Category: Sentinel-EDM News

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Phillip Vazquez, 24, explains why the new comic series “I Hate Fairyland” is one of his favorite new additions at The Record Store in Howell. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among the tens of thousands of comic books that line the main aisle of The Record Store in Howell, Phillip…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Ten-month-old Gianna Gonzalez of Perth Amboy, left, wears a “Team Jacob” shirt in support of her newly adopted brother, Jacob, 18 months old, during the annual Adoption Day ceremony. For Sylvia Soto and Osilis Gonzales, of Perth Amboy, their journey to adoption began with the loss of a son. “After…

The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) — the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals, at three of their locations: Ken Shirk Early Learning Program, 455 Old Post Road, Edison; Our Savior’s Learning Center, 50 Calvert Ave., Edison;…

The Pride of Metuchen High School (MHS) Marching Band ended the 2015 competitive season with the school’s first-ever national championship. The MHS Marching Band competed in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, against schools from Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and won the Tournament of Bands Group 3A Atlantic Coast Championships. The MHS Marching Band received first place…

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Councilman Wayne Mascola has voiced his frustration with the speed of converting township employees to Edison’s relatively new automated timekeeping system. Mascola brought up the topic during the Township Council meeting on Nov. 9 by asking Business Administrator Maureen Ruane for an update regarding the process of moving all township employees…

Football rivalries keep tradition alive By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The staples of Thanksgiving have always included family, turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and high school football for many across New Jersey. What was once a traditional game for virtually every high school across the state is becoming a rarer occurrence as many of the rivalry…

By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Above: U.S. Coast Guard veteran Nicholas Grego, middle left, and U.S. Army veteran Rob Giorgi, middle right, along with other volunteers, fill cardboard boxes with supplies as part of Operation Shoebox, held at Middlesex County College in Edison on Nov. 10. Below: Maryann Hirsch of Operation Shoebox helps fill boxes.…

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — Four-legged residents in the Edison and Metuchen area will soon have a place where they can socialize and get some exercise — and their owners will be able to do the same. That’s because at the Nov. 9 Township Council meeting, Edison approved the creation of a dog park…

EDISON — The “Remembering the Fallen” memorial has been unveiled in dedication to fallen police officers of Middlesex County. The memorial stands as a tribute to 27 officers who have died in the line of duty while protecting the lives and property of county residents: John Bodnar Sr. of the Carteret Police Department; William J.…