Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Cyanide poisoning may be at center of jeweler’s death

    Jeweler found unresponsive in bathroom BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — A possible chemical spill at Aabhushan Family Jewelers has killed the store’s owner. Sushil Bhalla, 48, was found unconscious at Aabhushan Family Jewelers, located at 155 Wood Ave., at around 12:50 p.m., according to Edison police Sgt. Jason Gerba. Bhalla was found in…

  • OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial  OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND By Gloria Averbuch Sky Blue FC Collette McCallum Photo credit to: Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com Just as learning is not confined to a classroom, neither are sports and fitness confined to organized teams and programs. You can do a lot to promote children’s fitness,…

  • Lance looking forward to serving as congressman

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Leonard Lance EDISON — A tough economy and the war overseas are just two of the issues that Leonard Lance is facing as a newly elected United States congressman. Lance, 56, a self-described social moderate, won the 2008 election in District 7, which serves parts of Edison and Woodbridge. He…

  • Macy’s employee incurs beating

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — A loss prevention officer at the Macy’s department store in Menlo Park Mall was beaten after he tried to stop a shoplifter from leaving the premises. The 27-year-old victim was trying to apprehend the female suspect on the second floor of the store. Upon trying to grab the…

  • Suspect arrested for GPS thefts

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — A Perth Amboy resident was arrested on charges of stealing two GPS systems in just a matter of hours in town. Renier Feliciano, 28, was charged with two counts of burglary, theft and criminal mischief after allegedly stealing a Garmin GPS system from a parked 2003 Toyota 4-…

  • State fair to open at Meadowlands

    State Fair Meadowlands at Giants Stadium Fairgrounds will return to the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford this summer with 18 days of action-packed fun for the entire family. The state fair will run daily from June 25 through July 12, featuring free entertainment, food, rides, games, exhibits, shopping and bargain ticket nights. This year’s…

  • Raceway Park hosting 40th NHRA Nationals

    Raceway Park will be the center of the drag racing universe this weekend. The famed quarter-mile drag strip on Pension Road in Old Bridge will be reverberating with the sounds of the most powerful drag racing machines as Raceway Park hosts the National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) 40th annual United Association NHRA SuperNationals from June…

  • WMGQ, WCTC take top honors at Ad Club awards

    NEW BRUNSWICK — Creative Services Director Bert Baron, of Greater Media’s WCTC and WMGQ radio stations, has been presented with two New Jersey Advertising Club awards. The awards were presented at the 41st annual New Jersey Advertising Club Awards Dinner at the Chart House in Weehawken on May 28. The Greater Media New Jersey Creative…

  • Local girl is jazzing up mask decorating contest

    No. Brunswick girl is finalist in Zatarain’s ‘Savor the Art of Mardi Gras’ competition BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A local 12- year-old is participating in a “New Orleans Tradition.” The tagline for Zatarain’s food products applies to Claudia Doll, a sixth-grade student at Linwood Middle School who is a finalist in…