Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Initiative aimed at helping environment, saving money

    Edison officials are implementing changes in the municipal court and Recreation Department with the aim of entering the green scene beginning on March 1. Mayor Antonia Ricigliano announced that since almost 4 billion trees worldwide are cut down for paper each year, one of the major changes occurring in the township will involve the use…

  • Team preps for 3rd annual Fuce 5K event in Metuchen

    METUCHEN — The third annual Fuce 5K Family Fun Run/Walk, which raises money in the memory of late borough resident Michael Fuccile, will be held June 18. The event is sponsored by the nonprofit Fuccile Foundation, which raises money for local families in need. “Last year’s event exceeded our expectations. We welcomed over 650 participants…

  • Police charge man in daytime burglary of Metuchen home

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Police arrested a 32- year-old Woodbridge man on charges he burglarized a Graham Avenue residence. The break-in occurred around 1:14 p.m. on Feb. 14, police said. Eric Torres of the Menlo Park Terrace section of Woodbridge was charged with burglary and theft on Feb. 15. His bail was…

  • Possible luring incident reported to police

    — Kathy Chang METUCHEN — Police are investigating a possible luring incident that was reported around 3:46 p.m. Feb. 22. A13-year-old girl told police that she was walking on Rowland Place when she observed a white older-model minivan stop nearby. The girl then said a man came out of the van and threw a coffee…

  • Two local teachers bring Relay for Life to Edison

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The first-ever Relay for Life to be held in the local area will be held June 10-11 at Edison High School. Stephanie Coutros, manager of special events for the American Cancer Society, along with YvonneAbrams and Dana Moyle, both teachers at John Marshall Elementary School in Edison, held…

  • Program’s message: Start day with healthy choices

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it is even more important to make it a healthful one. That was the message of Edison High School Principal Charles Ross, Chartwells Inc. and DCH Auto Group in their partnership as hosts of the first-ever “Start Smart:…

  • Teens’ autism awareness event ‘snowballs’ in Edison

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Last year’s Cupid Ballwas a success by all accounts. But its creators say this year’s Snow Ball will be bigger and better. Liesel Pajarillo and Nicole Montalbano, seniors at J.P. Stevens High School, hold the event to raise awareness for children with special needs by providing them with…

  • Acting out

    Fourth-grader Emily Daniewicz portrays Small Alice during a dress rehearsal for “Alice in Wonderland” at James Monroe Elementary School in Edison Jan. 28. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Volunteers sought for local PGA event

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — It will be the experience of a lifetime. That is what officials from the YMCA serving Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy are saying about volunteering at the Barclays 2011 Tournament, which will take place Aug. 23-28 at the Plainfield Country Club on Woodland Avenue in Edison. Helene…