Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Construction slated to begin next month on Towne Center

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer EDISON — Following many years of discussions, Hartz Mountain Industries is slated to begin construction on a 1.2 million-squarefoot development at the site of the former Ford Motor Co. plant on Route 1 and Vineyard Road. “We’ve given preliminary approval at this point,” said Dennis Pipala, Planning Board chairman. “Phase…

  • MCAT receives DOT award

    The U.S. Department of Transportation has given the United We Ride LeadershipAward to Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT), recognizing the system for its integration of human service transportation with traditional bus and rail services. Middlesex County was one of just four counties and one state nationwide to be recognized as a model system, according to…

  • Middlesex will oversee Monmouth ME’s office

    In an effort to save costs for both counties, Middlesex County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Falzon will also serve as Monmouth County’s medical examiner for the remainder of 2009. Falzon replaces longtime Monmouth County Medical Examiner Dr. Jay Peacock and will have oversight of both county medical examiners’ offices. “State statute permits the cooperative sharing…

  • Voters to choose Middlesex County Democratic candidates

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Voters have three incumbents and a newcomer to choose from in the upcoming Democratic primary for the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders race. Jusleine Daniel Incumbents Ronald G. Rios and H. James Polos are seeking two three-year terms, while incumbent Carol Barrett and newcomer Jusleine C. Daniel are vying for…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Milika Griffiths, 14, of Edison, applies soap to the door of a car as cheerleaders from the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison wash cars on Saturday to raise money for their trip to cheerleading camp this summer.

  • Edison police officer suing department, town

    Claims that superiors did not assist him in time of need BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer An Edison police officer has filed a lawsuit against members of his own department and the township. Officer Robert Urbanski states in the lawsuit that he was harassed by supervisors and was denied assistance in obtaining medical treatment after…

  • Met. Dems use primary to introduce newcomer

    Primary slated for June 2 BY ENID WEISS Correspondent By the looks of things, Metuchen’s Democrats looked at the three council seats gained by local Republicans as a wake-up call. Sheri-Rose Rubin Political newcomer Sheri-Rose Rubin is running with Democrat incumbent Richard Weber for two seats up for grabs on the Borough Council. They are…

  • In search of a good deal

    Bargain hunters descend upon Dayton looking for odds and ends, and then some BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Even though the holidays are a distant memory, there’s still a huge market for things like the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation. And then there’s random things people are interested in, no matter what time…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Naomi Benderly, 12, (l) and Kathleen McCunney, 13, both of Metuchen, have fun playing Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games on the Wii during Game Day at the Metuchen Library on May 9.