Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Metuchen Police Dept. pursues environmentally friendly practices

    The Metuchen Police Department is going green. While a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system is soon to be implemented, police said they have also been able to incorporate software called NCIC Green, from LawSoft Inc., which is allowing the department to go “paperless.” “We receive [NCIC broadcast] messages constantly from departments all across New Jersey,…

  • Arsenal cleanup moving along, fed official says

    Progress made in ordnance removal, air quality mitigation BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Restoration is well under way at the former Raritan Arsenal. “There are 10 buildings left to evaluate [for indoor air quality],” said Sandra L. Piettro, the project manager from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The former arsenal comprises…

  • Team rallies around one of their own

    Matt McGuinness holds the Sports Kid of the Year Award for his brother Danny as their father Bill holds pictures. They are surrounded by Danny’s teammates, coaches, friends and supporters including Edison Mayor Antonia Ricigliano (r) and Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes III (behind Matt and Bill). MAUREEN BUENO EDISON — The North Edison Baseball and…

  • New Bruns. farmers market opens for its 2nd season

    NEW BRUNSWICK — Wider selections of fresh produce, prepared foods and goods, and an all-weather pavilion are among the new features at the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market this year. The market, which opened for its second season June 19 at 178 Jones Ave., off Georges Road, will be open Thursdays from 1 to 6:30…

  • Series of cable thefts reported at PSE&G site

    EDISON — Police are investigating a string of thefts of copper cable that have occurred at the PSE&G training facility on Pierson Avenue over the past two months. The most recent theft occurred between 2:30 and 7 a.m. June 7, when 54 feet of copper cable, valued at $750, was taken from the facility. A…

  • Main St. studio celebrates three decades of nurturing creativity

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Patricia Woods celebrates with students at Creative Images Art Studio & Gallery, Metuchen, during a recent surprise birthday party. METUCHEN — Imagination runs wild every day at the Creative Images Art Studio & Gallery on Main Street. It’s been 30 years since Patricia Woods, an Edison resident who earned a…

  • Piccirillo Sciencetelling

    Students at Ben Franklin Elementary School in Edison participate in Piccirillo Sciencetelling experiments June 9. The interactive science program uses experiments to tell a story to the children. The theme on this occasion was “The Jungles of Jersey.” More photos, page 36 and at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Metuchen council OKs tab with tax increase

    Despite budget cuts, municipal taxes will go up $142 on avg. home BY ENID WEISS Correspondent The Metuchen Borough Council, split 4-3 along party lines, voted June 7 to adopt a $14.96 million municipal budget for 2010. The budget will increase the municipal portion of the property tax bill by 7.6 percent. A resident with…

  • Summer theater series to kick off next week

    Three musicals will be staged at Roosevelt Park with nightly performances at 8:30 p.m. BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Middlesex County’s Plays-in-the-Park will kick off its 48th season with the musical “1776” on June 23. Plays-in-the-Park shows, which are sponsored by the Board of Chosen Freeholders and the county’s Parks and Recreation Department, are housed…