Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Schools debate merits, costs of school resource officer

    If approved, new police officer would need to be hired at about $54,000 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The discussion on whether or not a school resource officer is a good idea to implement in Metuchen’s high school and middle school brought mixed opinions last week. “I think the issue is people think we live…

  • Choi calls for unity, change in State of Twp. address

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Marianne Beshai, of the U.S. National Guard, stands with Edison Mayor Jun Choi during the mayor’s annual State of the Township address on Jan. 29. EDISON – Stressing twin themes of change and unity, Edison Mayor Jun Choi said the state of the township is strong. The annual address, held…

  • Safety, procedure concerns in parking lot hearings

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Discussions on a plan to add more than 300 extra parking spaces for commuters using the Edison Train Station got off to a contentious start during the Jan. 29 Zoning Board meeting. The parking lot would be located at 1 Truman Drive South, which sits less than a…

  • Injured dog looking for a good home

    Chocolate Lab, hit by SUV, currently recovering in foster care BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer KATHY CHANG One-year-old Sammy No, a chocolate Labrador retriever, suffered brain trauma, a fractured right front leg, and a left leg that veterinarians have said needs to be amputated, when he was hit by an SUV on New Year’s Eve.…

  • School board approves Dimuzio contract

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – The Edison Board of Education approved the contract for acting Superintendent John Dimuzio, thus solidifying the position that he has occupied since the November dismissal of his predecessor, Schools Superintendent Carol Toth. Due to stated ties with school district employees, board members Joe Shannon, Mel Vaticano andWilliamVan Pelt…

  • Hearing to take place on Toth dismissal

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – The state Office of Administrative Law has confirmed that a formal lawsuit filed by an Edison resident against the Board of Education has been recognized and will be heard on June 6 by Judge John Tassini. The OAL is a quasijudicial state body within the executive branch that…

  • Deputy chief nominee hopes to move P.D. forward

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Lt. Thomas Bryan, commander of the Edison Police Department’s internal affairs division and nominee for deputy police chief, has a long history with the force that reaches back through generations. His father, he said, was an Edison police officer for many years before retiring as a lieutenant and…

  • International Day at Wardlaw-Hartridge

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top photo: An African dancer moves to the drumbeat during International Family Fun Night held at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School, Edison, Jan. 25. The school’s parent association sponsored the event. Middle: Jeremy Vera, 9, practices martial arts in the hallway prior to going on stage for a demonstration. Bottom: Grayson Alexander…

  • Police looking for luring suspect

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN – Police are looking for a white man who attempted to lure a 12- year-old female into his vehicle as she was walking near the intersection of EssexAvenue and Prospect Street over the weekend. The incident occurred at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 26, police said. The 12-year-old female told…