Category: Sentinel-EDM News

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Edison’s John Tomcsik, 16, pulls off some aerial trickery while riding around the Edison Skate Park on July 7. More photos, page 14.

  • Skate park tricks

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff (Above) Woodbridge’s, Mike Gwiazdowski, 18, works on some tricks on one of the Edison Skate Park’s many ramps on July 7. (Upper right) David Smith, of Edison, performs a stunt. (Right) John Tomcsik chases his shadow

  • Edison P.D. deems attempted luring report a fake

    Police: Children will not be charged for misleading officers BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer After extensive questioning from the Edison Police Department, Thursday’s incident regarding the attempted luring of several township children was deemed a hoax, according to Lt. Joseph Shannon. The incident, in which four township juveniles claimed a man…

  • A shawl thing: YMCA starts club to make shawls

    Idea stems from Virginia Tech tragedy; group open to the public BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – Born out of the Virginia Tech University tragedy where a 23-year-old Virginia Tech senior shot to death 32 fellow students and faculty members on April 16 before killing himself, the shawl ministry group…

  • County transit program wins national award

    Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT) was named the 2007 Urban Community Transpor-tation System of the Year by the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA). Past winners of the award include the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, Orange County (California) Transportation Authority and the City of Flagstaff, Ariz. “This is an incredible accomplishment for the county…

  • Group trains counselors for victims of domestic violence

    Women Aware Inc. seeking volunteers to help victims BY JESSICA ALFREY Correspondent BY JESSICA ALFREYCorrespondent Domestic violence is generally a problem dealt with by local police departments. But thanks to Women Aware Inc., an average citizen can learn to become a crisis counselor and help victims decide how to best help themselves. According to Jean…

  • Women broke free from prisons at home

    offenses Editor’s note: The following are the stories of three area victims of domestic violence. The names of the victims and others mentioned in their accounts have been changed to guard their identities. Their situations are recounted at times in graphic detail. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Lisa was 18 years old when she met…

  • Planning Board mulls over Motiva expansion decision

    Board will give final approval or denial of application on July 11 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – The Planning Board has heard the proposal by Motiva Enterprises LLC, a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-week operation, to expand its existing rail-car rack system on its Sewaren site. The board heard the proposal at…

  • Edison man charged in death

    FRANKLIN – An Edison man has been charged in the death of a Franklin man after an altercation on June 22, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. John H. Lee, 39, was charged with first-degree murder after the June 24 death of Jeffrey Johnson, 45. According to a release issued from the prosecutor’s office,…