Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Gas prices fuel slight increase in bike sales

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON — As the costs of getting from here to there continue to worry Americans, some area bicycle shops have reported an increase in sales as more people turn to alternative means of transportation as a way to save money. Data from the Federal Highway Administration, a division of the…

  • Congressman reflects on past and future

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent Rep. Ferguson talks service and family as he prepares to step down It’s been a fun albeit wild ride, and Congressman Mike Ferguson is ready to step down. Ferguson (R-7th District) was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2000 and is finishing up his fourth term. Earlier this year…

  • Train hits front of woman’s van, sends vehicle spinning

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON — A cargo train clipped the front of an Edison woman’s van on July 29 as she attempted to drive across the tracks, causing the vehicle to spin and then strike a car behind her. According to Sgt. Robert Dudash, police public information officer, Carey Tam, 32, of Edison,…

  • Summertime and livin’ is easy — if you’re in the pool

    Summertime and livin’ is easy — if you’re in the pool As the mercury soars up the thermometer and the gas prices continue to increase, more and more people head to the public and private pools as a way to beat the heat and the credit card bill. PHOTOS BY KATHY CHANG Poolgoers (above) enjoy…

  • Marathon training a challenge to body, mind

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — For 30-year-old Lori Wyble, running a marathon was a personal goal, which evolved into so much more. On Oct. 19, Wyble, along with her friend, Danielle LaBianco, 30, of Hasbrouck Heights, will run their first marathon at the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco to benefit the Leukemia…

  • Woodbridge to host Senior Olympics

    Senior athletes coming to township for competition for second year in a row BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Claire Butler WOODBRIDGE — Claire Butler may be 90 years old, but she has the determination and will of a 20-year-old. “I’m going to keep going as long as I can,” she said. Butler, who has focused…

  • ‘Olympic Barbecue’

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Clockwise from above: A group of energetic campers strike an enthusiastic pose at the “Olympic Barbecue” sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Kiddie Keep Well in Roosevelt Park in Edison on Saturday. Kevin Nicotera (l-r), Karl Pearson and Ton Kenny, all 17, of Edison, form the band A Clear…

  • Filter breakdown closes Metuchen pool

    BY ENID WEISS Correspondent METUCHEN — Cloudy water caused the borough’s municipal pool to close about 4 p.m. July 21. The facility reopened July 23, officials said. The cloudiness occurs when the pool is crowded because the filter cannot keep up with the filtration needs, Councilman Timothy Dacey said. The filter, which was put in…

  • In the Service

    Army Reserve Pvt. Frank S. Zambrano has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony,…