Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Police warn residents of scam involving ‘water company’

    METUCHEN — Police are asking residents to be wary of potential scams involving persons who may come to the door saying they are from the water company. A recent attempted scam was reported on Delaware Avenue at 10:50 a.m. Feb. 16, police said. An elderly resident told police that a person described as a thin,…

  • ‘British Invasion’ concert to benefit Haiti relief efforts

    The British Invasion Tribute band will perform for Haiti Feb. 27 in Metuchen. METUCHEN — The British are coming. On Saturday at 8 p.m., the British, or at least their music, will “invade” the Metuchen Forum Theatre Arts Center, performing a fundraising concert titled “HELP! The British Invasion Tribute for Haiti Relief.” More than just…

  • Kids with special needs have a Ball in Edison

    Students organized night of fun for families with disabled children BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Children grabbed as much candy as they could during the piñata event at “Cupid’s Ball” on Feb. 20 at the Minnie B. Veal Community Center. J.P. Stevens High School juniors Liesel Pajarillo and Nicole Montalbano organized the event to raise…

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    Shirley French of Fords peruses one of the displays at the eighth annual New Jersey Flower and Garden Show on Friday. The four-day event at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison attracts over 25,000 flower and garden enthusiasts each year. ERIC SUCAR staff

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    J.P. Stevens High School juniors Liesel Pajarillo (l-r) and Nicole Montalbano, both 16, take a picture together at “Cupid’s Ball.”

  • Police officers file suit over demotions

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Four Edison Township police officers have filed a lawsuit against the township for the demotions handed down to them in January. Mark Anderko, a 22-year veteran of the department, Anthony Marcantuono Jr., a 23- year veteran, and Dominick Masi and Joseph Shannon, both 16-year veterans, filed the legal papers in…

  • N.J. Flower and Garden Show

    Patrons look over some of the displays at the eighth annual New Jersey Flower and Garden Show on Friday. The four-day event at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison attracts over 25,000 flower and garden enthusiasts each year. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Hedy Scott (l-r), Dawn Rogers and Betty Davenport take pictures on…

  • Edison board eyes tax hike, job cuts

    School officials say district is not getting its fair share of state aid BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Edison Township Board of Education is facing grim conditions with the preliminary 2010-11 school budget, which includes an average $204 tax hike and the elimination of 19 jobs in the school district. The number of cuts…

  • State grant will help fund parking garage

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — After years of discussion about constructing a multi-level parking garage at the Pearl Street commuter parking lot site, the idea may finally become reality. The borough recently received a $750,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation for construction contributing to a transit village. The Pearl Street parking…