Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Eco trip

    Left to right: Melody Oztan (r) waits to pet one of the horses during a tour of the Triple C Ranch in Edison June 12. The Edison Wetlands Association hosted eco tours of the Dismal Swamp area for Greater Brunswick Charter School’s fourth- and fifth-grade classes. Program coordinator Melanie Worob gives instructions. About 50 students…

  • Suspect pleads not guilty in death of S.R. man

    One day after the shooting death of a 19-year-old South River man, authorities arrested the suspect they believe opened fire on him in New Brunswick recently. Two men were struck by gunfire in the incident that occurred at the corner of Sandford Street and Nichol Avenue at 10:18 p.m. June 2 – Devin Thompson, a…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Program coordinator Melanie Worob examines a specimen with help from a group of students at the Triple C Ranch, Edison, on June 12. The Edison Wetlands Association hosted eco tours of the Dismal Swamp area for Greater Brunswick Charter School’s fourth- and fifth-grade classes. About 50 students took part in water testing…

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    Carolyn and Joe Roberts (l-r), Amanda Katchisin, Joan Kunar, Joyce Baron, Tom Katchisin and Brenda Yuro practice the tango at the Metuchen Dance Center on Friday, June 13.

  • Council tables redevelopment ordinance – again

    Ordinance withdrawn amid new questions and concerns BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer The contentious debate over the ordinance that would create an independent redevelopment agency in Edison began with a bang but ultimately ended with a whimper. The Township Council decided to table the ordinance one more time after spending close to four hours debating…

  • Choi comes out against Edison train station project

    Says village center will not happen until housing element is reduced BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Edison Mayor Jun Choi has come out against the Edison Exchange redevelopment project proposed by the firm InterCap Holdings, due to what he sees as an excessive number of residential units in the current plan. “Thousands of residents offered…

  • ‘East Meets West’

    Patrons admire some of the quilts on display at the State Quilt Guild of New Jersey’s annual convention and show, held at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison on June 12.More than 400 quilts and wearable art were displayed.Also featured were vendors, quilting supplies, workshops and special exhibits. This year’s convention was…

  • Residents rally against redevelopment agency

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Judith Jrall-Russo (l) and Ellie Rosen hold up a sign showing their opposition to the proposed redevelopment agency during a rally held outside town hall in Edison on June 11. Not pictured is Faith Heisler, who is holding up the sign on the far right. All are Edison residents. EDISON…

  • Toth hearing delayed

    EDISON – A state hearing to investigate the abrupt dismissal of Superintendent Carol Toth from the employ of the Edison school district has been delayed until at least July. According to Randye Bloom, an official with the Office of Administrative Law (OAL), the venue in which the hearing had been scheduled to take place, the…