Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Metuchen man recalls Sept. 11 … and Sept. 12

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent Justin Manley’s train arrived at the World Trade Center PATH station just after the Trade Center’s North Tower was hit on Sept. 11, 2001, and just before the plane flew into the South Tower. On Sunday, Manley spoke to his fellow congregants at First Presbyterian Church in Metuchen and, in the…

  • Friends remember slain Metuchen man

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent To celebrate Halloween last year, Michael Fuccile and his family all dressed as characters from the Star Wars movies — wife Nancy was Princess Leia, sons Michael Jr. and Jack were Jedi knights, and daughter Brooke was Yoda. That’s the kind of fun, family man Fuccile was, said Justin Manley, a…

  • St. Francis School celebrates 80th birthday

    BY LAUREN MORTENSON Staff Writer In 1928, St. Francis Cathedral School opened its doors with a mission: to create a Catholic atmosphere where children are challenged to develop respect, justice and responsibility while growing intellectually and spiritually into leaders. Eighty years later, the school is still challenging their students and creating leaders. St. Francis was…

  • Drivers urged to slow down, especially in our town

    BY LAUREN MORTENSON Correspondent METUCHEN — Metuchen drivers, Slow down! That’s the message Metuchen officials are encouraging drivers to listen to. The Metuchen Police Department is encouraging residents to participate in Middlesex County’s Slow Down in Our Town campaign, which will help attract the attention of drivers speeding well over the speed limit in areas…

  • YMCA gearing up to host benefit 5K

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — As the Janice Garbolino Memorial Health & Wellness Celebration reaches its sixth year, YMCA officials will focus on the families. “This run is for everybody,” said William Lovett, chief executive officer of the Metuchen, Edison and Woodbridge YMCAs. The 5K run/walk is named after Janice Garbolino, former longtime…

  • Fire breaks out at apt. complex

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON — An early evening fire at the Durham Woods apartment complex on Reading Road in Edison led to residents being evacuated as about 55 firefighters responded to the blaze. According to Deputy Fire Chief Ralph Ambrosio, the fire, which officials believe began on the deck of one of the…

  • Community mourns loss of Darrin Winston

    Rutgers star, ex-MLB pitcher was also a Bishop George Ahr H.S. graduate BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The local sports community is reeling from the unexpected death of Darrin Winston. Winston, 42, died Aug. 15 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, just days after being diagnosed with leukemia. He is survived by his wife, Jerilyn,…

  • Edison mayor attends national convention

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON — Edison Mayor Jun Choi, speaking from the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo., on Aug. 26, said he is excited at the prospect of Sen. Barack Obama possibly becoming the next president of the United States and, as a part of the New Jersey delegation, is eager to…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff The Wardlaw Hartridge School varsity girls soccer team held a benefit car wash recently. Andrea Buitrao, 14, washes a tire of a Honda CRV.