Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Council approves $4M for capital improvements

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – The Township Council unanimously approved an ordinance that would borrow about $4million to fund various capital improvement projects throughout the township, during its meeting on April 28. The ordinance allows the issuing of $3,870,000 in bonds to cover $4,068,000 in appropriations. The difference- $198,000 – is the amount…

  • Township seeking to fill ethics board vacancy

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON- Arecently created vacancy has left the Edison Township Ethics Board searching for a replacement. It is the hope of the Township Council, members of which will interview and ultimately approve the candidate, that such a person can be found within the next few weeks. The vacancy was announced during…

  • Teen charged in break-in

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN – Police arrested and charged a 15-year-old Metuchen male with burglary, theft and criminal mischief at a LakeAvenue residence onApril 14. The incident occurred between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., police said. “The juvenile entered the home through an unlocked side door and drank the alcohol [that was in…

  • Kick ’til it hurts

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Keith Testa, 8, of Metuchen, completed 1,450 kicks in the 25-minute period allotted at the kick-a-thon for the nonprofit organization Kicks for Kids, sponsored by The Black Belt Institute in Metuchen on April 26. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Talis Simmons, 13, and his mom, Dianna, combined for over 2,000 kicks in the 25-minute period allotted…

  • Bill would give towns power to place traffic signs

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer A New Jersey assemblyman is crafting legislation that would relieve local municipalities from needing state approval to place street signs. According to Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-19th District), the author of the bill, the purpose of the legislation is to streamline traffic management and increase efficiency, because the current model is…

  • Fake water company employees rob two homes

    Robberies are second such incidents in both Woodbridge and Edison BY CHRIS GAETANO and KATHY CHANG Staff Writers Police in both Edison and Woodbridge Townships have reported robberies involving people who used disguises as water company employees to gain access to their victims’ homes. One incident involved a 65-year-old woman living onMidwood Road.According to Lt.…

  • Officials: Redev. agencies offer focus but are not independent

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – The question of whether Edison should formits own independent redevelopment agency or not has returned, after the proposalwas first defeated in early 2006 due to lack of support from the Township Council. With its membership drastically changing after the most recent elections, however, it is the hope ofMayor…

  • Together, together, together, everyone

    Scott, 13, and Danny Boxer, 11, (background, l-r), of Edison, Brianna Zonin, 13, of East Hanover, and Allison Schaechter, 14, of East Brunswick, play thespians during the “Auditions” scene during an April 23 rehearsal of “Disney High School Musical on Stage” at the Holiday Inn at the Raritan Center in Edison. Brianna LoBou (foreground, l-r),…

  • Suspect charged in sprinkler theft

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN- After an investigation conducted by Metuchen police Detective James Connolly and Edison police Detective Tom Lacik, police arrested and charged Michael M. Ruiz, 20, of Edison, onApril 23 with 15 counts of theft of brass backflow valves and sprinkler system pumps from businesses and residences in the borough over…