Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Bodybuilders pump up for competition in E.B.

    Over 60 contestants to compete at May 1 show BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — It’s time to break out the spray tan and pump some iron. The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Natural Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship is coming to town. The all-day competition, set for May 1 at East Brunswick High School, will…

  • Earth Day

    Esther Nemitz of Edison listens to the remarks of dignitaries during the Earth Day celebration at the Raritan Boat Basin on April 22. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Cherry Blossoms

    N.J. Cherry Blossom Princess Amanda Ussak of Edison meets Japanese Cherry Blossom Queen Kanako Ohno, and Michael Passante, counsel for banking and finance with the office of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez in Washington, D.C. Ussak, a 2006 graduate of Edison High School, was selected by the New Jersey State Society based on her academic achievements,…

  • Edison voters shoot down school tab, incumbents

    Budget called for school tax hike of $268 annually BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Residents came to the polls April 20 to reject both the Edison Board of Education’s $204.8 million budget and the incumbents who sought reelection. Acting Superintendent of Schools John DiMuzio said he had no comment after the final numbers were tallied…

  • Edison municipal tab carries tax increase

    Three council members say township must change budgeting philosophy BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Township Council has unanimously introduced a $123 million budget for 2010 that raises taxes by approximately $70 on the average home. Mayor Antonia Ricigliano said a tax increase is inevitable to absorb a 17.6 percent cut in state…

  • Local youth to represent county at Arthritis Walk

    EDISON — The Arthritis Foundation’s New Jersey chapter has named Taylor Pavey of Woodbridge as youth chair of the 2010 Middlesex County Arthritis Walk, to be held at Middlesex County College on May 16. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with movement demos, vendors, free massages, live entertainment, kids’ activities and other events. Participants will begin…

  • Council to discuss defeated budget with board

    BY KATHY CHANG EDISON — The Board of Education and the Township Council will hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss the defeated 2010-11 school budget. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Edison Township Municipal Complex, 100 Municipal Blvd. On April 20, voters rejected the school board’s $204.8 million spending plan…

  • Symposium focuses on special education

    Advisory council provides support to parents of special-needs children BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Christopher Gagliardi gave parents and guardians of autistic children something new to smile about. The 29-year-old man joined his mom, Lynda Grace Monahan, both of Englewood, as keynote speakers at the fourth annual Special Education Symposium to tell his…

  • Riverfront Walkway opening heralded

    Half-mile-long path includes gazebo, interpretive signs, butterfly garden, birding areas BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer In a swath of land away from the hustle and bustle of the major highways that run through Edison, New Jersey’s fifth-largest township, one might catch a glimpse of wildlife such as harbor seals, peregrine falcons and river otters. Edison…