Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • One-week suspension recommended for chief

    Bryan’s attorney says chief is eager to return to work BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A hearing officer found Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan guilty on four of the six charges that the administration filed against him in March. Labor attorney Kenneth Rosenberg, Roseland, recommended in his May 16 decision a five-day unpaid suspension to…

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    Edison Girl Scouts Bailey Skibar (l) and McKenna Vyrne plant flowers May 14 in the area of the Clara Barton First Aid building on Amboy Avenue. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Edison, Metuchen set for Memorial Day events

    Veterans, Scouts, musical groups will march on Sunday and Monday Residents of Edison and Metuchen will pay tribute thisMemorial Day weekend to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation’s freedom. Edison’s parade will take place on Sunday in the Clara Barton section, with monument services on Monday. Metuchen’s procession is set for Monday.…

  • Residents work with police to keep neighborhood safe

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Residents of the area along Woodbridge Avenue, from Silver Lake Avenue to Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, will be keeping a closer eye on the safety of their neighborhood. The residents recently formed a neighborhood watch group in response to recent home burglaries in the area. Police Detective Sgt.…

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    Mikayla Cole of Plainfield and Nadia Valcourt of South Plainfield, second-grade students at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School, Edison, look at a salamander being held by a guide at the Kateri Environmental Center, Marlboro. The students explored fossils, bugs and other interesting things on their trip to Kateri. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Metuchen seeks convenience, savings with recycling change

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — The Borough Council voted in favor of moving to a single-stream recycling program, which officials said in the long term will save the borough money. Residents will be able to place all their recyclables, including paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum and plastic, in the same recycling bin, and put…

  • Broadcaster gives back to the industry he loves

    Cipolla shares stories, surprises and lessons from three decades in radio and TV BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Staff Writer Frank Cipolla There are few people who know what theywant to dowith their life at 10 years old and then successfully accomplish that goal. OldBridge resident Frank Cipolla is one of the lucky few. At the age…

  • Clean Ocean Action

    William Ricketts (l-r) of Princeton, Emily Zaniewski of Metuchen and Alex Hartelust of Iselin were among 33 students from Middlesex County College to join other volunteers in cleaning up the beach at Laurence Harbor Waterfront Park April 30. Clean Ocean Action, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of marine waters off the New…

  • Edison man honored with award

    The Monmouth County Human Relations Commission (MCHRC) recently presented the first Earl Thomas Teasley Humanitarian Award. The commission plans to make this an annual presentation. Former MCHRC chairman Earl Teasley, of Toms River, was a noted advocate for social justice and a beloved counselor and professor at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, until his death in…