Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Buon Appetito expands menu as part of redesign

    Father-and-son team refurbish old pizzzeria in Metuchen BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer It’s not always what you know, but rather who you know. In the case of Dimitri Aloupis and his father, Anastasios, truer words could not have been spoken. T he two men were looking for an opportunity to own and operate a restaurant,…

  • Grimlock Manor provides thrills and chills to public

    Metuchen haunted house event draws hundreds BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Even with the poor weather on Halloween night, many people in search of a thrill came out to see the haunted attractions at Grimlock Manor on the grounds of the Metuchen First Aid Squad squad. The idea was the brainchild of Jason DiOrio, a…

  • Would you like a demonstration?

    ERIC SUCAR staff Chris Urban (second from left) of Wrap Master demonstrates his product to a group of patrons 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.

  • Tasty treats to make their way to soldiers’ tummies

    Operation Cookie Drop goal is to send goods to local troops overseas BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Home-baked cookies for the upcoming holidays will soon be on their way to military men and women serving overseas. Ronald G. Davie, past commandant of American Legion T. Nulty Post 471, announced the Operation Cookie Drop program on…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Libby Ennis, 9, Medford, plays a game during the Wardlaw-Hartridge School’s Parents Association annual Fall Fair on Oct. 24 in Edison.

  • Two men charged with luring in Metuchen

    Pair from Brooklyn accused in crime against 17-year-old girl BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Two 26-year-old men from Brooklyn, N.Y., were arrested last week after they allegedly attempted to lure a 17- year-old female Metuchen High School student into their car as she was walking on Christol Street. The incident occurred at 3:17 p.m. Oct.…

  • Coyle in the hunt to become next Edison mayor

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer While there may be some more well-known candidates in the race to be the next mayor of Edison, Joseph A. Coyle says he brings plenty to the table. The 40-year-old says he is running with the Leaders Don’t Wait Party because he wants to see a departure from the usual…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Jodi Castiglia, Manville, sits at her Tastefully Simple booth during The Wardlaw-Hartridge School’s Parents Association Annual Fall Fair on Oct. 24 in Edison.

  • Edison lawyer gets his own stamp

    Chinese native is only state resident to receive honor in his homeland BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Other than true stamp collectors, many of us don’t pay much attention to the stamps we purchase and put on envelopes. But over in the Far East, there may be one stamp in particular that some of us…