Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Police arrest suspect in hit-and-run incident

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE – After extensive media coverage, police setting up roadblocks to hand out fliers about the incident, and a reward of $10,000 donated by an anonymous donor, police were able to arrest a 32- year-old township man in connection with the hit-and-run accident that left a 29-yearold Edison man with…

  • Men used shipping entrance to rob store at Menlo mall

    EDISON – Police reported an armed robbery at the Menlo Park Mall on April 14. According to Lt. Joseph Shannon, Edison Police public information officer, around 8 a.m. five employees at Steve & Barry’s were waiting for a clothing delivery to arrive. The delivery entrance at the back of the store was open, waiting for…

  • How low can you go?

    CHRIS KELLY staff Edison’s Yasin Bahar, 11, shows how flexible he is during a limbo contest at the Edison Recreation Department’s “Little Darlin’s Spring Fling” community event held at the Stelton Community Center on April 4.

  • Board of Ed. candidates support budget, split on bond

    Candidates Night shows differences, similarities BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Seven of Edison’s eight candidates for Board of Education appeared at the second Candidates Night to allow voters to get a better feel for their views on how to best govern the township’s growing school district. During the Tuesday night session, held at Woodrow Wilson…

  • Four running for Metuchen Board of Education

    Arthur Flaherty Police juvenile detective and 16- year veteran of the Metuchen Police Department Arthur Flaherty Lifelong Metuchen resident Wife: Lisette Children: Kelcey, 13, Arthur, 11, Daniel, 9, Kylie, 2, Leslie, 1 "I am a 1985 graduate of Metuchen High School and a lifelong resident of town. My parents actually moved into town in 1953.…

  • Eight vie for Edison board seats

    The Sentinel sent a questionnaire to all the Board of Education candidates. Of the eight, Samip Joshi and Michael Winters did not respond by press time. How can the quality of education in this district be improved? Aimee Szilagyi Aimee Szilagyi •English professor, Middlesex County College •Bohamtown resident Edison schools have two needs: more classrooms…

  • ELEC info on incumbents scarce

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – As of April 6, the Edison Board of Education incumbent slate comprised of Raymond Koperwhats, William Van Pelt andMichaelWinters, who is running in place of Joseph Shannon, who has chosen not to seek another term, had not filed financial information with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).…

  • Edison adds new bus to service seniors

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – The township added one more bus to its fleet that primarily serves the local senior citizen population, bringing the number of vehicles up to 13. The latest bus, a 2007 Ford Goshen, was presented to the public by Edison Mayor Jun Choi on its inaugural trip. “Getting around…

  • Metuchen High School students to hold relief effort for Ghanaian child slaves

    Charity dinner/walk to buy freedom, education for three child slaves BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer METUCHEN – An effort spearheaded by students at Metuchen High School seeks to bring attention to the ongoing, modern use of slavery in the African nation of Ghana through a benefit dinner and charity walk. Proceeds generated by these two…