Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • AMC to combine dining with first-run movies

    EDISON — The term “dinner and a movie” will soon take on a whole new meaning locally. The AMC Loews Menlo Park 12-movie theater complex is being converted to eight Fork & Screen auditoriums and four Cinema Suites auditoriums, according to a recent announcement from Menlo Park Mall owner Simon Property Group and AMC Entertainment.…

  • County recognizes 20th anniversary of ADA

    Middlesex County officials will mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a proclamation declaring their “recommitment” to the act. The proclamation, to be presented July 15, is part of the “2010 by 2010” campaign spearheaded by the National ADA Symposium. The drive seeks to generate 2,010 proclamations…

  • Police: Phone scam seeks money for ‘jailed grandson’

    EDISON — Police warned that a new scam may be targeting grandmothers. Police Lt. Sal Filannino said a 64-yearold female resident received a phone call from an unknown male saying that he was her grandson. The caller reportedly said he had been arrested and jailed, and needed bail money to be sent to be him.…

  • Police issue warning about potential scam

    METUCHEN — Police are warning residents to use caution if they see a classified advertisement for a personal shopping job after a borough resident reported that he lost approximately $3,000. According to police, the resident reported on June 19 that he had answered an advertisement for the job in February, and that things were going…

  • Community service programs at library

    During the summer, the Young Adult Department of the Metuchen Public Library will offer two community service programs for Metuchen residents who will be entering grades 8-12. The library will pair up participants with beginner readers. This program is for the mature teen who would enjoy spending time each week with a first- or secondgrader…

  • Woman fulfills promise to find out family’s story

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Many Americans know something about how and when their ancestors made their way to the U.S. In the case of the Irish, most came over some time in the late 19th or early 20th century. But do their descendents ever wonder about the lives of these ancestors who…

  • Summer workshops for kids will highlight Indian culture

    Enjoy Explore India is offering hands-on projects, activities BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer For Indians and non-Indians seeking to learn about Indian culture, Enjoy Explore India (EEI) is offering introductory summer workshops beginning this month. EEI is the brainchild of Seema Moondra, a North Brunswick resident who has been involved with Middlesex County’s 4-H Indian…

  • Edison culinary team defeats 15 others to take top honors

    The Edison Job Corps Academy received first-place honors during the 2010 Job Corps Culinary Arts Expo, held last week at Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing. The championship Edison team is made up of iron chef Floripe Serrano from Richmond, Va., sous chef Michelle Caruso from Long Island, N.Y., garde manger Jimmy Alvarado from…

  • Retired superintendent to take over in Edison

    Two board members say cost of interim official is too high BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer To some, a new interim superintendent who will take the helm of Edison’s public schools on July 1 represents hope, and a new beginning.   Ronald E. Bolandi will take over a school system that has seen its share…