Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Union says cuts resulted in longer response times

    Asks new investigative committee to review impact of closing fire-rescue units BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A s the Edison Township Council gears up for its “committee of the whole” investigation of the mayor’s initiatives, another local group is calling for a separate investigation. The Edison Fire Fighters Association is asking the council to investigate…

  • New Jersey welcomes all types of creatures of comfort

    Super Pet Expo caters to those with fur, fins and scales BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Charlie gingerly makes his way across the tightrope with encouragement from Scott Houghton during the Super Pet Expo at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center on Sunfield Avenue Feb. 12. SCOTT FRIEDMAN The fur was flying, but it…

  • 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…

  • Metuchen service to notify residents of emergencies

    Borough hires vendors to obtain phone numbers, operate phone/email system BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent METUCHEN — The borough has been adding new communications vehicles to its roster, and yet another will come on board next month. Metuchen recently started using social media tools Twitter and Facebook to keep residents informed, and the borough will institute…

  • Photo

    Garden lovers browse the marketplace during the ninth annual New Jersey Flower & Garden Show Feb. 17 at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison. MAC Events of Spring Lake presented the four-day show. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Edison’s recycling efforts get boost from state grant

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer EDISON — The township will receive $148,583 in state funding to enhance its recycling programs. The grant is among a total of $13 million in awards from the state Department of Environmental Protection to aid municipalities and counties in their recycling efforts. “These grants are an investment in our future,”…