Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Township honor role announced

    Edison High School announced that the following students have been named to the all-A honor roll for the first marking period: Ninth-graders Deena Afflerbach, Trevor Candido, Evan Clements, Joshua Cole, Jennifer Collins, Rupanjal Dasgupta, Brianna Eskin, Sahil Khanna, Aishwarya A. Kurup, Marzia A. Lisa, Cassandra Lubonski, Louise Luciani, Esha Manzoor, Saurabh K. Modi, Meagan Mulligan,…

  • Slippers collected in son’s memory

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Kellie McDavideit (left) sits with the bags of slippers donated to the annual “Wiggly Warm Toes” slipper drive she started in 2005 in honor of her son, Ian (right). Ian passed away at the age of 3 from cancer in 2004. More than 200 pairs of slippers were collected for…

  • Man charged with four burglaries

    BY CHRIS GAETANO & KATHY CHANG Staff Writers Edison police announced that they have found the man they believe is responsible for four burglaries over the past year. The suspect, Paul Hecht, of Cliffwood Beach, is currently lodged in the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick. According to Lt. Joseph Shannon, police public…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff St. Joseph’s Rob Ashamole (34) battles with Woodbridge’s Max Issaka (15) and Gerard Bullock (2) for a rebound during a 65-25 victory over the Barrons on Dec. 22.

  • Affordable housing rules approved

    Edison must have 1018 affordable units and $8.4M by 2018 BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer The Edison Township Council reluctantly approved its affordable housing plan during its regular Dec. 22 meeting. The plan will be sent to the state Department of Community Affairs along with a cover letter lodging the township’s official protest over the…

  • Celebrating Hanukkah

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Denise Halliwell, director of recreation, begins the ceremony for the 15th annual lighting of the Edison menorah at the Edison Jewish Community Center on Dec. 22. Right: Daniel Rubinstein explains the meaning of Hanukkah during the lighting of the menorah.

  • Task force brings federal resources to a local level

    Edison bringing officer to program for first time BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer For the first time, the Edison is sending one of its police officers to work with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s task force, which gathers together state, county and local authorities to fight drug trafficking. On Dec. 18, Police Director Brian Collier, a…

  • Changes proposed to meeting procedure

    Critics contend ordinance shuts out public from govt. BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON — An ordinance changing the rules of procedure during Township Council meetings was successfully introduced during the Dec. 22 meeting, much to the chagrin of meeting regulars who would be most affected by it. The measure amends the meeting rules in…

  • Man robbed in car at mall

    EDISON — Police have reported that an armed robbery took place at Menlo Park Mall last week. Lt. Joseph Shannon, Edison police public information officer, said a 29-year-old man from Spotswood was sitting in his car on Dec. 16 at 9:15 p.m. as the car was parked at Menlo Park Mall outside the Rain Forest…