Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Church rummage sale to benefit charities

    The First Presbyterian Church will hold its 33rd annual rummage sale 6-9 p.m. May 13 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 14 at the church social center, 270 Woodbridge Ave., Metuchen (next to the Metuchen train station). All proceeds will benefit charities, including Meals on Wheels, Kiddie Keep Well Camp, Habitat for Humanity, Women…

  • Summer fun in Ocean Grove starts this weekend

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer A “town for all seasons,” Ocean Grove has something for everyone all year round. The one-square-mile, “dry” town offers visitors one mile of pristine beachfront and scenic boardwalk, according to Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce member Lois Hetfield. There is much more to Ocean Grove than the beach and boardwalk,…

  • ‘Mad Hatter Tea’ in time for Mother’s Day

    The Borough Improvement League of Metuchen is hosting its annual Victorianstyle high tea, “AMad Hatter High Tea,” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7 at Old Franklin School, 491 MiddlesexAve. Complete with finger sandwiches, cookies and sweets, it’s a perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day. The fee is a $10 donation, $5 for children. For…

  • Cameras set up on Route 1 to capture red-light runners

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Camera systems have been installed at three major intersections along Route 1 in Edison in order to catch drivers running red lights. The equipment is in place at the Route 1 intersections with Plainfield Avenue, Prince Street and Wooding Avenue. The township has contracted with Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. to…

  • Edison firm unveils largest rooftop solar panel project

    Solar panels are mounted across the roof of Avidan Management’s 656,255-square-foot building on Talmadge Road in Edison. The 4.26-megawatt installation will reportedly reduce carbon emissions by 3,750 tons annually, the equivalent of planting 3.5 million trees or taking nearly 1,000 SUVs off the road. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff EDISON— Alocal real estate company has…

  • Metuchen girl, 10, leads charge for traffic light

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Alexandria “Allie” Wonski wMETUCHEN — Alexandria “Allie” Wonski may be just 10 years old, but she knows how to get her voice heard in town. Last summer, Allie, with help from her grandmother, Lynda Wonski, set out on a campaign to get a traffic light installed at the intersection of…

  • MCC students learn unique art of carving ice sculptures

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Carlos Nicanor (r) and Daniel Micucci, students in Middlesex County College’s culinary program, carve an ice sculpture during an April 4 class on the Edison campus. LAUREN CASSELBERRY EDISON — An unusual sound came across the campus of Middlesex County College on a recent afternoon: that of chainsaws cutting and…

  • ‘Soundstage’ will fill club with hope for autistic youths

    BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Yellow #5 When voices and musical instruments combine, special things often happen. When musicians combine, special people can often be helped. Such will be the case on Saturday, May 7, when Greater Media Newspapers and Howell Ice World present a host of musical performances for charity during “Soundstage” at Bar Anticipation…

  • Edison board outlines goals in new master plan

    Report looks at town’s future from a land use perspective BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — After months of meetings to reexamine the township’s master plan, the Planning Board voted in favor of a revised plan that enables officials to essentially “keep dreaming.” “This is a guide, a future plan that puts teeth into…