Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Temple Emanu-El to present concert

    Temple Emanu-El of Edison will present “Beth Schafer: Live in Concert” on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at 100 James St., Edison. Schafer is redefining Jewish music by combining masterful songwriting with sensitivity to liturgy and with unique insight toward text. What makes her music so special is her attention to the universal themes…

  • Silver Alert is now law

    Legislation that establishes a system to help locate missing persons who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairments was signed into law by then-Gov. Richard Codey. The measure, S-1551/A-2844, creates an emergency Silver Alert System for providing public notification of those missing persons in a manner that is similar to the Amber Alerts that are…

  • Edison BOE to try again with bond referendum

    Two separate questions up for Jan. 26 vote BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer "The print version of this article that appears in the January 20 edition of the Sentinel listed an incorrect date for the Edison Township Board of Education bond referendum. The date, January 26, in the article below is correct." EDISON — After…

  • Edison Police search for man who may have approached girl

    By Dan Newman EDISON — A report of a suspicious vehicle on the south side of Edison has police searching for the driver of that vehicle. On Jan. 18 at about 6:45 a.m., a 9-year-old girl was walking along Harrison Street near Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva. The girl’s mother was about 20 feet in front…

  • Early morning explosion shuts down part of Rte. 27

    Gas leak blamed for destruction of home office BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Ahome office on Route 27 in Edison was destroyed early Monday morning in an explosion that has been blamed on a natural gas leak. Edison Battalion Chief James Hook assesses the situation of a smoldering pile of charred rubble that remains from…

  • Photo

    Wonka’s squirrels check the quality of acorns during the performance of “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” by students of the Lindenau School at Edison High School on Jan. 8. For more photos, visit www.gmnews.com. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Former cop files lawsuit against Choi, officials

    Adam Tietchen pleaded guilty to disorderly person’s offense last May BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Aformer police officer who received a year’s probation for lying to officers has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the former Edison Township mayor, business administrator and police officials. In a 16-page, seven-count complaint, Adam “Buddy” Tietchen says he was…

  • Met. seniors now have new way to get around town

    Minibus donated to replace older-model vehicle BY ENID WEISS Correspondent On Jan. 5, Metuchen officials dedicated a new, $46,800 minibus donated by the members of the Metuchen Senior Citizens Housing Corp. The free door-to-door bus service takes borough residents age 60 and older to medical appointments, to visit patients at JFK Medical Center, hair appointments,…

  • Students dance their way to Walt Disney World

    Girls perform in Orlando as part of annual Christmas parade BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Walt Disney World has always been about having a good time and enjoying the attractions that its Orlando, Fla., campus offers. And for a group of young ladies from our area, they actually became part of the reason why so…