Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Carrying the torch

    Carter embraces her family’s heritage in country music BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer She grew up the child of country music royalty, performed often with her mother and stepfather, June Carter and Johnny Cash, and built her own successful career over 30 years as a solo artist. Carlene Carter, daughter of June Carter Cash and…

  • Woodbridge native helped rescue plane passengers

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Capt. Vincent LuCante, of New York Waterway, said he was just doing his job when he jumped onto a ferryboat to rescue the passengers of Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. New York Waterway ferryboats in the process of rescuing the 155 passengers of Flight 1549 in the Hudson River.…

  • A hero among us

    Mickey Sedlak recalls his WWII experiences BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent PHOTOS BY REBECCA SHIELD Mickey Sedlak shows the canteen and collapsible shovel for building foxholes, issued to him by the Army during World War II. SAYREVILLE — Mickey Sedlak could be called one of the “greats” of the Greatest Generation. At least his medals,…

  • Indoor gardening

    Left: North Brunswick’s Dominick Mondi moves sand away for what will look like a frozen pond on a display for the seventh annual N.J. Flower and Garden Show at the N.J. Expo Center, Edison, on Feb. 10. Above: Louis Carrera, from Growing Concerns, Cranbury, works on a display for the show. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY…

  • Local man puts words to the music

    ‘Meester Amerika’ opens Feb. 12 BY ENID WEISS Correspondent Michael Colby of Metuchen is the lyricist for a new musical, “Meester Amerika,” which opens Feb. 12 at the Garage Theatre in Teaneck. Michael Colby The show is a sort of reverse “Jazz Singer,” showcasing a 1920s couple from a royal family of Yiddish (Russian Jewish…

  • Sansone dealerships sued by state

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEWARK — The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the state Division of Consumer Affairs has filed a lawsuit against four Sansone dealerships within the Sansone Auto Network in Middlesex and Monmouth counties for alleged violations of consumer protection laws and regulations governing the advertisement and sale of…

  • Labrador retriever tops list of most popular dog for 18th year

    Is your dog top dog? For the 18th consecutive year, the Labrador retriever is the most popular breed of dog in America, according to new statistics released by the American Kennel Club (AKC). The Labrador retriever is the most popular dog breed in America. But while more than twice as many Labs were registered last…

  • Photo

    ERIC SUCAR staff Metuchen’s St. Joseph High School fans anxiously wait for the ball to decide its direction during the fourth quarter of the game against Edison’s J.P. Stevens High School, held at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway on Feb. 4.

  • Report: Homelessness has decreased in Middlesex

    Experts fear trend could reverse due to struggling economy Middlesex County experienced a 57 percent decrease in family homelessness from 2005 to 2007, according to the “Homelessness Counts” report released by the Homelessness Research Institute of the National Alliance to End Homelessness Jan. 13. The report, which contains both state and national data, shows a…