Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Jewish leaders protest Sept. 30 referendum date

    Vote on $52M school bond falls on Jewish holiday Rosh Hashana BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer M embers of Edison’s Jewish community have expressed great dismay over the date of a Sept. 30 bond referendum, with religious leaders noting that the special election would take place on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. “I find…

  • Oh, what a night out

    Above: Edison Police Officer and K-9 handler Sean Meade holds up a prop found by Lucky, a police K-9 trained for search and rescue missions. The demonstration at Edison High School was part of the National Night Out celebration Aug. 5. Right: Jari Walzog, of Middletown, leads karate exercises presented by the Satori Academy of…

  • Eagle Scout beautifies school courtyard for service project

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Alocal Eagle Scout is putting the finishing touches on a project that will turn Herbert Hoover Middle School’s center courtyard, in Edison, into a fully fledged outdoor classroom and garden. Eagle Scout Steven Polishak built a man-made pond as part of his service project at Herbert Hoover Middle School in…

  • Neighborhood Watch to form in Metuchen

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent METUCHEN — Metuchen is responding to a recent string of burglaries in town by creating a new Neighborhood Watch program. Police will kick off the program with an organizational meeting in September, divide volunteers into neighborhood groups, and assign the groups to coordinate their training and efforts with a police liaison…

  • Contruction begins on safety center

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Construction has begun on the Edison Public Safety Center, the facility that will house police, fire and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel all under one roof. It is intended to be a state-ofthe art facility and will have a full training center for all the township’s public safety personnel, who…

  • Edison teachers’ contract approved

    Agreement with union outlines pay raises, changes to health plans BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer T he Edison Board of Education approved the new three-year contract between the district and the Edison Township Education Association (ETEA), the local teachers union, during a special meeting July 29. The contract, the end product of about sixand a-half…

  • Township test-drives cruise night

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer As one walks down Amboy Avenue on July 29, near the Provident Bank just past the Stewart’s, the sounds of old ’50s and early ’60s standbys punch through the summer air cooled by recent rains, providing a welcome break from the intense heat of previous days. Clockwise from top: Ed…

  • Boro explores parking funding options

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent METUCHEN— Borough officials are hoping to hear from residents, developers and experts the next time they discuss a fee structure that charges developers or landowners when their plans for a downtown lot do not include enough parking. The goal is to put those funds into an account that would accumulate, and…

  • Man tied up, assaulted in own home

    EDISON — Police reported that a man on New Dover Road was bound and gagged in his home by two men, though at the time of the report the victim was unable to determine if anything had been stolen. According to Sgt. Robert Dudash, police public information officer, a 33-yearold Edison resident arrived at his…