Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Fine levied against owner of illegal multifamily home

    Council candidate charged $7,500 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — A former Ward 4 Republican councilman candidate in this past election was fined $7,500 in municipal court on Oct. 28 for housing a total of 10 people at a Magnolia Road home in Iselin that he owns. Bhupendra Patel, who withdrew his name from…

  • DWI checkpoints will be set up year-round

    Middlesex County gets $43K state grant for program While in the past, Middlesex County officials have set up sobriety checkpoints on select weekends and holidays, a state grant will now allow the late-night roadblocks to be implemented yearround. Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced last week that the DWI checkpoints would begin last weekend…

  • Weber, Rubin win seats on Metuchen council

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent The Democrats retained their majority on the Metuchen Borough Council in the Nov. 3 election. Councilman Richard Weber and Sheri-Rose Rubin won with 2,889 votes for Weber and 2,831 votes for Rubin. Republican challenger Joe Vassallo received 2,071 votes. Gov. Jon Corzine received 2,420 votes and eventual winner Chris Christie received…

  • Acting it out

    Above: Dance and theater professional Paige Price (left) offers tips about auditioning to Sanam Merchant (center) and Sam Burkhman (right) during a visit to Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison on Nov. 6. Price has Broadway experience and an impressive résumé filled with performance and production credits. Right: Price speaks with students. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Charles St. Park to get a face-lift

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Metuchen recently received a second check in the amount of $500,000 — this time from Middlesex County’s Open Space and Farmland Preservation Fund — to be used on improvements at Charles Street Park. The first check was received last year. Borough administrator Bill Boerth said the turf field at the…

  • Councilwoman elected as new mayor of Edison

    After narrow primary win over Choi, Ricigliano defeats Planning Board chair Pipala BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Councilwoman elected as new mayor of Edison After narrow primary win over Choi, Ricigliano defeats Planning Board chair Pipala BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — Following her huge upset of incumbent Mayor Jun Choi in the Democratic…

  • Jersey Fall Home Show

    ERIC SUCAR staff Bob Sutor from Carfaro Inc. waits for the next customer at the New Jersey Fall Home Show held at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison on Oct. 30. Exhibitors from throughout the state were on hand presenting their products.

  • New commission to watch over Dismal Swamp

    Area is home to many bird species BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Abill creating the Dismal Swamp Preservation Commission was signed into law by Gov. Jon Corzine last week in Edison. PHOTO COURTESY EDISON WETLANDS ASSOCIATION The Dismal Swamp is a 1,240-acre land mass that takes up pats of Edison, Metuchen and South Plainfield. The…

  • Docktoberfest takes over Metuchen

    Beer dinner complete with trimmings served up at Dick’s Dock BY JAY BODAS Correspondent Whoever thought you could have beer for dessert? The surprisingly delicious answer to this question was served by Main Street restaurant Dick’s Dock last week at its 13th annual Docktoberfest, a unique six-course beer dinner complete with some of the finest…