Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • No grappling with good taste

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN – Not only did the Metuchen Grapplers get a new space at Camp Kiddie Keep Well in Edison for the 2007-08 season, but they also got a professional chef. As the Grapplers played their first match on Dec. 14 against the Marlboro Mustangs, parents, coaches, wrestlers and wrestling enthusiasts…

  • Township man arrested for allegedly assaulting police

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – A township man was arrested after allegedly assaulting two Edison police officers responding to a disorderly conduct call at 1604 Route 27. Sgt. Robert Dudash, public information officer for the department, said that theman, John James Faracy, 36, was “clearly intoxicated” when police arrived at 1:45 a.m. on…

  • Police report home invasion on Linda Lane

    EDISON – Edison police are searching for suspects in a Dec. 26 home invasion in which a man’s house was burglarized. According to Edison Police Lt. Joseph Shannon, public information officer, a house on Linda Lane was entered at 3:30 that morning by forcing open a rear sliding glass door. The victim, a 59-year-old man,…

  • Short-story book features local authors

    Contributors include both professionals and beginners BY JAY BODAS Correspondent Besides being an attorney, incoming borough councilman Chris Morrison is also a writer of fiction in his free time. “I had always enjoyed writing, but I had never really shared that with anyone else,” Morrison said. “Before this, I hadn’t been published in anything besides…

  • Jump ball

    JEFF GRANIT staff Edison’s Nathan Otokiti (No. 45) and Derrick Murray (No. 1) go up for a rebound against JFK High School, Iselin, in the Gene Haley Holiday Tournament at Edison High School.

  • Planners OK Stop & Shop redevelopment

    Traffic was of concern to some residents BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Four meetings and 15 hours later, the Metuchen Planning Board unanimously voted in favor last week of Developer Renaissance Properties’ application to spend $70 million to develop the 5.85-acre site located within the D-1 (Downtown Development District) zone, despite continued traffic and parking…

  • Top 10 stories for Edison and Metuchen in ’07

    Top 10 stories for Edison and Metuchen in ’07 Christopher Morrison 1. The new council – The Democratic primary this summer presented Edison residents with three different slates for the Township Council. One was composed of incumbent council members Charles Tomaro, Sal Pizzi, Robert Karabinchak and Joan Kapitan. The second was composed of former mayoral…

  • Incoming council pledges to be autonomous, professional

    Hopes to tackle property taxes and overdevelopment during tenure BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Edison’s four new Township Council members hope that their efforts to address property tax rates and overdevelopment will help in gaining the residents’ faith during the new council members’ first year in office. The four new members – Dr.…

  • Outgoing council members bid, are bid, fond farewells

    Four incumbent terms to expire Dec. 31 BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Edison Township said goodbye to four of its council members during their final meeting on Dec. 27. Flanked by balloons, various township personalities spoke words of praise for the outgoing council members, who gave their goodbye speeches before a packed audience.…