Category: Sentinel-EDM News

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    DANIEL HULSHIZER staff Paul Silva of Edison and Cheryl Fay of Spring Lake lace up their skates at the Roosevelt Park Ice Skating Rink in Edison on Saturday.

  • Edison to receive $270K for sewer repairs

    Money will recoup repair costs incurred after last spring’s nor’easter BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer The township of Edison will be receiving $270,009 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to recoup the costs of repairing sewer lines damaged during last year’s pounding nor’easter. Added to the $40,035 the township has already received from the federal…

  • Skating at Roosevelt

    PHOTOS BY DANIEL HULSHIZER staff Above: Cheryl Fay, of Spring Lake, hangs onto the wall for balance at the Roosevelt Park Family Ice Skating Rink in Edison on Saturday. Right: Heather Stoloss, of South Plainfield, tries to keep her balance as she skates.

  • New school funding formula emphasizes student needs

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Attempting to address perceived inequities in the distribution of state aid to local school districts, as well as skyrocketing property tax rates, Gov. Jon Corzine unveiled a new funding formula that focuses not on the location of the district itself but on the individual students within. The new funding formula,…

  • Edison Township announces revamped Web site

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – The township’s Web site recently underwent a redesign aimed at enhancing ease of use for its visitors. It is the first major change to the Web site since it was first launched in 1997. According to township spokesman Jerry Barca, the changes in the Web site were about…

  • Book tells history of firefighting

    Proceeds from sales to be donated to St. Barnabas Burn Foundation BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – Firefighting is in Edison resident Eugene Enfield’s blood – his grandfather was a firefighter in Iselin. His father was a volunteer firefighter in northern Edison. He, himself, became a volunteer firefighter at age 18 and a career…

  • Toy seller to help distribute products to needy children

    Benefit shopping night in Metuchen to take place Dec. 19 on Lake Ave. BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer KATHY CHANG staff Jennifer Fong, co-founder and president of Learning Is an Art [LIA], the educational toy seller that uses all of its profits to support highly rated charitable causes, carries boxes of toys into the Mobilization…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Three-year-old Shane Stryker of Edison takes a walk around the newly lit Christmas tree on the lawn of the Stelton Community Center during the 18th annual lighting ceremony in Edison Nov. 29. The event, presented by the Edison Recreation Department, included the Edison High School brass ensemble and chorus, various dance numbers,…

  • Parent urges official action on Toth decision

    Files legal petition to reverse board’s dismissal of former superintendent BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer An Edison resident has filed an official petition with the state Department of Education asking the commissioner to cancel the Edison Board of Education’s decision to place former superintendent Carol Toth on paid administrative leave for two and a half…