Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Valentine’s Day dance

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, during a day filled with exchanging valentines with their teachers and friends, pre-kindergarten to fifth grade celebrated Cupid’s favorite day during a Valentine’s Day dance at Wardlaw Hartridge School in Edison. Kyler Montague crawls underneath the limbo stick as students took turns doing the conga line. The event was…

  • How’s it growin’

    JEFF GRANIT staff The sixth annual N.J. Flower and Garden Show opened at the Convention and Expo Center in Edison with many beautiful plants and flowers. There were also demonstrations of outdoor games as well as environmentally friendly decorations. Above, Andy (l) and Elisabeth Meyer chat with Barbara Mueller near a window display. For more…

  • Council rescinds latest budget amendment

    Time to adopt spending plan running out, according to statute BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer The Edison Township Council voted to rescind its latest budget amendment, due to what was said to be a procedural error as well as lingering questions about some specific budget items. This move pushes the adoption of a budget to…

  • Conservation Corps has open spaces available

    BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps is now accepting applications to be a part of their efforts to protect natural areas inNew Jersey. “The corps does work in all open spaces throughout the county that are preserved through the open space trust fund,” said Rick Lear of…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Bridgewater’s Angela Garippa pets Igsley the iguana at the New Jersey Pet Expo held at the N.J. Convention Center in Edison on Feb. 8.

  • Governor faces boisterous crowd on debt reduction

    Said that Route 440 toll, Middlesex portion of new rail line, is off the table BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer As Gov. Jon Corzine walked onto the stage at East Brunswick High School, a loud wave of boos and hisses issued forth from the packed auditorium. While signs, banners and props were specifically prohibited, many…

  • YMCA, JCC celebrate shared goals, services

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON – It’s a marriage that has worked. The Jewish Community Center and the Metuchen-Edison YMCA, which has been dubbed the “Community Campus,” celebrated five years of combining their services for the good of both organizations as well as the community of Edison on Jan. 27. Since its collaboration opening…

  • County assesses Hispanic outreach programs

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – A report recently released by Middlesex County states that while there are many public services available to Hispanic residents, accessing them can be problematic. The report’s results were released during a forum on Feb. 8 atMiddlesex County College, which was attended by various county workers, as well as…

  • Animal crossing

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top: Union’s Anthony Nardiello looks over items for sale at the New Jersey Pet Expo held at the N.J. Convention Center in Edison on Feb. 8. Left: North Arlington’s Laura Waddell tries to get Ginny to obey before she gives her a treat.