Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Three arrested in robberies near Edison Train Station

    EDISON — Police arrested three township men last week in connection with recent robberies near the Edison Train Station that had occurred since September. Dominick Corbin, Yusuf Banks and Christopher Thompson, all 19 years old, were arrested on March 5 and each was charged with two counts of robbery. Bail for each suspect was set…

  • Edison council to extend residents’ time at mic

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Residents could soon get more time to speak at Township Council meetings. At its March 10 meeting, the council unanimously voted to introduce an ordinance that would allow people to address the governing body for six minutes, up from the current four minutes. The matter has been a…

  • Band will stop in Edison on 21-county, 48-hour tour

    Kindred Souls to perform at diner March 19 to raise money for N.J. food banks EDISON — The Edison Diner will serve as the Middlesex County stop on the 21- county “Diners Donate Dollars” tour, which will raise money for the New Jersey Federation of Food Banks on March 19. The tour, launched by Kindred…

  • Photos

    Saturday’s heavy winds and rain uprooted numerous trees in the region, including this one, seen resting against a house on West Walnut Street in Metuchen on Sunday. The combination of soft, wet ground and strong gusts were enough to pull a tree and the adjacent sidewalk and curb up. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Edison goes against recycling center plan

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Amid some heavy objections from residents, the Edison Township Council has unanimously come out against a proposal from Generated Materials LLC to expand its business on Meadow Road. Attorney Keith McManus, of Farer Fersko, Westfield, presented the Generated Materials proposal to the council at a workshop meeting on Feb. 22.…

  • Police arrest another Edison H.S. custodian

    Janitors accused of using insurance plan to obtain OxyContin for abuse, resale BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Afifth janitor at Edison High School has been arrested as police continue to investigate the illegal use and resale of prescription drugs obtained via the school district’s health insurance plan. And more arrests will come, police said. The…

  • Photo

    Les Kurtz tickles the ivories while Eric Lemmons plays the standup bass during a performance by their trio, Manhattan Jazz, at the Metuchen Public Library on Sunday. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • County slices open space tax; reduces operating budget

    Freeholders pursue more shared services in hopes of achieving savings BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Despite cutting its open space tax, Middlesex County will continue to fund land purchases this year, Freeholder Director Christopher D. Rafano said. The Board of Chosen Freeholders will reduce the open space tax from 3 cents to 2 cents…

  • Metuchen police seek community’s input

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Borough police want to hear from residents for their Citizens Satisfaction Survey. Police Chief James Keane came up with the idea for the survey, and Patrolman David Liantonio and intern Jennifer Schneier, a graduate student at Kean University, are working to make it a reality. The survey is…