Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Mayor’s salary increased

    Mayor Jun Choi will now make $75,000 a year BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer The Edison Township Council approved an ordinance that would increaseMayor Jun Choi’s salary from $49,000 a year to $75,000, less than the increased salary the administration first proposed five months ago, $97,000. The vote during the Oct. 6 Township Council meeting…

  • Council rejects town car ordinance

    Measure would have restricted township car usage BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer An ordinance that would have prohibited township vehicles from being used outside of Edison, except for those of the mayor, police chief, fire chief and the Office of Emergency Management coordinator, was rejected by the township council. The vote took place during the…

  • Fair weather doesn’t stop street fair

    BY LAUREN MORTENSON Staff Writer Though the morning skies looked dark and cloudy, the weather steered clear of rain as the 45th annual Metuchen Country Fair brought fun to the surface with its “Under the Sea” theme on Saturday, Oct. 4. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Betty Holdren (l), of Rahway, and her mom, Rose Peigelbeck, of Colonia,…

  • Pastor speaks about cancer ordeal

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Rev. Patricia Nevius said even though she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in October 2007, things look promising. PHOTO COURTESY OF CASEY JONES The Revs. Patricia and James Nevius “The cancer cells are not in my lymph nodes and there are just traces of cancer cells around…

  • Dems aim to retain Council seats

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent People in Metuchen are happy and the schools are good, two points Metuchen Pcouncil members running for re-election hope will help them retain their seats. Pete Cammarano Democrats Tim Dacey and Pete Cammarano expect voter turnout to be high due to the presidential race. Considering that voters favored Democrats 2 to…

  • Manley challenges Dems for council

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent The Justin Manley for Metuchen BoroughC ouncilW eb site affectionately calls its candidate who works as chief technology officer for Arch Reinsurance Co. in Manhattan a “geek.” And his smiley-face logo sports glasses look a lot like Manley’s own spectacles. Justin Manley It’s part of his image that he’s embraced in…

  • Wild Bird Country marks 5th anniversary

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Above: Wild Bird Country owner Colleen Snow poses for pictures with store resident sun conure “Sunny” at the store’s location in Edison on Tuesday, Sept. 30. The store, located at 1199 Amboy Ave. in Edison, is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. Right, Wild Bird Country offers a wide variety…

  • Cops arrest alleged metal thief

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON — Police arrested a man on suspicion of burglary on Monday, Sept. 29, believing that he intended to steal copper wiring and other scrap metal from a vacant storefront on Route 27, according to Sgt. Robert Dudash, police public information officer. According to authorities, Officer David Salardino was on…

  • Kicks for Kids

    Clockwise from top left: NY Red Bulls midfielder Sinisa Ubiparipovic demonstrates some fancy footwork for the crowd during the charity soccer marathon for “Lanie’s Angels for Kids with Cancer” at St. Joseph’s High School in Metuchen on Sunday. Jashua Nyema, of the Edison United Tigers, makes a move past Cranford Panthers goaltender Josh Lawrence, only…