Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Edison police chief suspended

    Bryan’s attorney says charges of failure to follow directives are without merit By Kathy Chang Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan has been suspended from his duties without pay for what officials referred to as “insubordination.” Township Business Administrator Dennis Gonzalez handed the chief a letter around 10:30 a.m. on March 22 listing six charges involving…

  • Police: Man knocked to ground in robbery

    EDISON — A 48-year-old Springfield man suffered minor injuries when he was robbed at the Menlo Park Mall last week, according to police. The incident occurred at 6:55 p.m. on March 16, police said. The victim told police he was walking to his car, which was parked in the lowerlevel parking deck, when an unknown…

  • Edison postpones March 24 Committee of Whole meeting

    By Kathy Chang, Staff Writer The Edison Township Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed. A future date will be announced shortly, officials said. Council President Robert Diehl said he learned on March 18 that township Business Administrator Dennis Gonzalez — one of three subpoenaed for the meeting — might…

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    Left: Retired NFL player Derrick Chambers speaks to students at the John Marshall Elementary School in Edison on Dec. 12. The visit was part of the school’s Character Education program, and Chambers spoke on the topic of fairness. Right: Students had a chance to meet Chambers (rear) during the assembly. Also pictured are Levi Ukraincik…

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    Members of the John P. Stevens Theatre Company rehearse a scene from their spring production of “Rent.” The students began performing the 1996 Tony Award-winning musical at the high school on Grove Avenue last weekend, and shows continue at 7:30 p.m. March24-26. There is also a 2 p.m. matinee March26. To purchase tickets in advance,…

  • Edison mayor appoints rabbi to serve as township chaplain

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg EDISON — Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg is back in an official role as chaplain for the township. “I am honored that the mayor [Antonia Ricigliano] has enough confidence in me,” he said. “Since she came into office, I have given all the invocations and benedictions.” Ricigliano sent a…

  • Edison panel subpoenas mayor, administration

    Committee of the Whole to hold second session Thurs. BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Edison residents and employees who attended the first Committee of the Whole meeting last month can expect a different type of event on Thursday. “In the first meeting, we did not subpoena anyone or subpoena documents,” council President Robert Diehl said.…

  • YMCA gets $75K for efforts to combat childhood obesity

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy will use a $75,000 grant to support programs combating childhood obesity. The YMCA and Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. announced that they will implement a three-phase programming plan with the grant funding, during a Feb. 17 press conference hosted…

  • Edison mourns loss of police officer, 40

    Patel recalled as ‘a tremendous resource’ for police force, community BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Milan Patel patrols the streets of Edison in 2006. Milan Patel, who in 2004 became Edison’s first police officer of Asian-Indian descent, has died at the age of 40. “It’s just a tragic loss,” said Police Chief Thomas Bryan. Patel…