds relationships

    Students at middle school open business on Fridays BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Thomas Macchiaverna (far left) stands with staff and students during the weekly coffee shop at Woodrow Wilson Middle School. Macchiaverna, known as “Mr. Mac” to his students, proposed the coffee shop, which launched in September and teaches important life skills, including socialization.…

  • Hospital celebrates new pediatric emergency unit

    Dedicated emergency unit averages more than 15,000 pediatric patients per year BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer One of the rooms in the new pediatric suite of John F. Kennedy Hospital on James Street. Hospital officials, dignitaries and area residents came together to officially open the $5 million Pediatric Emergency Department on June 2. KATHY CHANG…

  • State Fair to open at Meadowlands June 24

    Special promotions on tap to mark fair’s 25th year For its 25th anniversary year, State Fair Meadowlands will be treating fairgoers to brand-new entertainment during the 17-day event, running June 24 through July 10 at the New Meadowlands Fairgrounds, next to the New Meadowlands Stadium, formerly Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford. State Fair Meadowlands is…

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    Laurie Bonja, science teacher at Herbert Hoover Elementary School, dribbles the ball during the June 2 Michelle Offsie Charity Basketball Game, benefiting breast cancer research through City of Hope. Sherrie Lubonski, kindergarten teacher at Martin Luther King Elementary School, follows in pursuit.